Dos Equis and KFAN radio have invited The Contend Cow, along with 31 other pubs, bars, and restaurants in the Twin Cities area, to take part in a “March to the Championship”! From now until March 8th, please use your smart phone and computer every 24 hours to cast your vote for the Contented Cow. Click on [...]
Alias Wines at the Cow
January 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you are a wine drinker and have been to the Contented Cow recently, you will have noticed the new wine line-up. The new house red is the 2008 Alias California Cabernet Sauvignon. Scouring the web for some background information, we found the “Gut Check” blog, who was interviewing Kata Lozina about this. ‘The label [...]
Calendar and Facebook :)
January 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Just a quick reminder to check out our calendar for up-to-date listings of music and other events. You can also keep in touch via Facebook. 2012 is going to be a great year!
Kick It At the Cow: Round 2 – Project Muso
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Carleton’s American Medical Students Association is hosting their annual fundraiser at the Cow this Wednesday! Come down to the Cow on Nov. 16th (the last day of classes, Carls) and support AMSA, your campus music groups, and women’s public health in Mali! 25% of the profits from 9pm to 1am will go to Project Muso: [...]
Contented Cow’s Politics and a Pint 2011-11-13 10:02:49
November 13, 2011 By
Well, it’s the silly season again, and Republican candidates are scrambling all over each other to get their tax simplification plans in place. Governor Rick Perry, for example, proposes a simple 20% flat rate (NYTimes, 5 Nov 2011), which is most assuredly a part of a secret jobs creation program for editorial cartoonists. Cain’s 9-9-9 [...]
The political economy of Elinor Ostrom (2009 Nobel Laureate in Economics)
October 20, 2011 By
The tragedy of the commons refers to the tragedy that befalls resources that are held in commons. Like the overgrazed commons of a British sheep town, since no one feels ownership, no one feels compelled to preserve the commonly held resource. Some of the current examples include water and air quality, which are often viewed [...]
Honky Tonk at The Cow!
October 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Saturday Oct. 15, 2011 4pm – 1am the 16th. Nine local performers bring you classic country and honky tonk music all night long! Scheduled to perform: 4:00 — The Jealous Husbands present The Sons of the Pioneers and Marty Robbins 5:00 — Michael Anderson presents Dwight Yoakam 6:00 — Ray Barnard presents Charlie Rich 7:00 [...]
Contented Cow to be Invaded by Young Norwegian Goats on Saturday, October 8
October 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Norwegian trio Geitungen (The Young Goats) is coming to The Contented Cow! With their capricious and compelling playing, Geitungen takes you back, far out to the poorly lit dance floors of the more festive parts of rural southwestern Norway in Rogaland province. They play the tunes in the rhythmic fashion handed down through the years. [...]
