Notables at the Nomad: Flipping it on Dessa
By Gabriel Douglas
Photography by Brian Kaufenberg
Dessa. She is an artist. She is a wordsmith. She is in a hip-hop collective called Doomtree. She hosts a TPT & MN Original ... Continue reading
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Tuned In, Brewed In
Live Music and Fresh Beer at Harriet Brewing Co.’s Taproom
By Brian Kaufenberg
One of the chief joys of craft beer is the mental space it affords a person as they sip their favorite pint.
Craft beer allows its drinkers to slow down, soak in their surroundings and contemplate not just the flavors and ... Continue readingFiled under Arts and Culture, Main, Music, Places
The Growler’s Official Duluth Launch Party
The Growler is hitting the streets of Duluth!
Join us on February 8 for Duluth Launch Party of The Growler at Tycoon's Alehouse & Eatery. Black-Eyed Snakes and Silverback Colony with lead singer Gabriel Douglas of 4ontheFloor will be performing.
Beer is tapped at 9:00pm with music starting at ... Continue reading
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Tuned In, Brewed In
By Brian Kaufenberg
It’s time to turn the page on 2012, but there are at least five albums that you should bring with you into 2013, and it just so happens they are the very same albums reviewed for this edition of the Growler—it’s weird how that works. Let’s get to it.Two Albums You May Have Missed:
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10 Most Popular Stories of 2012
As 2012 comes to a close, we look back on the most popular (online) stories we published in our inaugural year.
1. Kind-of-a-Big-Deal
December 6, 2012Minnesota’s growing craft beer scene would not be possible without the work of these people, places and beers, as well as your appreciation and support. Thank you to ... Continue reading
Notables at The Nomad: Dessa and Chris Kluwe
Notables at The Nomad with Dessa and Vikings' punter Chris Kluwe.
By Dessa
[photos by Stacy Schwartz]
According to the New York Times, the Vikings punter is “the most interesting man in the NFL.” The press is magnetized to him, usually portraying him as the guy who violates our every expectation of ... Continue reading
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A look at what was, what is, and what is to come on the musical horizon in 2013
By Brian Kaufenberg, Midwest Beer Collective
The year is winding down, but the great new music keeps coming. This is a good thing for music buffs and a bad thing for music reviewers like myself who need to choose which of the numerous worthy ... Continue readingFiled under Arts and Culture, Music
Like Live Music? These venues have beer lists to love.
by Liz Scholz
As craft beer continues to grow in the Twin Cities, so does its presence at our favorite bars, but what about at our favorite music venues? For the musically discerning craft beer aficionado, many Twin Cities evening excursions entail a compromise between jams and suds: Do you pick a ... Continue readingFiled under Arts and Culture, Main, Music, Places
Notables at the Nomad: Dessa Chats with Mayors R.T. Rybak and Chris Coleman
by Dessa
Each issue, Dessa will sit down at the Nomad World Pub with guests of her choosing. For this issue, she chatted with the mayors of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. People who are often interviewed develop particular and recognizable habits. They’ve already told their best stories, hundreds of times to hundreds of people, so they tell them well, fluidly, and maybe ... Continue readingFiled under Arts and Culture, Main, Music, People, Places, Policy, Uncategorized
Kind of a Big Deal
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A Look at a Few Great Albums of 2012
By Brian Kaufenberg, Midwest Beer Collective
Musical tastes, like tastes in food, drink and favorite Star Wars episodes, change with the season and with the summer almost over it’s time to take a look at a few albums to relish in before the first snow arrives.Album you may have missed:
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Tuned In, Brewed In
By Brian Kaufenberg, Midwest Beer Collective
A Look at a Few Great Albums of 2012
This year has already seen plenty of notable albums drop and infectious singles conquer the airwaves—I think even Gotye is tired of hearing about somebody he used to know—so it is easy to feel overwhelmed with the number of options at your fingertips. Let’s walk through a ... Continue readingFiled under Arts and Culture, Music
