Archive of February, 2008

In the seventh week of the twelve-week ArtOrg 2008 Winter Concert Series, old locals Mr. Sticky and new locals Toaster Fork! will share the bill. Starting about 8pm at The Upstairs at J. Grundy’s Rueb “N” Stein, this night will feature Continue Reading…

Week six of ArtOrg’s the twelve-week Winter Concert Series features Neo-Beat/Dada poet and performance artist TED KING, word-smith and frontman for Opiate of the Masses and Dada Chacha, cult favorites in the Minneapolis jazz and hipster scene for many years, hooks up with some of the Cities’ best players to create this new show: “Part Charles Bukowski, part Carl Jung, and a whole lot of something else. It’s music, poetry, stand-up comedy, high risk over the line Continue Reading…

Northfield’s ArtOrg will sponsor an evening of traditional old-time Scandinavian dance music at 7 pm this Friday, February 15 at the downtown J. Grundy’s Reub ‘N’ Stein Upstairs at 503 Division Street. Two regional bands will split the bill — Multe from Northfield, MN and Foot-Notes from Decorah, IA — providing plenty of waltzes, polkas, tangos and more for your listening and Continue Reading…

A wonderful result of the ArtOrg twelve-week Winter Concert Series is we get to know some great local and regional musicians much better. This is certainly the case of Peter Diggins. The more we hear his music, the more respect his talent, his musical journey, and Peter himself. Please join us in welcoming Peter Diggins to the Upstairs at the Rueb on Friday, February 8 form 7 to 11pm with one of his projects form the late 80’s and early 90’s, the Sizzling Eggheads. Please click here to see one of his wonderful music videos of that era.

The SIZZLING EGGHEADS regularly played Minneapolis’ top original Continue Reading…