Culture Compass — Band of Horses, Inception and Blingo

Thursday

Bar – Blingo at the Triple Rock Social Club

Blingo seems to be the new craze sweeping the Minneapolis bar scene as of late. It’s basically bingo at a bar with an unexplained extra “L” attached. Compete for prizes over discount Surly as Ellie Blades hosts the hipster-friendly game at West Bank’s Triple Rock Social Club.

Triple Rock Social Club
629 Cedar Ave. S.
8 p.m.
Free

Music – Josh Ritter and Minnesota Orchestra
Folk rock specialist dons all the integral components of a gifted songwriter. Ritter will morphing his modest folk diddys into something of a grander nature with the help of Minnesota Orchestra Hall.
Orchestra Hall
1111 Nicollet Mall
7:30 p.m.
$20/$40

Friday:

Film – “Inception”
With a star-studded cast that includes Michael Caine, Leonardo Dicaprio, that witty brat from Juno and a truly original-sounding plotline, Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi thriller “Inception” just might be the most promising film of the summer. Let it also be noted that Nolan has never made a bad film. Let’s hope “Inception” is no exception.

Area Theaters

Music – Hole
Unfortunately, A&E couldn’t land an interview with the booze-fuled grunge songstress Courtney Love. But Hole will be plowing through their spotty alt-rock catalog this Friday at the First Ave. If the recent Washington Post review is any indication of what her standard live show fare is like, then it’s sure to be an entertaining, if not musical, performance.

First Avenue
701 1st Ave N.
10 p.m
$37.50

Saturday:

Music – Band of Horses
Not to be confused with an actual band of horses, Band of Horses is a Seattle-based quintet known for their refreshing brand of sun-kissed alt-country. Driven by Ben Bridwell’s angelic vocals, Band of Horses delivers truly majestic live shows that have been rattling concert walls everywhere.

State Theatre
805 Hennepin Ave.
7 p.m
$35-$50

Music – Solid Gold
The synth-pop collective is more or less considered Twin Cities royalty. They’ll be performing at the Wesiman Art Museum with Lookbook so make sure you put on your dancing shoes.
Weisman Art Museum
333 E. River Rd
9 p.m.
$18

Watch this: Ghostbusters at the Riverview Theater – If it weren’t for the universal popularity and unrivaled brilliance of Ivan Reitman’s supernatural blockbuster, it’s possible that our generation would’ve grown up completely unaware of Bill Murray’s slapstick roots. See the goofball-turned-Wes-Anderson-stock-actor in his prime with the Riverview’s special screening of “Ghostbusters.”

Listen to this: “Rated R” Reissue – Queens of the Stone Age are without a doubt the most underappreciated rock band of the decade (Yeah, that’s right, I said it). Re-packaged with b-sides and unreleased live tracks, listeners get a second serving of the stoner rock icons’ drug-fueled masterpiece before they reached Guitar Hero fame.

Eat this: The Donut Cooperative – Using products acquired from local farmers, Dawn Lee and Laura Kennedy’s donut initiative supplies Minneapolis with natural ingredients and original flavors such as maple bacon and peanut butter and jelly.

Drink this: Happy Hour at Psycho Suzi’s – Still down about the World Cup final? Sick of seeing David Villa’s gorgeous face everywhere? Well those photogenic Spaniards won’t be disappearing anytime soon, so try to drink away your summer sorrow with daily specials at Psycho Suzi’s. (3 p.m – 6 p.m)

Click this: By now, you’ve probably seen the hilarious epiphany that a cell phone camera-bearing wilderness man experienced from a “double rainbow, all the way,” but have you seen the auto-tune-heavy song by a clan of skinny white kids? http://www.youtube.com