Friday- Independence Day Doods!

The 10 Second Film Festival @ the Soap Factory. CHECK THIS OUT. After the fireworks.

BADFINGER!! (8:30), The Original Idols-Bay City Rollers; the Cowsills; Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods; Barry Williams- (7:00), The Truth; Ipso Facto (3:30) @ The Taste of Minnesota, FREE

Dillinger 4 and Off With Their Heads, Annual Dillinger 4th of July @ The Triple Rock, 9pm $8

Whistlepigs String Band @ the Lake Harriet Bandshell , 7:30 FREE

Personhurter, Shit Sandwich (best band name- go watch TIST if you don't get it), and the Millionth Word @ Hexagon, 9pm FREE

Blue Voodoo; The Choppers @ Whiskey Junction 8:30, Cover? (I will be here, on my bicycle unfortunately.)

Night of 1000 MCs (with Hecatomb; Interlock; Background Noise; DRS; and more) @ the Dinkytowner (FREE)

Anna's 80's Dance Party @ The Uptown Bar, 9pm FREE

For a ridiculously Americana themed evening, check out Wizard Fight, Huge American Champion, American Gothic, and the Marshall Fucker Band @ Big V's $5

Vampire Hands will be playing the Community Gardens today- call someone you know for directions...

Eclectone Records will have a stage set up on the south-east side of the Stone Arch Bridge. You'll get a view of the fireworks to boot.
4pm- Bad Animals, a HEART cover band!!
5pm- Martin Devaney acoustic show
6pm- John Swardson
7pm- The Mad Ripple (aka Jim F'n Walsh)
8pm- Little Man
9pm- Crossing Guards
So much FREE music in just one place. You can even bring a cooler and make a cheap, classy evening of it.

Otherwise, find a porch party and help yourself. Make some friends. Celebrate the 232nd Anniversary of the Boston Tea party, where Abe Lincoln Signed the Bill of Rights. Amen.

Happy 4th of Freakin' July!