St. Paul Art Crawl: An Overview on 10/14/06

By: Kristine Lambert
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Lowertown and downtown Saint Paul seemed a bit sleepy when I arrived, but the insides of the nearly 25 buildings included in the St. Paul Art Crawl were buzzing with people passing through over 200 artists’ studios and galleries.  I found the atmosphere to be unpretentious and high-energy, with an exceptional variety of media.  My goal was to try to hit as many spots as I could, pick out the artists that struck me, and focus on them.  I would, though, recommend any art lover...

Wild River Festival at Harriet Island on 9/10/06

By: David Rachac
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From the time I first heard of it, I had questions about the Wild River Festival. I couldn’t quite see the link between music, film AND comedy that would make it a cohesive festival concept. I wondered about the drawing power of a lot of the bands that were involved, especially for the price that was being asked. And throughout the summer, I just didn’t hear a lot of chatter about it – I was hoping that enough people would ...

Los de Abajo, Low, Rickie Lee Jones, Solomon Burke, Steve Earl, and That 1 Guy at Winnipeg Folk Festival on 7/6/06

By: David de Young
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Neko Case at the Winnipeg Folk Festival - Photo by David de Young Anyone who knows me, knows I am a festival junkie. To date I've been to England's Glastonbury, Reading, and V Festivals (2001), Ireland's Witness/Oxegen (3 times), Denmark's Roskilde Festival (3 times) and Germany's Hurricane Festival. I hazard to say that makes me no fes...

Winnipeg Folk Festival: Part 2 at Winnipeg Folk Festival on 7/6/06

By: Lauren Knapp
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Crooked Still - Photo by Sara Montour Tweeners: Crooked Still Having attended The Winnipeg Folk Festival twice before, I was aware of what I was getting myself into when I purchased my ticket from an extremely friendly Canadian Ticketmaster employee in late June. Again this year, I was unacquainted with most of the musicians on the line-up and knew I...