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Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra welcome music lovers back to Orchestra Hall
REVIEW: Osmo Vänskä and his musicians offered classical comfort food to a limited audience.
Gary Hines celebrates 50 years of musical activism with Minnesota's Sounds of Blackness
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Director Gary Hines has built the group from a student choir at St. Paul's Macalester College to three-time Grammy winners.
Twin Cities piano prince Steven C launches a 100-song 'yacht rock' collection
Prolific Twin Cities piano man Steven C hits a nautical note in a "yacht rock" set for Time Life.
Chris Thile returns to playing – and listening
Pandemic forced the high-energy musician and radio host to slow down.
6 cool things in music this week include Greta Van Fleet, Prince, Rostam and diversity of the CMT Awards
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.Jordan Alamat, 93X host:1 Fruitpunchloverboy, "Silk." Check out this song and you'll…
Last week's top Billboard hits
POP/SINGLES Last week1. Butter, BTS12. Good 4 U, Olivia Rodrigo23. Levitating, Dua Lipa44. Leave the Door Open, Silk Sonic55. Save Your Tears, The Weeknd76. Peaches,…
SPCO gets collaborative, brainstorming a mix of new and old for 2021-22 season
Players joined in Zoom sessions that brought "more women composers, a lot more composers of color."
New music reviews: '90s hero Liz Phair returns witty and wise with 'Soberish'
POP/ROCKLiz Phair, "Soberish" (Chrysalis)The '90s alt-rock hero's first studio LP in more than a decade is all about finding the manageable (if sometimes awkward) sweet…
Prince and Replacements LPs top our 10 picks for Saturday's Record Store Day
The music-nerd holiday is split into two installments this year, including a July 17 date.
Cancer takes singer/songwriter Jessa Roquet, 42, before Lowertown show
Her first album as Gambler's Daughter arrived just a month before her cancer diagnosis.
Lady Midnight on Lowertown Sounds series kickoff: 'I just wanna dance'
She's got a bounce in her step as she kicks off Lowertown Sounds.
Minnesota Opera brings back 'Carmen,' with former star as director
Bizet will cap the 2021-22 season, split between in-person and online shows.
Patti Smith and Semisonic each announce first post-quarantine gigs in Minneapolis
Smith will perform outside Surly Brewing on Aug. 7 courtesy of First Ave, which will also host the hometown heroes' main-room return Sept. 9-10.
Alabama draws 8,000 music-starved Minnesotans in first big concert since pandemic
Alabama and 8,000 music-starved Minnesotans partied at Mystic Lake amphitheater.
Master musicians present a Schubert serenade for sparrows, ducks and 125 Minnesota music lovers
REVIEW: Chamber music masters Wu Han and David Finckel launch a sold-out concert series with an exhilarating evening outdoors.
6 cool things in music this week include Billie Eilish, Kelly Clarkson, Rodney Crowell and bands before St. Paul Saints games
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.Genie Castro of Hudson, Wis.:1 Kinda Fonda Wanda, Palmer's Bar. Holy cats,…
Last week's top Billboard hits
POP/SINGLES Last week1. Butter, BTS-2. Good 4 U, Olivia Rodrigo-3. Deja Vu, Olivia Rodrigo214. Levitating, Dua Lipa35. Leave the Door Open, Silk Sonic46. Peaches, Justin…
A challenge and Curtis Mayfield inspired Prince's new single 'Born 2 Die'
The posthumous tune is the second single to be released from 'Welcome 2 America,' due on July 30.
Twin Cities band Kiss the Tiger is unafraid to mix politics and rock 'n' roll
As a shattered music scene picks up the pieces, Kiss the Tiger kicks into high gear.
New music reviews: Treats from the late Tony Joe White and Nigerian guitarist Mdou Moctar
POP/ROCKTony Joe White, "Smoke From the Chimney" (Easy Eye)"Polk Salad Annie" by Elvis Presley, "Rainy Night in Georgia" by Brook Benton, "Steamy Windows" by Tina…