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The North Vs. South Music Festival lineup is listed on the Davey's Uptown calendar now. They're going to operate two stages in two rooms at Davey's, which should work out OK as long as soundchecking doesn't bleed into the sets happening in the other room. Maybe they should go to the Crossroads and explore the use of the Brick, Czar Bar, and Crosstown Station--all easily within walking distance of each other--but I'm not on the planning committee. Anyway, the festival offers some promising highlights.
On Thursday night, August 20, Grant Hart is the big name, playing late. I'm also looking forward to the Service Industry (from Austin), which features ex-Cher UK leader Mike McCoy, the local band Red Kate, and Minneapolis pop band the Hard Left (if they're on the final schedule--there's a question mark by their name). I also want to catch the second show of Faster Horses, the new band started by Tony Ladesich of Pendergast and Sandoval. They're listed as "the Masses," an earlier tentative name for the band.
On Friday night, August 21, I most want to see Austin's Sally Crewe and the Sudden Moves, who scrapped a recently scheduled gig here.
And on Saturday night, August 22, I will be thrilled to see the awesome Minnesota band the Magnolias, as well as Austin's excellent Grand Champeen, St. Paul's smoking Little Man, and Minnesota folk duo the Bitter Spills.
I had heard that Jim Crego would be doing a set, but I don't see him on the schedule, which is a major bummer. I'll have to find out more about that. And I'll have to check out some of the other acts on MySpace to decide if I want to see them. But even if I don't find any more, I'm happy to have this annual injection of talent from the far ends of I-35 into our local scene.
And then there's this:
Lost in Translation (Dahlia Lithwick, Slate): "It's easy to look at Sarah Palin as an iconic feminist, a path-breaking working mother, or noble rabble-rousing populist. But when the dust settles, the lesson may be that she was simply a woman who made no sense."
Flashback: Palin Said That Women Complaining About "Excess Criticism" Don’t "Do Us Any Good" (Think Progress)
Franken's First Move: Co-Sponsoring the Employee Free Choice Act (Talking Points Memo)
Coal-Loving Missouri Senator McCaskill Doesn't Think Strong Climate Bill Will Pass Senate (Treehugger)
The City Notifies Wal-Mart That One of Its Dead Stores Is a Nuisance (David Martin, The Pitch)
Facebook's Identity Crisis: Too Many Old People (PC World)
The Dong Show: Top 10 Moments in Male Full-Frontal (Salon): "In popular culture, and movies in particular, there's been a rather conspicuous double standard. Sure, boobs and vaginas are great, but where, egalitarians might ask, are all the penises?"
6 Famous Characters You Didn't Know Were Shameless Rip-Offs (Cracked)
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