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Jon Bream

Reporter | Pop Music

Phone: 612-673-1719

Since he began covering popular music for the Star Tribune in 1974, Jon Bream has attended more than 6,000 concerts and interviewed the King of Pop, the Queen of Soul and Prince as well as Bob Dylan, U2, three Beatles, four Rolling Stones and all of Maroon 5. He has performed with Alice Cooper, jogged with Willie Nelson and has Taylor Swift on his speed dial. He has written books on Prince, Led Zeppelin and Neil Diamond. But Jon has yet to satisfy a request of many Star Tribune readers: that he take a music-appreciation class.

At Block Party: Train is the name of the game

For the first time ever, the benefit concert for the Basilica of St. Mary sold out its VIP tickets in advance. There's a one-word explanation.

Updated: July 07, 2012, - 12:25 AM

Tim McGraw: Put me in, coach

The baseball-loving country superstar will play center field Sunday with Kenny Chesney.

Updated: July 05, 2012, - 05:03 PM

Pop music spotlight: Basilica Block Party

18th annual fundraiser is this weekend.

Updated: July 02, 2012, - 02:13 PM

Kenny Chesney is country's top hat

Country music's biggest ticket-seller will try on a Twins cap for the first time in Minnesota.

Updated: July 01, 2012, - 08:47 AM

Pick six

A half-doaen cool things in music, from two points of view:

Updated: June 30, 2012, - 05:14 PM

TV picks for June 27

The guests for "The Talk" (1 p.m., Ch. 4) were not announced in advance but word is that WCCO-TV anchor Amelia Santaniello is a guest host, sitting in for Julie Chen. One time we heard Santaniello interview a celeb and she asked: "Why are you called the Smashing Pumpkins?"

Updated: June 26, 2012, - 04:37 PM

Taking it to the River

REVIEW Harriet Island was a fine site for a world-class music festival. But future River's Edge fests need to up the ante on talent.

Updated: June 25, 2012, - 06:08 AM

River's Edge debut delightful

Tool, Dave Matthews and "silent disco" are among the festival's attractions.

Updated: June 24, 2012, - 10:38 AM

St. Paul shoots for some music-fest fame

Four stages. Big-name bands. The world's largest music promoter has big plans for an annual Harriet Island festival.

Updated: June 22, 2012, - 01:04 PM

Semisonic, Jayhawks and others set for all-local state-fair show

Garrison Keillor will be off on "A Prairie Home Companion" cruise in August so the Minnesota State Fair is filling his traditional grandstand slot with a program of all-Minnesota music. Also appearing will be hip-hop darling Dessa and pop tunesmith Jeremy Messersmith.

Updated: June 20, 2012, - 12:55 PM