We missed this last week when they played two shows at First Ave. But never late then never, Trampled By Turtles have a new album out! I have seen this band transform a relaxing audience into a frenzy of dance activity. It’s bluegrass like no one has ever seen. Check out the video and go [...]

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The Hope Rocks II compilation benefits Faith’s Lodge which is a local nonprofit dedicated to helping parents with a seriously ill child or who have lost a child. While the opening track Soul Asylums “Stand Up and Be Strong” is far from my favorite song of theirs, it fits what the CD stands for and [...]

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CD release parties, art shows and more this weekend. You can check out our events website – riftmagazine.ning.com for the skinny on it all.
The St. Paul Sac Attack Benefit Show, Sept. 11 at the Rock.
ARP! #10 Pipe Dreams Release Party
The Van Gobots CD release at the Uptown.
Miyagi Birthday Party and art opening
Randomness, Control, and the [...]

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From the guy who created our first cover drawing, DWITT is celebrating five years of self employment. He is celebrating by having a sale on his art prints and posters. Five dollar posters and other discounts on his art. He also has a subscription deal where you get all the posters he does for the [...]

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A little bit of art and music happening this weekend as always.
Junkyard Empire just back from a trip to Cuba and is releasing their CD Rebellion Politik. This band has slowly been working their way up in the local music scene with their politically charged, live band infused hip-hop. They are playing their release show [...]

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Who Made Who is having a $5 scratch and dent poster sale at their design studio and store. It’s all part of Northeast’s First Thursdays gallery crawl. Who Made Who will be open from 3-8, and they are located at 158 13th St. in Northeast Minneapolis.

Steve McPherson who was the music editor for Pulse and [...]

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Maybe not but somebody going out this weekend is bound to get lucky. Friday is superstacked with Solid Gold at the Varsity and Lookbook at the Hexagon.
Important Note About our Calendar listings – shows that are listed as ending at 11:45, those really go later usually to bar end time 2:00 am it’s just [...]

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By Kaleb Bronson
Entering a realm that is known as the “festi,” or festival circuit, not many know what to expect. Some fear the chaos of the new wave of hippies could be a drug-filled circle of madness, others fear the thousands of glow stick filled hands that crowd into the 60-acre dust bowl to dance [...]

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10,000 Lakes Music Festival Preview
By: Kaleb Bronson
Hula-hooping hippies, the Dave Matthews Band, fire-dancers, Tramples By Turtles, blissful lakeside camping, Cloud Cult, five musically enhanced stages, Mason Jennings, musically enhanced sunsets, Atmosphere and more than 60 other musical acts; these are just a few of the bliss-filled fixings added to the 2009 version of the10,000 Lakes [...]

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This video is from a song Mighty Fairly wrote and had the winning song for a Rift 36 Hour contest and then they recorded it and made a video for it. It is amazing. Check it out and check them out at the Rift Show this Friday.

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