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Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson dishes on memoir, Mpls. 'Pet Sounds' concert

Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson dishes on memoir, Mpls. 'Pet Sounds' concert

Troubled Beach Boys genius returns with a new book and a re-creation of "Pet Sounds."
Cirque du Soleil's 'Toruk' fails to take flight at Target Center
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Cirque du Soleil's 'Toruk' fails to take flight at Target Center

September 29
REVIEW: Cirque du Soleil's retelling of "Avatar" lands like a dud at Target Center. There's a lot of eye candy, but ultimately the production fails to soar.
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Children's Theatre's epic 'Last Firefly' literally was born in the playwright's belly
Stage & Arts

Children's Theatre's epic 'Last Firefly' literally was born in the playwright's belly

September 29
When playwright Naomi Iizuka was pregnant, she spoke constantly to the boy kicking and growing inside her, telling him stories that drew on her Japanese and Latina heritage. A decade later, she has shaped some of those tales into an 80-minute epic.
In 'A Man Called Ove,' gruff Swede sets gold standard in curmudgery
Movies

In 'A Man Called Ove,' gruff Swede sets gold standard in curmudgery 

September 29
REVIEW: The Swedish film infuses the story of a lonely codger with freewheeling comic verve and quirky wisdom.
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KFAN host, singer Chris Hawkey among 20 who contracted Legionnaire's

September 29
Ailment knocked Chris Hawkey off the job for nearly a week.
Bon Iver re-emerges with an album that feels like an awkward embrace
Music

Bon Iver re-emerges with an album that feels like an awkward embrace

September 29
In the five years between his last album and this one — his slipperiest and least tactile effort — Justin Vernon has remade his own mythology.
Iceland's Sigur Ros delivers trippy, grand illusion at sold-out Orpheum
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Iceland's Sigur Ros delivers trippy, grand illusion at sold-out Orpheum

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The two-hour concert was mesmerizing visually and musically.
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There's a lot that's peculiar about this fantasy 

September 29
REVIEW: Tim Burton's macabre flair is perfectly suited to this adaptation of "Miss Peregrine."
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Disaster thriller starts with a bang 

September 29
REVIEW: The story of the disaster, based on a New York Times article, has been massaged into Hollywood-style heroics.
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Best concerts of the week: Terence Blanchard at the Ordway, more

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01:28Los Angeles police say two men were arrested on suspicion of criminal trespassing, after allegedly rushing the stage at 'Dancing with the Stars' in Los Angeles on Monday night. Disgraced Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte had just performed.

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