TWIN CITIES

AN (IN)COMPLETE GUIDE TO WHAT'S PUNK AS FUCK IN MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL

Extreme Noise Records is not-for-profit, worker-run PUNK ROCK record and CD store which has been open since April of 1994 in south Minneapolis. Aside from having perhaps the largest selection of punk rock music anywhere in North America, they also sell T-shirts, patches, buttons, videos, studs (and other punk fashion gear), books and zines. Extreme Noise also has an extensive video rental library containing live punk muisc, classic underground movies and political documentaries.

NOTE NEW LOCATION:

407 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408

Tel. 612-824-0100 - Fax 612-824-0101

Open noon to 8 pm seven days a week

"We buy collections!"

ARISE! BOOK STORE & RESOURCE CENTER

A resources center, meeting space, and book store serving a broad specturm of radical left politics and national liberation struggles. This is the place to find out the latest news on struggles in south Minneapolis and around the world.

2441 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis MN 55405

(612) 871-7110 - FAX (612) 871-9597

MAY DAY BOOKS

A long-time fixture of the Minneapolis radical left and anarchist circles, May Day books has the most comprehensive selection of social and political reading materials in an atmosphere free of dogmatic bullshit. May Day also serves as a place for political meetings and presentations

301 Cedar Avenue South (Basement), Minneapolis, MN 55454

(612) 333-4719

FOOD AND SPIRITS

HARD TIMES CAFE

A cooperatively run coffee shop and restaurant on located just south of the intersection of Cedar and Riverside Avenues in Minneapolis' West Bank. They offer a variety of veggie and vegan fare as well as a relaxed space for weary travellers to rest their bones while gearing up for the next adventure.

SEWARD COMMUNITY CAFE

A worker-owned and operated cafe near the West Bank serving up the finest vegan/vegatarian brteakfast and lunch in town. It can be a bit crazy on weekend mornings, but there is plenty of shaded outdoor seating to get away from the pandamonium and nurse than hangover.

2129 East Franklin Avenue, Minenapolis, MN 55404

(612) 332-1011

The punkest place to hang out if you're 21 or older! A bar and restaurant in the West Bank neighborhood of south Minneapolis owned and operated by the punks, for the punks.They have good spirits at good price, darts boards and a pool table, an excellent food selection that ranges from vegan to the carinvorous and a juke box loaded with Abba and Slayer and all styles in between. The liquor laws in Minnesota are extremely strict, so bring your driver's license or valid state ID or you won't get in! They plan to build an all ages venue on land adjacent to the current building.

629 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis

612-333-7399 booking: 7499