Thrifty Hipster - Minneapolis and St. Paul

May 12 - May 18

Monday

Augustana at the Fine Line (7pm $18, 18+).
Yo Majesty club rappers at the 7th Street (8pm, $10, 18+).
Memory Lanes Punk Bowl with Dirt Yard and Pretty Boy Thorson, $11 all you can bowl, and great drink specials! (10pm)
Playing old funk, soul, and grooving R&B, Dr. Mambo’s Combo is a great Monday dance party at Bunker’s (9pm, $5).

Tuesday

Flight of the Conchords at the Orpheum Theater (8pm, $35).
Clinic at the 7th Street Entry (8pm, $15).
M.I.A at the Myth Nightclub (7pm, $25, AA).
Laura Veirs at the Cedar Cultural (7:30pm, $15).
Todd Snider with 80’s favorite Was Was Not at the Cabooze (8pm, $20, 18+).
Desdemona has the “Poet’s Groove open mic” at the Blue Nile (8pm, $Free)

Wednesday

Citypages Annual ‘Best of’ show with Doomtree, Alarmists, Romantica, more at First Avenue (8pm, $free).

Thursday

Get your Vintage on with RetroRama; Fashion, Cooking, Swap meet, bingo… at the MN History Center (7-11pm, $15)
MN Sur Seine Festival is starting, a show tonight with Anthony Coxx at the Black Dog Cafe (8pm, $9, AA)
Last of the Record Buyers old skool hip hop DJ show at the Dinkytowner (9pm, $5).
Cadillac Kolstad Nikki Matteson at the Lee’s (8pm $5).
Dick Dale Tribute with Big Surf, Ronnie Lake, more at the Cabooze (9pm, $6).
The New Congress with a guest every week at Bunker’s (9pm, $5).

Friday

Start of the Art-a-Whirl in NE, going all weekend at various venues.
Nappy Roots with Black Blondie at the Cabooze ($17, 9pm)
Rock for Pussy V humane society benefit at First Avenue (8pm, $8, 18+).
Knotwells and Chokecherry Record Release with Brass Kings, Many more! at the Turf Club (8pm, $5).
Teitur and Jessy Baylin at the Varsity Theater (7:30pm, $12, 18+).

Saturday

Outdoors - Grumpy’s Art-a-Whirl Party with a dozen bands including Romantica, Chooglin, and many more + BBQ, prizes, Surly Tapping, artiness, more! (Noon-10pm)
Dance show of epic proportions! DJ Dan, Donald Glaude and more at Epic (10pm, $20)
MN Sur Seine “A night on top of the pops” at the MN Museum of American Art (8pm, $12 – students $8, AA).
Black Blondie at the Red Stag (10pm, $Free).

Sunday

Art-A-Whirl closing concert with Heiruspecs, Dad in Common, more at 331 Club (1pm, Free)

Vincent Restaurant