Music
September 16, 2016
Robert Randolph

Best concerts of the week: Belly at First Avenue, Robert Randolph plays the Cabooze

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September 16, 2016
Stevie Wonder, left, and Tori Kelly, shown during a Prince tribute at the BET Awards in June, are among those performing at the Oct. 13 show in St. Pa

Prince tribute show is set for Oct. 13, but at Xcel Center

Among those scheduled to perform in St. Paul: Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Christina Aguilera, John Mayer and Tori Kelly.
Music
September 16, 2016
"They Don't KNow" by Jason Aldean

New album reviews: Aldean favors rock and country, Clipping offers sci-fi concept opus

Music
September 16, 2016
Robert Randolph

Music spotlights: Robert Randolph, Belly

Music
September 15, 2016
Jon Bon Jovi performed Thursday at Target Center as a part of Target's employee meeting.

Gwen Stefani, Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks perform at Target meeting

Gwen Stefani, Bon Jovi, and Garth Brooks performed at Target meeting
Music
September 15, 2016
In this Aug. 5, 2016 file photo, Blake Shelton performs on NBC's "Today" show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York.

Set to fill Xcel Center (twice) – why Blake Shelton is country music's biggest star

Blake Shelton is the biggest thing in country music right now. And it's not just because he's 6 feet 5. Here are 13 reasons why he has become so gosh darn popular.
Music
September 15, 2016

Who are country music's most famous married (and divorced) couples?

Music
September 15, 2016
'Mogadishu, Minnesota' HBO series stokes hopes and fears in Minneapolis

'Mogadishu, Minnesota' HBO series stokes hopes and fears in Minneapolis

Heated debate over a TV pilot for the series reached a boiling point at the West Bank Block Party, when a protest ended with arrests and police pepper-spraying the crowd.
Music
September 14, 2016
Nashville outsider Eric Church during the second song of his sold out concert at Target Center on Sept. 16, 2014.

Eric Church's Mpls. concert announcement targets ticket scalping

Fans of country singer Eric Church, you've been warned: Buy his Target Center concert tickets on the "secondary market," and you may well be left out in the cold. In January. In Minnesota.
Music
September 14, 2016
Prince

Judge rules against 'blanket' media access to Prince estate case

Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide will decide whether hearings can be recorded on a case-by-case basis.
Music
September 14, 2016
Mill City Nights music club in downtown Minneapolis to close on Nov. 30

Mill City Nights music club in downtown Minneapolis to close on Nov. 30

After a four-year run, the downtown Minneapolis club is closing after fall shows by Hatebreed, Sum 41 and Kelsea Ballerini.
Music
September 14, 2016
Prince performed at the Billboard Music Awards in May 2013.

No contract, no official info for Prince tribute show at stadium

The concert announced for U.S. Bank Stadium is only a month away, but it remains a mystery, frustrating fans around the world.
Music
September 11, 2016
Patricia Kopatchinskaja rehearsing with the SPCO.

Totally taken by the music, Kopatchinskaja plays Prokofiev with SPCO

The SPCO's season opener at the Ordway was electric, setting the tone for its 5-city European tour.
Music
September 11, 2016

SPCO plays Schubert; Rose Ensemble explores Jerusalem's music traditions

Music
September 10, 2016
Prince

Would-be heirs raise constitutional challenge over Prince estate

Attorneys say court-approved procedure for establishing heirship violates equal protection clauses of Minnesota and U.S. constitutions
Music
September 10, 2016

Pick Six: Praise for Marty Stuart, Lauryn Hill, Questlove on Pandora, more

Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
Music
September 9, 2016

Paul McCartney, Beyoncé, Lauryn Hill: Who covered Prince for Minnesota concerts?

Lots of visiting musicians have paid tribute to Prince by covering his songs. Here's a rundown of some of them.
Music
September 9, 2016

Ticket alert: The Blenders, Stevie Nicks, Cole Swindell, Quiet Riot and more

Music
September 8, 2016
Legendary folk artist Bob Dylan's first permanent public work of art will be featured at MGM National Harbor when it opens later this year.

Bob Dylan picks up welder's torch for his public artwork

The son of the Iron Range uses that very metal for his creation.
Music
September 8, 2016
Bob Mould rehearsing with his band Sunday afternoon in the 7th St. Entry. ] JEFF WHEELER • jeff.wheeler@startribune.com Bob Mould s

Bob Mould and more at Summit Backyard Bash

St. Paul's pioneering craft brewer tapped a local punk pioneer, Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü fame, to head up its 30th anniversary celebration.

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