6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Event @ The Historic Capri Theater

2027 West Broadway, North Minneapolis MN

**June 7th will be Prince’s 65th birthday and the Capri is the place he played his first solo show!

“Tales From The Northside: Stories Of The Minneapolis Sound” will feature oral histories of people who helped build the basis of what would become the Minneapolis Sound.  

Featured Panel, with Audience Q&A to explore how North Minneapolis in particular gave the world this music. Live Musical Performance by SueAnn Carwell, Jellybean Johnson, Pierre Lewis, Bobby Vandell, Rick from Mint Condition, Kathleen Johnson, & Christopher Troy. Featured Guest Panel includes Spike Moss, Jellybean Johnson, Pepe Willie, James “Popeye” Greer, Walter “Q Bear” Banks, Vaughn Terry, Spencer Benard, Pierre Lewis, Lisa Keith, Bobby Vandell, Matt Fink, Owen Husney & SueAnn Carwell. Featuring Craig Rice as Event Moderator, Bianca Rhodes as Event Host, & Eric “DJ Nevermind” Rogers as Event DJ. 

We will also have a live art sale featuring local artists who create “Purple Art” with proceeds benefiting the Minneapolis Sound Museum. Featured artists include Peyton Scott Russell. 

About the Minneapolis Sound Museum:

The Minneapolis Sound Museum is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that will establish a museum, recording studio, event space, and retail shop at a permanent location in Minneapolis, MN. Learn more at: minneapolissoundmuseum.org

The Minneapolis Sound Museum will be the first space in Minneapolis to showcase and tell the story of the people and the culture that created the distinctive, influential genre of music known as the Minneapolis Sound.