Heliotrope V brings together fantastic underground Minneapolis bands May 15-17

Heliotrope, Flaneur Productions’ annual three-day exhibition of contemporary underground music, is back for its fifth year this May 15-17 (yes, it's Art-A-Whirl weekend) at the Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis. I don't typically cross-post with Metroblogging Minneapolis, but this is a local music fan's dream festival, and it's worth knowing about. In fact, the only non-local band is Tokyo modern psych outfit Suishou No Fune, who are worth breaking the rules for. THURSDAY, May 15th International Novelty Gamelan Noise Quean Ant Paul Metzger and Davu Seru Zak Sally/F.O.S. Tender Meat Jesse Petersen Sean Connaughty and Jason Kesselring Alexandra St-Germain FRIDAY, May 16th White Map Skoal Kodiak (pictured above from Heliotrope IV) Vampire Hands Gay Beast Knife World Daughters Of The Sun Sarah Johnson Milo Fine SATURDAY, May 17th Suishou no Fune To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie Thunderbolt Pagoda The Pins Build My Gallows High Kontrol Panel Voyager Charles Gillett/Jaron Childs/Davu Seru Tickets are $8 for one day, $15 for a two day pass, and $20 for a three day pass. More info here. Pre-sale ticket here. Here's the fun from last year.