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Upcoming events in winnipeg

Tessa Vanderhart

1. CARIBOU
   Best Canadian electronica album of 2007 (debatable), used to be named “Manitoba!” ~ April 13, 8 p.m. // the Albert // $10
2. THE LIPTONIANS
   Last show in Winnipeg before local rockers set out on a cross-country tour. ~ April 12 // Shannon’s Irish Pub // $?
3. THE TRANS FAT FILM FESTIVAL
   A selection of the hilarious, the banal, the fat-dripping . . . a must for anyone interested in eating or protesting the eating of meat. ~ April 11, 7 p.m. // Cinematheque // $6
4. THE DETAILS
   Feat. Mike Trike and the Coast, a triumvarate of good local indie. ~ April 12, 8 p.m. // West End // $10
5. MIRA BLACK
   Part of the Jazz Winnipeg’s Nu Sounds, Black is an eclectic and talented local jazz artist. ~ April 13, 8 p.m. // Park Theatre // $15 door, $13 advance
6. IAN LARUE AND THE CONDOR
   Feat. New Model Army ~ April 9 // the Albert // $?
7. RIDLEY BENT
   Country-rapper extraordinarie, feat. Chris Dunn. ~ April 10, 10 p.m. // Candor Books and Music // $10
8. BLUES JAM WITH BIG DAVE MACLEAN
   Winnipeg’s jammingest bluseman. ~ April 13 // Times Change(d) // $0
9. THE NODS
   Local post-’70s-influenced rockers, well, rock out. ~ April 11 // Shannon’s Irish Pub // $?
10. URBAN JAZZ TRIO
    Just like they sound: totally worth checking out. ~ April 11, 8 p.m. // Candor Books and Music // $8

Honorable mention
LAST DAY OF CLASSES!
So get out and soak up the sun before exams, yeah! ~ April 11 // U of M // $4,000 plus books