Minneapolis & Orange County Links
Check out these great sites! We support them and they support us. Its important
to support your local scene; patronize the places and see the bands that
make your city the unique place it is to be!
Great Food Blogs- Orange County
- Food GPS- Restaurant news and reviews by Joshua Lurie
- Monster Munching- A blog about dining, cooking, and eating in and around Orange County, California
- Griffic Eats OC- Great new restaurants, coupons, and can't miss blogging for foodies!
- OC Mexican Food - Like Taco Tuesday? OC Mexican Food Blog looks at new Mexican resaturants in OC!
Minneapolis Getting There
- Blue & White Taxi- (612) 333-3331
- Yellow Taxi- (612) 824-4000
- Blue & White Taxi- (612) 332-1615
- Town Taxi- (612) 331-8294
- Yellow Checker- (612) 777-1111
- Sky Bird Taxi- (612) 340-0124
- Light Rail- MN DOT light rail information..Pub crawls?
- PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION- Metro Transit bus schedules and such
- Traffic Report- link to current traffic (MNDOT)
Local Music Sources - Minneapolis
- l'etoile Blog- Everything art, fashion, music and hipster. Great event and trend blog, cool cats.
- Earplug Radio- Stream music from local bands, check show listings, and get an account
- When's The Show?- Want to know? Then Check out this local music calendar!
- MinnieIndie- Quick and easy listing for all the Indie Rock events happening in Minneapolis
- Pulse Magazine- a great source for local music & events
- Mpls Hip Hop club-Shows, forums, local hip hop
- tcMusic.net- Minnesota Bands, venues, show listings, & events- Twin Cities Music
- Sound In Motion- local promoters of the best dance music & events
- Sursumcorda-Urban art, music, and culture
- Radio K- AM College radio & local music info, 770 AM
- MN Vibe- Minneapolis Dance music forums
- How Was the Show- Local music show list & forums
- TC Bands listings- exactly what it sounds like
- Electric Fetus- Rare gifts and music, specializing in local artists and import hard-to-finds
- Chris Riemenschneider- Local music guide, Star tribune
- Interlock- Local Hip Hop directory
- DuNation- Everything Hip Hop; a Calendar, Blog, Rant, and Gear page
- TC ElectroPunk- MPLS ElectroPop Extrodinaires
- MinneapolisCast.com- Local music podcast for Minneapolis
- MinneScene Blog - Twin Cities Music scene reviews and shows
Music Venues & Theater - Minneapolis
- Brave New Workshop- Comedy Sports and Improv comedy troops
- Cedar Cultural Center- International music and cultural festivals
- Fitzgerald Theater- St. Paul's Classic theater hosts music and talks from MPR
- Walker Art Museum - Monthly events, concerts, and of course, the world famous art museum
- Mill City Museum- Coffee, History, a bar, and Live music come togehter at this historical Minneapolis ruin
- Minneapolis Institute of Art- See historical pieces, special shows, and last Thursdays free shows
- Minnesota Historical Society- Hosts occasional shows and festivals
- Minnesota Zoo- Huge Ampitheater for big time concets (Apple Valley, MN)
- Northrup Auditorium- Speaches, Concerts, Galas, Dance...all at the UMN
- Orchestra Hall- Sponsors of great music and festivals (Peavey Plaza outside)
- Pantages Theater- Most big, but unique concerts come here
- State Theater- Part of the Hennepin Theater District
- Target Center
- Xcel Energy Center- Big events and sports, home to the Wild and Swarm
City Guides
- Overheard Minneapolis- What you hear in Minneapolis goes on the internet
- TwinCitiesBreakfast- Cure that hangover! TCB lists breakfast reviews for over 500 Twin Cities area restaurants!
- Restroom Ratings- The most important thing to know... Bar bathroom ratings
- MN Speak.com- Local Blogs and rants (Everything Twin Cities)
- Thrifty Hipster- A locally written city guide for the best night clubs, bars, and events
- Minneapolis Farmers Markets- Listing and Shcedule of all the markets
- Downtown Minneapolis- City run events guide
- TCNC- Minneapolis Night Clubs and Fashion
- Trek Share.com- Travelling? Trek Share is backpackers FREE travel publishing resource
- morecowbell.net- indie rock music guide
- Renee & Steve- Restaurant reviews by some of the most travelled diners in Minneapolis
Other Friends
- Cheap, but not easy- Describes our friend Erin, who blogs about how to shop on a budget!
- Taylortainment- The premier promotions and parties promoters in the Twin Cities
- Anthem Heart- Minneapolis fashion designers and screen printing
- Social Fly- Jim May's list of events and young professional social network
- First Avenue- The best and oldest club in Minneapolis
- Hennepin Theater District- Minneapolis theater shows in 3 historic downtown buildings
- Captian Beer- Craft beer and homebrewing blog in Minneapolis
- UM and F- Urban fashion designed in Minneapolis
- Out Front- Local GLBT organizations
- JRcorps- Local webhosting & design
- Lilis Burlesque- Vintage Striptease with a Modern Twist
- TC PinBallers- Local Pin Ball group, playing and drinking
- Gopher Sports Blog- Blog anything UMN Sports
- Twin Cities Scene- Fashion, events, and news coverage from an insider perspective; all Twin Cities
- A Perfect Pint- Beer event promotions
- Girl Friday - Alexis McKinnis gives a girl's perspective on whats cool in the Twin Cities
- Webbizideas - for helping redesign the website!
- Voice America - Local internet talk radio
Twin Cities Event Pages
- Still in Style - Annual Fashion Show produced by thriftyhipster and Savvy-House
- Summit's Amazing Case- Annual trivia-based bar crawl competition
- Aquatennial- Celebrating Minneapolis' birthday with concerts and family activities
- RibFest- Blues and BBQ in Minneapolis, a summer festival
Drinking Guides & Info
- Northern Brewer- Home Brew Supplies, becuase at home, its always happy hour
- Cool Bars Store- Bar equipment
- 1st Online Dating Services - Online Dating Services Directory
Please check back often, we will be updating more links regularily.
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