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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.

Recent content from Jon Bream

Pop music spotlight: Blind Boys of Alabama

BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA Monday-Tuesday: For their 2003 Christmas album, "Go Tell It on the Mountain," the Blind Boys of Alabama...

Updated: December 08, 2012, - 01:55 PM

Orchestra, Okee Dokee Brothers get Grammy nominations

The two Minnesota musical acts -- one internationally known, the other little known -- received Grammy nominations Wednesday.

Updated: December 06, 2012, - 06:37 AM

Jingle Ball delivers gifts good, bad

Review: Jon Bream rates the performers at the annual holiday concert at the X as holiday “presents” — open me first, stocking stocker, regift or lump of coal.

Updated: December 05, 2012, - 05:54 AM

Pop/rock spotlight: KDWB Jingle Ball

This year's Jingle Ball is heavy on pop and light on hip-hop and R&B. Korean pop star PSY is the big coup.

Updated: December 01, 2012, - 03:28 PM

Still the boss: He proves it all night

You can have Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps. And Adrian Peterson and LeBron James. I'll cast my vote for world's greatest athlete for Bruce Springsteen.

Updated: November 12, 2012, - 08:32 AM

Backing the Boss

Bruce Springsteen guitarist Steven Van Zandt on his many ventures.

Updated: November 11, 2012, - 04:01 PM

Bettye LaVette: Words and music from a soul survivor

In a painful, celebrity-filled memoir, rebounding R&B singer Bettye LaVette tells it like it was.

Updated: November 10, 2012, - 03:51 PM

Holiday pop spotlight: Tim Sparks

Dec. 12: How exceptional is Minnesota guitarist Tim Sparks? Put it this way: When Leo Kottke, Minnesota's most famous guitarist,...

Updated: November 10, 2012, - 02:09 PM

What's going on under Van Zandt's bandanna?

The ever-busy E Street guitarist talks about "The Sopranos," the Rascals and the Boss, of course.

Updated: November 09, 2012, - 09:11 AM

A weekend full of Madonna moments

After making Twin Cities fans wait 25 years, did the Queen of Pop justify our love? Mostly yes, but the show had highs and lows.

Updated: November 05, 2012, - 11:38 AM

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