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Article – Lowertown Guitar Festival This Weekend Moves to Como Lake Pavilion

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If you’re a fan of guitars specifically, or music in general, or St. Paul, or free events at beautiful outdoor venues, you won’t want to miss the sixth annual Lowertown Guitar Festival from noon to 9 pm on Saturday, August 18th. It is happening ironically, NOT in Lowertown, but at the Spring Café at Como Lakeside Pavilion. (More on that change later, first the lineup.) [Read more…] about Article – Lowertown Guitar Festival This Weekend Moves to Como Lake Pavilion

Album Review – Bella Yaga – Slipped From A Subtle Skin

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With a name derived from the formidable nature and death witch Baba Yaga of Slavic folklore, you might presume the music of Bella Yaga would be all doom and darkness. On the contrary, Bella Yaga’s debut album Slipped From A Subtle Skin lingers gently prose-like, a beautiful musical meditation. [Read more…] about Album Review – Bella Yaga – Slipped From A Subtle Skin

Article -The Fantastical Worlds of Kim Simonsson – American Swedish Institute

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The Fantastical World of Kim Simonsson has arrived from far off Finland to entertain and astound at the American Swedish Institute. The Finnish artist Kim Simonsson has created a Lord of the Flies meets Hans Christian Andersen Fairy-tale meets anime world of feral children who are not so far removed from the wild that they inhabit. [Read more…] about Article -The Fantastical Worlds of Kim Simonsson – American Swedish Institute

Interview – Shawn Stelton – Top 5 Rift’s 100 Days of Local Music

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With democracy you never know who you might end up with and when Rift embarked on its 100 Days of Local Music I had no idea who might land in the Top 5. Ultimately, the popular vote would place me across the table from this unknown quotient conducting an interview. [Read more…] about Interview – Shawn Stelton – Top 5 Rift’s 100 Days of Local Music