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by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet • September 4, 2008 • In what may be a little-noticed ploy to flatter local rockabillies, the last song played before John McCain’s speech at the Republican National Convention was “Rock This Town,” a 1981 hit for the Stray Cats—a band fronted by transplanted Gopher Stater Brian Setzer.

by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet • September 4, 2008 •

Downtown St.

by l’etoile magazine staff • September 3, 2008 •

This weekend the Twin Cities tries to cram in as much fun as it possibly can before the weather turns against us. The past week’s little cold snap hasn’t done much to alleviate our dread concerning the upcoming chilly season (though we do love us some stylish winter-wear).

by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet • September 2, 2008 •

Leonardo’s Basement, the Southwest Minneapolis art-n-science playground, has just announced its fall roster of adult classes in the “Studio Bricolage” series; classes begin at 7 p.m. on the first Friday of each month.

by Cyn Collins, TC Daily Planet • September 3, 2008 • The Fever hits the Bedlam again Thursday as the RNC spreads its contagion through the cities. Bryan Bevell performs Wallace Shawn’s brilliant monologue that rends the heart to pieces like shrapnel, sends the body chills, and blasts open the mind.