30 essential Black musicians who defined Minnesota's sound
The groundbreaking acts who became Minnesota's ambassadors to the rest of the world, or reshaped things here at home.
Cedar Commissions music series pulled 'in a lot of different directions' in 10th year
Six emerging artists will debut new music and stories online via the Cedar Cultural Center.
Live music in Minnesota gets a lift at Lutsen ski resort in March
Alan Sparhawk, Dave Simonett, New Standards and more will play the Wednesday night mountainside series with limited capacity.
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6 cool things in music this week include FKA Twigs, Jovonta Patton, Aretha Franklin and Malaco Records
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.Menia Buckner of Minneapolis:1 Jovonta Patton, "Patton University." I'm looking forward to…
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Last week's top Billboard hits
POP/SINGLES Last week1. Drivers License, Olivia Rodrigo12. 34+35, Ariana Grande63. Calling My Phone, Lil Tjay-4. Blinding Lights, The Weeknd35. Up, Cardi B26. Save Your Tears,…
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New music reviews: Shepp, Moran revisit spirituals, jazz standards
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Live and virtual entertainment best bets: Johnny Cash tribute, hip-hop dance, the Current's Sounds Like Home fest, Badi Assad
Johnny Cash Birthday TributeFriday: A longtime friend and devoted fan of the Man in Black, Minnesota's own deep-voiced country music legend Sherwin Linton — marking…
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Peter Ostroushko, virtuoso musician who played with Bob Dylan, Minnesota Orchestra, dies
The Minnesota fiddler/mandolinist suffered a stroke in 2018, derailing his long and celebrated career.
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Minnesota's last big arena concert was one year ago today
The loud Xcel Energy Center concert happened to be one that felt like something from 40 years ago.
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Students serenade retiring Minnesota professor: 'He helped build a university'
A half-century of students paid a virtual pandemic homage while nearly 100 former faculty and students watched via computer.
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Small-scale performance of Bach was balanced and beautiful
REVIEW: Intimate season finale from Bach Society moved from soulful to stirring.
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Minnesota-to-Texas expat Luke Jacobs roasts Ted Cruz in new song 'Cancun'
The former Romantica guitarist created the tune and video in Austin over the icy weekend.
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6 cool things in music this week include Andra Day, Rick Ross, Peter Gabriel and the Coltrane Church
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.Robin James of St. Paul:1 Brianna Thomas, "Everybody Knows." This album is…
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Last week's top Billboard hits
POP/SINGLES Last week1. Drivers License, Olivia Rodrigo12. Up, Cardi B-3. Blinding Lights, The Weeknd34. Save Your Tears, The Weeknd85. Mood, 24kGoldn26. 34+35, Ariana Grande47. Go…
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Native culture and desert air shaped Pines singer David Huckfelt's new album
David Huckfelt enlisted Keith Secola and other Indigenous friends for his desert sessions.
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Entertainment best bets: A tribute to Dr. Dre, virtual Ordway concerts, singer Robert Robinson, Minnesota Opera
Dre DayFriday: A funky Twin Cities tradition that dates to 2002 and the heyday of the Triple Rock, this tribute to hip-hop's most legendary producer…
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New music review: Boy band CNCO covers the right stuff for Latin/pop crossover
latinCNCO, "Deja Vu" (Sony Latin)In 2015, British record executive and reality TV tycoon Simon Cowell had a novel idea. After assembling the beloved English-Irish boy…
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Jerold 'Jerry' Raskin, 'Needle Doctor' to world's vinyl enthusiasts, dies at 62
Vinyl has long been the chosen medium for music lovers drawn to its warm sound, and throughout its rise and fall and rise again, they…
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Second First Ave benefit set includes Low, Babes, Nur-D, Slim Dunlap
The First Love Project's "2.0" album is part of a Bandcamp subscription service to help the club.
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This MPR boss sets the soundtrack for nearly 3 million classical music lovers
How can classical music speak to this moment? That's the challenge for MPR's Joe Goetz.
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Chris Weber, 'unsung hero' of Dylan's 'Blood on the Tracks' and former owner of the Podium, dies at 73
Musician Kevin Odegard's mission was to find a small acoustic guitar — one like the kind Joan Baez played — for an unnamed player who…
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6 cool things in music this week include Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele, Mary Wilson, Stokley and Jason Isbell
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.Sheletta Brundidge, CEO of ShelettaMakes MeLaugh.com:1 Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele, the Dakota…
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At midlife, self-schooled Twin Cities singer comes 'Out of the Dark' with a triumphant album
Joyann Parker triumphs with a liberating, proudly eclectic album.
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