Weekend Culture Compass — Devo, Dollhouse and Tool

Thursday

Music — Tool

The band with the most moody, cerebral fans plays to an arena full of them this weekend. We foresee a lot of thoughtful headbanging.

Excel Energy Center
199 W. Kellogg Blvd.
8 p.m.
$39.50-59.50

Friday

Theater — ‘Dollhouse’

Playwright Rebecca Gilman trans¬ports Henrik Ibsen’s classic about familial pressures and patriarchy into 21st-century suburbia. Only a week left to catch it.

The Guthrie Theater
818 S. 2nd St.
7:30 p.m.
$29-$60

Saturday

Music — Devo

Devo is more influential to the music you listen to than you even know. Go pay your respects and look at animals at the Minnesota Zoo. And, if you must, whip it! And if you’re gonna whip it, you might as well whip it good!

Minnesota Zoo
13000 Zoo Blvd.
7:30 p.m.
$56

LISTEN TO THIS:

The Roots “How I GotOver”: Even after nine albums and a permanent gig on late-night television, the Roots still haven’t lost their edge. Their new album “How I Got Over” even includes mash-ups with Jim James (My Morning Jacket, Monsters of Folk) and Joanna Newsom.

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Grown Ups: So this film got awful reviews. But even the high-brow folks need cheap laugh1s once in a while. Worst case scenario: you watch Chris Rock wisecrack for two hours.

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“Hitch-22: A Memoir” by Chris¬topherHitchens: Love him or hate him, Hitchens’ whiskey-fueled, sometimes-smug musings on God and atheism have made him some¬what of an intellectual rock star. Unlike his other work, Hitchen’s memoir is humble and humorous and details his long and winding career.

EAT THIS:

TeaHouse: With four locations — Plymouth, downtown Minneapolis, St. Paul and a new University Avenue location — a full bar and tranquil at¬mosphere, Tea House is the superior alternative to your standard fast-food Chinese. Just be willing to dish out a few extra dollars.

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SoleraHappy Hour: Located on downtown’s main stretch, Solera’s daily happy hour offers $2 San¬grias, half-priced tapas and $2-off cocktails. Happy hour times: 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Monday – Friday; late night: 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. Sun¬day – Thursday and 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

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The Runaway General by Michael Hastings: Last week, Roll¬ing Stone’s all-too-revealing article on General Stanley McChrystal prompted an immediate dismissal by President Barack Obama and served as a reminder to some about Stone’s long-standing reputation for hard-hitting political reporting.