GUEST SELECTOR SERIES FT. HEBA MOUSSA
Heba is a first generation Egyptian American who grew up in a home that stayed closely connected to its roots—and music was a big part of that. What started as car rides being forced to listen to the likes of Om Kalthoum and Abdel Halim Hafez eventually turned into a genuine passion and appreciation for Arabic music. Over the years, she’s explored a rich spectrum of Arabic music from different eras, each one deepening her love for both the music and her culture. Now, she’s excited to share the sounds that have helped shape who she is and reflect the pride she feels in her heritage.
GUEST SELECTOR SERIES FT. SKYLER HAWKINS
Sky is an urban farmer and youth worker in the Twin Cities. Their record collection is all over the place; Ambient, Post-Punk, Italo Disco, New Wave, R&B, Film Scores, Synth Pop… the list goes on. When he isn't playing records or growing food, he loves to bind books, weave baskets and make music. They see DJing as a practice of deep listening, sharing, and trusting one’s intuition. Whether he's making people dance, or creating an atmosphere with some background noise, he's just happy to play his records and share his finds.
Bedrock Takeover w/ Chris Cottrell
Chris Cottrell is the effortlessly cool consigliere behind Bedrock Wine Co., a Sonoma-based winery dedicated to preserving California's historic vineyards. Born in Staten Island in 1985, Chris's early passion for food and wine led him from a beer store stock boy to a fine wine buyer at the acclaimed Crush Wine Co. in Manhattan. There, he met Morgan Twain-Peterson MW, and their shared love for wine sparked a lasting friendship.
In 2012, Chris joined Morgan at Bedrock Wine Co., bringing his East Coast flair to the West Coast wine scene. Together, they've championed minimal intervention winemaking, focusing on old vine Zinfandels and field blends that reflect California's diverse terroirs. Their side project, Under the Wire, produces single-vineyard, single-vintage sparkling wines inspired by the grower Champagne movement, showcasing the state's unique vineyards through bubbles.
On May 1, Chris is stepping behind the bar from 5-8pm for a one-night-only takeover at Small Hours. It’s your chance to meet the guy who made Zinfandel cool again.
GUEST SELECTOR SERIES FT. JUSTIS BROKENROPE
Wathéča Records is a music archival project founded by Minneapolis-based musician and educator, Justis Brokenrope (Sičháŋǧu Lakȟóta). Brokenrope sources, documents, and curates North American indigenous music that was, and still is, overlooked in the canons of rock, folk, and country music. Brokenrope is currently the host of Wathéča Radio on NTS, and in the past year has presented his work at Walker Art Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Chinati Foundation.
Selection Massale Takeover w/ Nadim Audi
Nadim grew up between France and Lebanon and developed a taste for drinking Beaujolais at the cMairie in Paris instead of attending lectures at the nearby Sorbonne. He traded wine for journalism for a few years to cover the Middle East from Egypt, but it called him back when he moved to Chicago. He ran into Selection Massale in 2011 while trying to figure out a way to score some Lenoir Chinon in the U.S. After a few years of working retail in the city he is excited to share the wines with his fellow Chicagoans. He lives in Logan Square with his wife and three children.
GUEST SELECTOR SERIES FT. KATIE THORNTON
Journalist by day and guitarist/singer/bassist in local bands Constant Insult and Miracle Debt by night, Katie Thornton spins classic punk, post-punk, power pop, and a little rock and roll on the side for good measure. Vinyl only. Quality may vary. Classic rock may rear its head.
GUEST SELECTOR SERIES FT. echo
echo is a DJ and producer based in Minneapolis. His evocative sets aim to expand the audience's conception of music through sculptural mixing that blends disparate genres. echo is also the content director of Carbon Sound, a platform for local and national DJs based in the Twin Cities.
GUEST SELECTOR SERIES FT. HANNAH NEUDOTTER
Hannah is a DJ, seamstress, woodworker and maker of all things. Her dedication to vinyl through a lifetime of collecting and working at record stores across the country has left her with a diverse and eclectic record collection spanning decades and genres. Her approach to spinning is more intuitive than genre driven, and she rejects the concept of guilty pleasure. Her other passions include making cakes for special occasions with varying degrees of success, tending to her garden, and her two perfect cats.
GUEST SELECTOR SERIES FT. NONA INVIE
Nona Invie is a singer/composer based in Minneapolis that has worked with a range of musical projects, including Folk Americana band Dark Dark Dark, electronic trio RONiiA and the choral ensemble Anonymous Choir. Their solo work layers acoustic piano with synth instruments, creating an ethereal landscape to get lost in.
GUEST SELECTOR SERIES FT. IAN BABINEAU
Ian Babineau is a designer and record collector living in Saint Paul who loves to share music in intimate settings. In both design and music, he enjoys using his intuition to arrive at loose arrangements that resonate emotionally. This shows up in his DJ sets via a genre-hopping musical experience that responds to the tunings of the heart rather than typical genre tags or beat matching techniques. He is currently freelancing and lecturing after spending 6 years as a graphic designer at Walker Art Center.
Most recently Ian has played records at Walker Art Center, Franconia Sculpture Park, and Harmony.
MOSHI MOSHI
Join us in hosting guest Tyler Staples in an exploration of rice, water, yeast and koji. Accompanied by Sushi by Baaska and complementary entrees by Small Hours, we’ll spend the night immersed in conversation, tasting and city pop.
Tyler Staples fell in love with sake in 2012. What started as a part time job at an izakaya turned into many travels to Japan, certifications, and more than a decade exploring and teaching about Japan's national beverage. Since 2022 he has worked with New France Wine Company whose sake portfolio comes to Minnesota from Kome Collective.
GUEST SELECTOR SERIES FT. LEE NOBLE
Lee Noble is a musician and artist from Nashville, TN. He is the designer and co-founder of No Kings Record Co., a label focused on experimental music, as well as Night Club (along with Emma Beatrez), a contemporary art gallery in St. Paul. His music has been released by labels such as Bathetic, Hands in the Dark, Longform Editions, and Moon Glyph. He has performed at venues and festivals in the US, Europe, and Japan. His second solo exhibition of artwork opened at Dreamsong, Minneapolis in 2023.
GUEST SELECTOR SERIES FT. BENNETT JOHNSON
Bennett is a bartender and bar owner who has lived in Minneapolis for more than 20 years. Ever passionate about music and previously a touring musician, Bennett has been building his record collection since his teens, and enjoys tinkering with synthesizers in his spare time. He loves cats, pizza, beer, motorcycles & his home - only the finest things in life.
Guest Selector Series ft Cameron Wittig
Cameron has pulled selections from his collection that are inspired by or adjacent to music from the films of David Lynch. Expect hauntingly beautiful melodies with dips into surrealism, including everything from Ancient music to Zappa, European experimental theater, local jazz, fusion, neoclassical and a few pop music and classic rock deep cuts that more or less fall in line with a loose Lynchian theme. A selection of music that is a confirmation rather than a denial of the confusing times we are in and perhaps a way to find a bit of solace in the dissonance.
COLD CUTS TWIN CITIES TAKEOVER: TERZO STAFF FUNDRAISER
We were all set to host a takeover of the number one cold cuts account in town @coldcuts twin cities, when one half of the two person mortadella obsessive team suffered a great loss. A water main on 50th street burst in the early hours of February 13th and a hundred thousand gallons of water flooded the basement of Terzo, for which she serves as operations director.
The Terzo team has been through it—an impact on stability, income and much uncertainty—this event has undoubtedly been very difficult. Our goal is not only to raise some funds to alleviate the immediate pressures of this disruptive event but to create a space for some fun and hopefully a small respite from the many daunting tasks of these few weeks. So after a change in date and a refocusing of our goal for the takeover, we are excited to invite you to come party with us!
We’ll have plenty of salami, prosciutto, and bresaola (cold cuts), and Libation Project and The Piedmont Guy are very kindly sponsoring by-the-glass wines and amaro. In addition to Cold Cut Twin Cities representation from me (Sarina) and Sophia, Charlie Broder will be joining us in getting plenty of wine in your glasses.
All salami and Ercole sales are going directly to the GoFundMe that has been set up by the Terzo team to be distributed at their own discretion, as well as 30% of all Small Hours profits. So bring your friends and come hungry and thirsty!
Full wine and dinner menus will be available.
GUEST SELECTOR SERIES FT. YONCI
Yonci is a DJ and musician, a writer, a lifelong Minneapolitan, and a Vinho Verde enthusiast. Yonci aims to move bodies and stimulate minds with an intricate sound selection featuring Jazz, RnB, Alt and Experimental music. You can listen to Yonci every Saturday on "Mostly Jazz" from 9-11am, on KFAI Radio 90.3fm, in-app, or online at kfai.org
VERMOUTH PARTY W/ DAVID LYNCH
David Lynch is a James Beard Award winner in writing and wine service, has been a sommelier, restaurateur, and editor at Wine & Spirits. He co-authored the IACP Award-winning book Vino Italiano and led wine programs at Babbo, Quince, and Cotogna in San Francisco. Most recently, he curated for SommSelect, with work in Bon Appétit, GQ, Food & Wine, and more. He is also a co-founder of The Italian Spirits Company.
HUET HAPPY HOUR
Join us this coming Thursday with Valerie Masten of The Rare Wine Co. for a chance to dig into one of the most iconic producers of Chenin Blanc in the world-Domaine Huet. Since its founding in 1928, Vouvray’s Domaine Huet has had a focus in site specific and age-worthy wines in an impressive array of styles, from sparkling, dry, semi-dry, and breathtaking dessert styles, displaying the many sides of our favorite grape variety. We’ll be showcasing the wines via a by-the-glass takeover as well as a flight of wines of the same vintage, variety and style, grown in different sites. For our industry friends who we know are some of the most enthusiastic supporters of not only this producer but Chenin Blanc as a variety, your first glass is on us!
Chenin Blanc has been identified with Vouvray since at least the 9th century, and many of its great vineyards were known by the 14th century. The domaine’s founder, Victor Huët, was a Parisian bistro owner. However, with lungs and nerves shattered by his experiences in WWI, Victor re-settled to the town of Vouvray in France’s beautiful Loire Valley. He soon purchased the first of his great vineyards, Le Haut-Lieu, in 1928, and Domaine Huet was born.
Valerie Masten is the current National Sales Director of The Rare Wine Co., one of America’s premier wine merchants and importers representing over 40 iconic producers. Previously she served as the vice president for national sales at Skurnik Wines & Spirits, one of the country’s largest independent importers and distributors. She also works to train wine professionals and sommeliers in markets across the country on topics as diverse as grower Champagne and 19th-century Madeira.
GUEST SELECTOR SERIES FT. PAUL CRARY
After working professionally in the independent music space for seven years in Los Angeles, Paul recently boomeranged back to his hometown of the Twin Cities. An avid vinyl record collector and bedroom DJ, Paul has thrown various DIY house parties in Los Angeles and Minneapolis for over a decade. Most recently, Paul has DJ'd at Franconia Sculpture Garden and music-forward public gatherings such as Pro-Am, Eternity, and private events for the Walker Art Center. You can hear Paul's selections on his longstanding SoundCloud page (https://soundcloud.com/paulcrary), where he has uploaded over 60 wide-ranging music mixes over the last ten years.
https://www.instagram.com/paul_crary/
GUEST SELECTOR SERIES FT. COLIN WILKINSON
Colin Wilkinson A.K.A. Kurt Ruslin, is co-owner of Disco Death Records, which is a record store and coffee shop right in the heart of Uptown Minneapolis. Colin has been collecting and selling records for the past decade. If he isn't at the shop he is bartending at Snack Bar in the North Loop and or Djing house parties and weddings as well. With owning the shop and traveling the world Colin has a vast knowledge and collection from all over the world. Either playing Afrobeat records from Nigeria, slowing it down with his favorite Mingus record or turning up the jams with your favorite 90's electronic pop disco song.
GUEST SELECTOR SERIES FT. RYAN DAMIAN
Ryan is an old friend – a dedicated collector and listener whose broad musical interests are eclectic, esoteric, and expansive. His sets explore the fringes of genre, curating obscure and unconventional sounds that are atmospheric, soulful, and emotionally resonant—a good time for anyone interested in discovering music that feels unexpected yet familiar.
GUEST SELECTOR series ft. dj sudetak
Dj Sudetak is a NE Minneapolis based DJ focusing on Funk, Soul, and Jazz. He is a life long record collector and vinyl aficionado.
GUEST SELECTOR series ft. NAOMI CROCKER
Naomi is a Minneapolis-based artist, researcher, educator, and cultural professional, primarily within museums. She is drawn to acts of facilitation, but also utilizes installation, performance, sculpture, sound, and text-based practices. Naomi's projects often consider humanity's relationship with language (oral, written & gestural) and she is frequently inspired by linguistic histories, processes, and structures. Naomi has exhibited, performed, and curated programming primarily at artist-run spaces around Minnesota, including Pancake House Mpls, RESOURCE, Lab Theater, Century College Niche Gallery, KFAl Radio, and Belwin Conservancy. She currently serves as Manager of Director's Office & Strategic Initiatives at the Walker Art Center and enjoys reflecting on how arts & culture administration can be framed and lived as a creative endeavor.
Vicious Vicious "I Think We've Got a Situation" Listening Party
Our pal Vicious Vicious aka Erik Appelwick is releasing a new record and we’re hosting a listening party to kick it off.
Join us for a first listen to the new Vicious Vicious record, “I Think We’ve Got a Situation.” Erik will take over the turntables from 7-10 and the new record will play right at 8pm. Expect some of his favorite selections from his personal album collection on either side of that. Copies of the limited edition vinyl will be available for the first time as well.
Some more info about the record from the man himself:
Erik Appelwick’s alter ego, Vicious Vicious, is back with their 8th album: I Think We’ve Got a Situation. Inspired by 90’s and 00’s indie pop / rock, the album is replete with bouncy beats and rhythms designed meticulously for shoulders and hips supporting a lyrical narrative of futurism, time travel, lost love. . . and sharks.
Guest Selector Series ft James Taylor
Spinning a global mix of soul, boogie, jazz, and improvised music.
NEW YEARS EVE PARTY W/ GUEST Dj Your Smith
Help us ring in the New Year in style with plenty of Chamagne, caviar and our pal, special guest DJ Your Smith!
Minneapolis native Your Smith (aka Caroline Smith) relocated to Los Angeles after signing to Pulse Recording (DRAM, Miike Snow, Gallant, et. al). Inspired by the history of Laurel Canyon and moving through the city that’s been immortalized in music throughout the ages, Smith concocted her own sound, bringing together funk / R&B “Minneapolis Sounds” of her roots and the classic songwriting of her folk heroes.
Smith released her debut EP, Bad Habit, in August 2019 on Neon Gold Records (HAIM, Christine & The Queens, et. al) and concluded a US headline tour in September followed by international dates supporting RHYE. Your Smith’s latest release Wild Wild Woman was launched in the fall of 2019. The EP was followed by her first headlining tour selling out shows across the country.
FIRST SUNDAY SERVICE
We’re open on Sundays! We’ll be pulling corks on special and large format wines, trying new wines by the glass, welcoming guest somm pop-ins and running industry specials. Take refuge this winter in our intimate space with friends and a casual vibe.
GUEST SELECTOR FRANK LYON
Frank Lyon is a multidisciplinary artist living in Los Angeles who loves to play all kinds of records. He is especially interested in advancing the core principles of balearic selecting from their heavenly origins in Ibiza towards everyday experiences in postmodern America and the World. If it sounds heady, it's not; this is about music that touches the heart and tells a bigger and better story when we ignore the surface of genre in favor of the embedded soul's strange and beautiful guiding light.
THE BEST WINES W/ SOTOLON SELECTIONS
Join us for the first in our series and likely the most suited to this format, a category of wines with such a distinct character, that an entire portfolio was dedicated to them using the chemical compound they all share, sotolon. Sotolon Selections is a unique portfolio focusing primarily on historic categories of aged, and oxidative wine. In both process and expression, these represent links to some of our oldest winemaking traditions, their lineage extending back to the wines most prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans.