Andrew Bird to play St Mark’s Episcopal Church, Mates of State announce Weisman Art Museum date, Anti-Flag to return to St. Paul in January, & the Pines play for MPR.

To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie release a new music video, the Books to play the Cedar & Tavis Smiley interviews Sheila E.

Tegan and Sara announce TC date, new music from Bob Dylan, Greycoats release latest album for free download & more!

Video footage from the Mad Ripple Hootenanny at Minneapolis’ Music Box (07/10/2009).

While May’s high profile major label releases might’ve dominated sales charts, it was the month’s independent releases that were the most compelling. Add to that a series of fantastic concerts, the Twin Cities’ largest hip hop festival and a few solid music videos and May measures just as strong as any other this year. Above all however, these are Culture Bully’s favorite things from the month of May.

The Mill City Museum has announced the lineup for its Mill City Live outdoor concert series.

A recap of Art-A-Whirl 2009 featuring photos and commentary on Gay Witch Abortion, Daughters of the Sun, Private Dancer, Jeremy Messersmith and more!

Photo coverage of Jeremy Messersmith and KaiserCartel at the Cedar Cultural Center (05/09/2009).

Performance and interview video footage of Jeremy Messersmith, Big Cats! & Guante.

In anticipation for Messesmith’s upcoming show with KaiserCartel, “Miracles” has been included as one of six tracks in a free sampler.

Culture Bully presents Jeremy Messersmith and KaiserCartel at the Cedar Cultural Center (05/09/2009).

Photos from the recent release show for Dessa’s book “Spiral Bound.”