Rob Thomas in concert earler this year (provided by Associated Press)

By Randy Salas

Before a large crowd at Xcel Energy Center Sunday night, Rob Thomas performed an unreleased song called "Sunday Morning New York Blue," a cool acoustic number that he described as a favorite but that didn't make the cut for his new album.

Afterward, he said something to the effect of: "Thank you, Twin Cities. Because without the Twin Cities, there wouldn't be Minneapolis. And without Minneapolis, there wouldn't be the Jayhawks. And without the Jayhawks, there wouldn't have been [the inspiration for] that song. ... I don't know what you do here, must be something in the water."

Here's a link to a previous performance of the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNWtwj3DuIY