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For Blake Shelton's first Xcel show, BS + GS = Big Success
REVIEW: His love interest, pop star Gwen Stefani, provided a sweet bonus on the first of his two nights performing this weekend in St. Paul.
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Pick Six: Praise for Har Mar Superstar, Andre Cymone, Dwight Yoakam, more
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
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New work is risky business for Twin Cities arts groups
Reruns are big on local stages, too. (Shakespeare again? Not more Beethoven!) Audiences can turn a cold shoulder to untested work, but sometimes the risk is its own reward.
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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.
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Gwen Stefani, Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks perform at Target meeting
Gwen Stefani, Bon Jovi, and Garth Brooks performed at Target meeting
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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