Sunday, October 31, 2010

Weekend Twitterings: Halloween Edition

Welcome to Halloween edition of Weekend Twitterings ! We have the best and the worst tweets about Halloween candy, silly costumes and lost wigs. We hope you enjoy!

Excellent costume idea. Here's John in his hipster glory!


They must be very popular in their neighborhood.


Too Much Love+ Halloween = Too Much Blood.


@theBitchelor's costume was awesome.


We don't know if @kaeti made it out alive.


That's an interesting statistic.


Knitter's Halloween Party? Fun!


Ouch.


Nothing is too silly on Halloween!


The day after...


This is a great visual.


#halloweenproblems


Kids, there are rules about this stuff!


That's the way to do it. (He was wearing a Kenny Powers costume, btw.)


Scary.

Scott Seekins look-a-likes were all over the place!


LOL.


Jack-o'-lanterns do look much better in complete darkness.


Submitted by @marrina.


Friday, October 29, 2010

Seeing Scott Seekins

Scott Seekins look-alikes converged last night at Nick and Eddie for the iconic local artist's "Changing of the Suits" party, commemorating his annual change from a white to a black suit for the winter season.

Here's Seekins with Patrick Kemal Pryor and lookalike Clark Kruger:


We're sure there will be more Seekins lookalikes popping up this Halloweekend!

Submitted by @jahnapeloquin

Voltage 2011 Designers Announced

Exciting fashion news comes your way this morning via MNFashion: 2011 Voltage: Fashion Amplified, Minnesota's largest and most publicized rock fashion show, has just confirmed it's spring runway lineup. The designers are as follows:

Danielle Everine

Frances Zerr

Ivan Idland

Kathryn V

Max Lohrbach

Rachel Blomgren

Raul Osorio

Sarah M Holm

Terri Martin

Tim + Thom

Congratulations everybody!

Voltage :Fashion Amplified will be going down on Friday, April 15th 2011 at First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis as the close out of Spring MNfashion Week. In the meantime, check out the video from last year's event:

Submitted by @marrina.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

GAYNGS play Josh Lucas' party in NYC

This is pretty cool!

Rumors swirled Thursday that hometown supergroup, GAYNGS, flew out to NYC to play a special set at a party for actor Josh Lucas. A tipster sent us an e-mail, and after phone calls to close GAYNGS affiliates and a couple of the band's members, we learned that the actor (who incidentally was interviewed on the same episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon that the band was featured as musical guest) had indeed invited GAYNGS to play.

Deets are still relatively scant, but we've gathered a couple twitpix from party-goer and local journo Steve Marsh as well as from Har Mar Superstar (who also apparently was invited to play the party - though we're unclear whether he was playing solo or sitting in with GAYNGS).

What's next for the rapidly rising super group? We can't wait to find out!

@stephenhero snaps a twitpic of Gayng-leader Ryan Olson posing with a "smurf" backstage.


@harmarsuperstar tweets "THIS is happening right now!" and includes a pic of Gayng-members getting ready to rock.

We'll post more pics and tweets when they surface - which we expect they will!

WAMarchy has been declared!

OMG! This is going to be E-P-I-C.

Join our sister site l'etoile magazine and the Weisman Art Museum as they declare WAMarchy! They'll be celebrating the year-long closing and impending expansion of the Frank Gehry-designed museum with a art-tastic blowout that will break all the rules!

Music from punk rockers Off with Their Heads and the God Damn Doo Wop Band; participatory graffiti wall led by artists Rogue Citizen, Claire Monet, Biafra, Metrik!, Hellmouth, and Erin Sayer; a vivid, Weisman-inspired projection art installation by local artist, Clement Shimizu; complimentary appetizers and free red wine tasting, complimentary Surly Beer (while supplies last), a cash bar and more!

Full details on Facebook HERE.

Tickets go on sale Wednesday, November 3rd and are $20 ($16 for WAM members and students). Visit weisman.umn.edu or call 612-624-2345. Tickets are limited, so act fast!

Eyedea gets First Ave star

Star Tribune is reporting that Eyedea (along with Abilities) has gotten his own First Avenue star, albeit posthumously. It comes just in time for his memorial concert and tribute tonight at the nightclub on November 9. A public wake is being held for the noted emcee tonight from 7:30-10 p.m. at the Crown Plaza Hotel in downtown St. Paul, 11 E. Kellogg Blvd.

[Photo courtesy Star Tribune]

Via Chris Riemenschneider on facebook

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@jahnapeloquin

Haunted Basement Tickets are Hott

Who could have anticipated that the hottest ticket in town would be the one for Soap Factory's Haunted Basement. Why? Because the show is sold out and if you haven't purchased your ticket on time, you may have to cash out big bucks if you still want to go. Soap Factory peeps have posted a update on their Facebook page today saying: "The amount of money big scalpers are trying to get for Haunted Basement tickets is truly outrageous..."

How outrageous? Taylor, from Secrets of the City, checked ebay and they are going for $200 (for 2). Crazy!

Submitted by @marrina.

Messersmith & Power team up again

Fresh off their viral video collabo for "Tatooine," Mr. Messersmith has yet again teamed up with creative genius, filmmaker and animator, Eric Power. The video for "A Girl, a Boy and a Graveyard" is another gorgeously hand-animated art piece. Love it!

Extra gossip: "A Girl, a Boy and a Graveyard" was recently featured on hit NBC show, Chuck!

Jeremy Messersmith - A Girl, A Boy, and a Graveyard from Eric Power on Vimeo.

It's a MANDEMIC!!!

Join the Menergy Grid this Halloween weekend for MANDEMIC! Co-sponsored by LOL/OMG, this wild, technology/testosterone-fueled dance blowout will be the place to be on Saturday night. DJs Bach666, The Nightstalker, Sweet Talk Radio, Naughty Wood, and l'etoile's own ana//log, who will be flippin' hot electronic jams all night for your dancing pleasure. Wear a costume and you could win a limited edition Anthem Heart t-shirt in the costume contest!

Click HERE for the Facebook event

BONUS: While you're there, pop into Playatta's Video Portal and make some high-tech, visual madness of your own (see the video below).

This is MENERGY from Anthem Heart A/V on Vimeo.

FEAST deadline Nov. 1st

Save the date everybody: FEAST MPLS (a ticketed dinner event where attendees vote on proposed art projects to receive the profits from the evening) is happening on Saturday, November 6th. If you want to be considered for a FEAST grant, now is the time to submit your proposal- they are due November 1st.

FEAST encourage projects that "reflect community needs and welcome all types of manifestation, including (but certainly not limited to) performance, video, fashion design, and public installation." You can review the detailed instructions here, and make sure you remember the proposals are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, November 1st.

Submitted by @marrina.

Poster Offensive Giveaway & Social Media challenge

A very cool giveaway is happening tomorrow that you need to know about! Here are the deets:

Our pals over at Secrets of the City got their hands on a Poster Offensive #5 print that they're giving away with a $50 gift card to Cara Irish Pubs (ie-the Liffey, Kieran’s, and the Local).

They are going to use the random clock generator to pick a time around lunch tomorrow (Oct 29th) and whoever has commented on mnspeak or retweeted them closest to that time wins the print and gift card.

Poster Offensive opening reception is happening tomorrow night at Frank Stone Gallery in Northeast Minneapolis.

Submitted by @marrina.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Winter Fun

Aaaand... the award for awesome thing of the day goes to Steve a.k.a. "RoboSheep" for creating this winter bingo card. It will come in handy, you know it and we know it. For example, we can already check off the following: bus is late, flurries, landlord won't turn heat on yet and rain.

That's 4. What's your score?


Submitted by @marrina.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

New Waxx Maxx vid

Waxx Maxx hotness a la the Freaky Deeky crew. Sex-ay!



Submitted by @letoilemagazine

Next LOL/OMG Social Media Meetup & Rock Show 11/4

Join us for the fourth installment of the LOL/OMG Social Media Meetup & Rock Show on Thursday, November 4th at the 501 Club. Tweeters, Facebookers, bloggers, Foursquarers and any/all social media hounds are encouraged to come hang out IRL, have a drink and rock out to the some of our favorite LOL/OMG-worthy bands and performers! Drink specials will be available but if you check in on Foursquare and show the bartender you'll get a FREE shot.

November Lineup:

Grant Cutler (of Lookbook and Grant Cutler & The Gorgeous Lords, debuting an all NEW secret project!)

Byzantine Beatbox (experimental sound and visual side project of Christian Erickson of Blue Sky Blackout, Astronaut Wife)

Mercurial Rage (Minneapolis new wave rockers)

Official hashtag of the night is, as always, #LOLOMG

Facebook invite HERE.

@ 501 Club 501 Washington Avenue S. Minneapolis

9 p.m. / 21+ / Free

Monday, October 25, 2010

New Cloud Cult Video released!

Sweet!

Cloud Cult - You'll Be Bright from Dan Huiting on Vimeo.

Viral Vid of the Day

THIS is making the rounds on the internetz today...hilar!



Submitted by @letoilemagazine

Behind the Scenes: Cloud Cult Video

We're super excited to see the new animated Cloud Cult vid by film guru Dan Huiting and illustrator Dillon Bakke. From the looks of these behind the scenes pix, we're in for a treat!

Rumor has it that the video will be making its debut this week, so keep your peepers peeled.




Submitted by @letoilemagazine

This Week in (Uploaded) Pictures

Artist Scott Nedrelow shows Kelsey Johnston around his Northeast studio, home of Location Books, among other things. More pix and interview on Secrets of the City here.


We really like the weird suspended shack thing. Oh, and the cute boys in front of it too. Via Matt Perkins.


l'etoile teaches you how to make this fancy masquerade mask just in time for Halloween shenanigans.


Daniel Peet always sees beauty in the little things.


Robyne Robinson gets morbid during a drive through Lakewood Cemetery.


David De Young snaps a well-placed poster for the upcoming Halloween Hootenany at King's Wine Bar. Jim Walsh as a zombie? Cool.


Our WTF pic o' the week comes courtesy of Carlos Martin Garay.


City Pages publishes a photo tribute to the late, great Micheal "Eyedea" Larsen. Photo by Denis Jeong Plaster.


Creepy! Bonus points if you can identify the Bratz Doll. Photo by Eric Lee.


Sean Smuda snaps some little fortune tellers at the BareBones Puppet Show.


The SCENEaSOTA fashion show releases its gorgeous lookbook with photos by Amy Gee and layout design by Chris Larson. Love!


This is our kind of pumpkin. Photo by John James Wallace.


Beatrix Jar posted this cool pic. We have no idea where or what this is, but we like it.


Sean McKenna snaps Shane Anderson customizing shoes for Tom's Shoes at Nordstrom. For every pair of shoes that Tom sells, he gives a pair!


Paul Duhram has more fun with Photoshop.


Dave Foley meets his (ginger) doppelganger.


Local autumn veggies, yum! Photo by Kenneth Alan.


Bo Hakala visits Madeline Island and gets some amazing shots.


Ned Lampert a.k.a. DJ Millions Billions plays some jams for some angsty teens. Too Much Love: School Auditorium Edition?


Amy Gee gets into the holiday spirit.


We dig this photo by James Michael Lawrence. The Japanese character means "Infinite Emptiness."

Upload a cool pic this week? Send it to us for consideration in next week's edition to omg@letoilemagazine.com.

Submitted by @letoilemagazine