Talk about a yin-and-yang night. Or yin-and-yuck might be better. In one corner of Minneapolis last Wednesday, we had young Los Angeles hip-hop crew the Odd Future at First Avenue, the most notorious group in pop music right now, and about as machismo and cavemanny as any group since 2 Live Crew. Across the river at the Turf Club in St. Paul, there was another L.A.-based act, the Dum Dum Girls, a band of four women playing smart, guitar-driven pop-punk who (unlike Odd Future) didn't call audience members bitches between every song or make fun of my mom.

Here's a sampling of some of the between-song banter from Odd Future, led by rapper and producer Tyler, the Creator (who proved a dudly personality on stage): 1) "My cock hurts." 2) "Who wants some water? Then throw that pussy on stage." 3) "I won't smoke any of that shit weed. But I'll smoke your bitch, though." 4) To a specific audience member: "I hate this nigga right here. What's your name? I fucking hate you, Melvin." 5) To the whole crowd: "Everybody put your hands up. ... If your hands are up, you like dick!"

You get the picture. Where punk and metal and even rap/rock groups point their fingers at mom and dad or politicians or conservative society or The Man, the Odd Future seems to be telling fans to point all their aggression at girls or each other. No surprise that mosh pits broke out repeatedly in the set, especially during the strobe-lit "B***, Suck D**k" -- yep, that's the title -- and in the show closer "Radicals," wherein the crowd chanted "Kill people, burn shit, fuck school." It really doesn't get any dumber than this.

Dressed all in black with bangs over their heavily eyelinered eyes and low stage lights, the Dum Dum Girls kept a sort of Ramones-ian mystique and pace as they tore through about 15 songs in just over an hour. Their infectious new single, "Bedroom Eyes," came early in the set, while the slow, melodic swayer "Hold Your Hand" and the girl-group-poppy "Tears on My Pillow" were highlights later on. The band sounded a bit shaky and unseasoned compared with the polished sheen of the new Sub Pop album, "Only in Dreams." However, you don't get to hear the Smiths cover "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" on the record, which pushed the show into magical terrain.

It wasn't exactly Radiohead taking over Lower Manhattan, or even Jeff Magnum. But the dwindling crowd of peaceful protesters and a few Twitter-attuned music fans still got to see a little something special last Thursday afternoon when members of Portland's Portugal. The Man played a short acoustic set at the OccupyMN site in downtown Minneapolis.

PTM band leader John Gourley and guitarist Noah Gersh walked over with guitars in hand from First Avenue, where they had a headlining set Thursday night. They parked themselves on a stone bench and strummed out three songs with obvious thematic ties to the Occupy Wall Street cause: "So American," "Got It All" and "People Say."

"We just wanted to come down here and say thank you for getting together and for doing what you're doing," Gourley said to the small crowd.

It's a total tap takeover at the Muddy Pig. The fourth annual Belgian Beer Festival started Tuesday at the St. Paul beer bar. The neighborhood pub is already known for its love of Belgian beers. But for four days, all tap lines (49!) are dedicated to the strong, complex (and somewhat esoteric) brews from Belgium (and Belgian styles from the U.S. and elsewhere). More than 85 beers will be cycled through the bar's extensive tap system, with some beers previously unavailable on draft in this market. You can buy the beers in flights of three 5-ounce pours. Ever had a De Ranke Guldenberg Triple? A Bourgogne Des Flandres Brune? An Ellezelloise Quintine Blonde? Us, neither. The Pig will have these and many more flowing throughout the week. (11:30 a.m.-1 a.m. Thu. and 11:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat.)

It's a busy week for the Muddy Pig owners. They opened their second pub near the corner of 50th and France last Friday. The Pig & Fiddle leans a little heavier on the Belgian food, with about 30 taps dedicated to craft brews.

As was more or less promised after last year's blissful blowout on the 25th anniversary of "Tim," First Avenue is planning yet another Replacements tribute the day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 25. This one promises to be extra messy and fun: It will mark the 30th anniversary of the band's debut album, "Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash."

Thus, guitar tuners will probably be in short supply and throat lozenges in high demand when the house band with Terry Eason and members of the Melismatics and Heiruspecs play the record in its entirety with different guest singers. The show will also feature the usual individual sets with groups playing songs from throughout the 'Mats canon, including the 4onthefloor, Red Pens, BNLX, Night Moves, Black Church Service and Story of the Sea.

The 4onthefloor frontman Gabe Douglas was already excited about the show despite the fact that Red Pens already claimed two of the songs his band wanted to do. They're still weighing their options, he said, but rightfully admitted, " 'Hootenanny' is a pretty obvious choice for 4onthefloor." This will be the third annual 'Mats marathon at the club, following the "Let It Be" tribute in 2009.

Anyone interested in small-scale farming and the movement's influence on the way we eat, cook and dine out needs to see "Dirty Work," a fascinating and lovingly produced documentary by director Deb Wallwork from Minneapolis-based Redeye Video. The aptly named film follows a year in the life of farmers Don Roberts and Joni Cash at their western Wisconsin CSA operation, and the attendant spiritual joys and financial pitfalls of running an organic vegetable farm. Roberts' son Alex, chef/owner of Restaurant Alma in Minneapolis, makes a cameo appearance. Catch a free screening at the University of Minnesota, followed by a panel discussion with Wallwork and some of the farmers who appeared in the film. The event is a part of the U of M's Food Day, an initiative to promote healthy, sustainable food. (7 p.m. Mon. Free. Science Teaching & Student Services Building, Room 230, 222 SE. Pleasant St., Mpls.)

How many times has a Minneapolis crowd heard a band tell it to act crazier than Chicago's audience did a night earlier? When Anthrax played that game this past Sunday night at an ultra-packed First Avenue show, though, it was well-timed to the trouncing the Vikings took from the Bears at Soldier Field. Introducing the 1987 mosh-pit-firing hit "Indians," guitarist/bandleader Scott Ian said, "Our singer is one of the biggest Vikings fans" (not a lie; Joey Belladonna's website lists a pre-game singing gig at the Metrodome as a career highlight). "You guys might've lost to Chicago tonight, but you can beat Chicago by having a bigger war dance than we had in Chicago last night." Too bad the Vikes didn't play with as much physicality as Anthrax fans showed.

The first-floor space at the Mall of America that was most recently home to Wolfgang Puck Express has a new tenant. It's a branch of Pardon My French, and it features the same salads, sandwiches, quiches and elaborate pastries that are on the menu at the cafe/bakery's original location in Eagan. The mall's other upcoming food-and-drink tenants include two new-to-Minnesota chains. Fast-growing Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill (parent company Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group operates 36 restaurants in 12 states) dabbles in Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai and Japanese flavors. The full-service restaurant and bar also boasts a design-your-own stir-fry option. Opening date is Nov. 21, just in time for Black Friday shopping madness. Also on the horizon is Dick's Last Resort, a casual, all-American bar-restaurant.