Varsity Theater

'Delta Rae' Rocks the Varsity Theater
Posted by Kelsey Campion on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at 12:00 AM By Kelsey Campion / April 20, 2014 Comment

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Delta Rae played the Varsity Theater on Thursday evening to a sold-out crowd. Originally from North Carolina, this six-person group formed in 2009. It was made up of three siblings and a female vocalist before adding a percussionist and guitarist to round out the instrumental needs of the group. Most known for their song “If I Loved You,” featuring guitarist Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac, Delta Rae has been gaining mainstream notoriety and fame in rock and folk circles. Joshua James, hailing from Utah, opened for the band. He played a soulful set and prepared the crowd for an energetic...

Minneapolis Has the Nation's Best Bathroom
Posted by Matthew Deery on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 12:00 AM By Matthew Deery / November 20, 2013 Comment
Varsity Theater - Minneapolis - Americas Best Bathroom Today is World Toilet Day -- did you know that? In an online contest from Cintas, a bathroom products supplier, America's Best Bathroom was awarded to the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis. The entries were narrowed to ten bathroom finalists by Cintas earlier this month and online voters took it from there. Our city now has the proud honor of having the best place to use the bathroom....

'Icona Pop' @ Varsity Theater
Posted by PJ Mudd on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM By PJ Mudd / September 12, 2013 Comment
photo (1) My expectations were pretty low coming into this show on Tuesday night.  I had missed Icona Pop at Lollapalooza back in August, but heard the show was good, except for the huge number of teenagers making out everywhere.  I assumed, incorrectly after all, that these 2 Swedish ladies were all fluff, and riding high on a single pop hit.  Thankfully, I was wrong. When I arrived that the Varsity Theater, I was pleasantly surprised, that although there were some younger people at this all ages show, they were the minority.  It definitely was more of an 18 - 25 year old audience, which is still much younger than me, but not uncomfortably younger.  The show was certainly geared towards a young...