Articles by Dwight Hobbes
Something I Said: Thanksgiving - What If Native Americans Had It To Do Over? -
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Something I Said Dwight HobbesMinnesota Spokesman-Recorder For Native Americans, there's less to be thankful for The first Thanksgiving Day feast is generally believed to have taken place in 1621 at Plymouth Colony in an area that eventually would become the state of Massachusetts. It was their...
Mina Agossi Interviewed by Dwight Hobbes -
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By Dwight Hobbes , TC Daily Planet November 21, 2010 Intriguing vocalist-composer Mina Agossi 's style isn't quite what readily comes to mind when you think of jazz balladeers. Hers is a distinctly reflective voice, a sensibility intrinsically her own. You can, of course, hear...
Dessa Reviewed by Dwight Hobbes -
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Dessa: Innovative rapping, marvelous vocals, alluring presence Twin Cities Daily Planet archives By Dwight Hobbes , If wordsmith-songbird Dessa isn't the future of hip-hop, she should be. Twin Cities spoken-word/hip-hop wizardry is internationally lauded. Truthmaze blew up big as Fat Albert. So did Desdamona. Toki...
Something I Said - Review of Red Horse (Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky) -
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SIS/Dwight Hobbes Red Horse on Red House Records A trio of exceptional artists on the roster at St. Paul's Red House Records decided to get together, call themselves Red Horse, and record an album by the same name—and it's something quite a few lovers of...
You Sure This Is How Richie Havens Got Famous? Pt. V or The Lull -
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Arts Blog/You Sure This Is How Richie Havens Got Famous? Pt. 5 or The Lull Dwight Hobbes Done basking in the glow of having got back to gigging. And am reasonably assured that there's no expiration date on having chops. Recalling what Jackson Browne sang,...
Regina Marie Williams Interviewed by Dwight Hobbes -
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Regina Marie Williams: Actress earns accolades for hard work on the local stage by Dwight Hobbes Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Originally posted 10/27/2010 Regina Marie Williams' ascent to prominence in Twin Cities theater has been one of peerless artistry rightfully acclaimed. It began inconspicuously enough with a...
Sha Cage and e.g. bailey covered in Insight News by Dwight Hobbes -
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Insight News archives/Dwight Hobbes Sha Cage and e.g. bailey The tireless team of Sha Cage and e.g. bailey, a/k/a Minnesota Spoken Word Association, talent agency TruRuts Endeavors, Tru Life Films and Speakeasy Records, are at it again. No sooner has Cage caught her breath after...
Something I Said -- Review of Mahmoud El-Kati's "Haiti: The Hidden Truth" -
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Dwight Hobbes
Arts No Chaser -- Mahmoud El-Kati's Haiti: The Hidden Truth Dwight Hobbes/MN Spokesman-Recorder Mahmoud El-Kati's Haiti: The Hidden Truth (Papyrus Publishing Inc.) begins on a faltering note before righting itself to evolve into a valuable piece of engaging, well-informed reading. The author offers the coy...
Something I Said/Avatar Got A Bum Rap As Being Racist -
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Something I Said/Excellent Film, Avatar, Victim To Knee-Cries Of Racism Dwight Hobbes/MN Spokesman-Recorder I remember well last year's accusations that the hit film Avatar has racist overtones. Undertones. Something. Never thought about it twice. Hollywood making a racist movie is not exactly man-bites-dog news. And...
Something I Said -- You Sure This Is How Richie Havens Got Famous? Part II: or So Far, So Good -
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Dwight Hobbes
Arts Blog You Sure This Is How Richie Havens Got Famous? Part II or So Far, So Good Dwight Hobbes How many guitarists does it take to screw in a light bulb? 100. One to screw in the bulb and 99 to say, "I can...
Something I Said -- Annie Fitzgeral, Vicky Emerson at The Ritz in Minneapolis -
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SIS/Annie Fitzgerald Twin Cities Daily Planet Dwight Hobbes Annie Fitgerald has a gorgeous voice, material to match, and winning presence. She lit the Ritz stage in Minneapolis on September 17th with a personable glow and fine music, capturing the crowd from the moment she...
Something I Said -- Vist with Wenso Ashby featuring Zsamé -
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Dwight Hobbes
Something I Said - Wenso Ashby f/ Zsamé Twin Cities Daily Planet archives Got a long road trip you have to take in the car by yourself and are at a loss for some first-class sounds to keep you company on the way? Out at...
Something I Said -- K Jay Interview -
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Something I Said - K Jay Dwight Hobbes - Twin Cities Daily Planet archives K Jay is a singular presence in contemporary comedy. Yours truly had the good fortune to catch the Twin Cities ace this past summer when he headlined Sol Testimony's Soul Sounds...
Something I Said - Give Her A Second Chance To Make A First Impression -
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Something I Said -- Second Chance Dwight Hobbes -- Insight News archives It happens. You meet a walking dream. Things go great in the relationship. Then, for whatever reason, they turn around and go straight to hell. Let's say, she changed her mind and left. ...
Something I Said - Denying Chemical Dependency Treatment To The Incarcerated -
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Something I Said - CD Treatment for Prisoners Dwight Hobbes - MN Spokesman-Recorder Here's a news flash, a lot of men and women locked up behind bars are chemically dependent -- addicts, alcoholics or both. And, guess what? Booze and dope routinely are huge factors...
Something I Said - Interview With Gifted Playwright-Performer Jennifer Jajeh -
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Something I Said - Interview with Jennifer Jajeh Dwight Hobbes Twin Cities Daily Planet archives It wouldn't be the least bit surprising if the FBI were already keeping tabs on Bedlam Theatre, what with shows like To Shining Sea... and other audacious challenges to unquestioning...
Something I Said - Interview With The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Deity Cast Member And Consultant Bill Borea -
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Something I Said-Conversation with Bill Boread Dwight Hobbes Twin Cities Daily Planet Some years back, Bill Borea took a playwriting class at The Loft Literary Center. A fellow student asked what he did as a profession and Borea said that, along with other pursuits, he...
Something I Said -- Nikki Giovanni, Country Of Lies Needs The Truth -
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Something I Said Dwight Hobbes Insight News archives February 17, 2007 Anyone Black with a lick of sense honors our heritage the year ‘round and certainly doesn't wait for February to be serious about it. However, there is this to be said for Black History...
Something I Said - Review Of Rockabilly Aces Frank Brownstone And Associates -
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Dwight Hobbes
SIS/Frank Brownstone and Associates Live at Lee's Liquor Lounge Dwight Hobbes Twin Cities Daily Planet Frank Brownstone and Associates are outstanding rockabilly artists. They also are quirky as all get-out. Just swing by their Web site or subscribe to their newsletter. You'll get treated to...
Something I Said - Review Of Albums By Jorma Kaukonen And Guy Davis On Red House Records -
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Something I Said - Jorma Kaukonen, Guy Davis Dwight Hobbes Twin Cities Daily Planet St. Paul's Red House Records is a boon to the state and the nation, as was rightly acknowledged by the label's release Red House 25: A Silver Anniversary Retrospective. The set...
