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Pick Six: Praise for Kanye West, Lizzo, the Mavericks, Nick Lowe, others
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
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Is Garrison Keillor's replacement ready? We'll find out later Saturday
It's not just another week in Lake Wobegon, as Chris Thile gets ready to slip into a legend's shoes Saturday.
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Paying tribute: Why these 3 Minnesota singers love Joni Mitchell
Vocalists will perform in tribute concert Sunday in St. Paul.
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At 93, conductor Skrowaczewski remains a Minn. Orchestra powerhouse
Will "Stan" Skrowaczewski's Minnesota Orchestra concerts this weekend be his last? Not if he has breath left in his body.
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Sia's dancers steal the show in daring Target Center concert
REVIEW: The pop star let her dancers do the talking in daring yet distant arena show.
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Prince tribute concert at Xcel shows why the legend is missed
REVIEW: There was spirit, warmth and love in the arena. But seeing a parade of more than 15 acts interpreting Prince songs was either too much or too little.
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Morris Day & the Time make up for lost time in late-night First Ave set
Prince's "Purple Rain" co-stars had not performed at the club in 20 years and only played for 10 minutes at the Xcel Center.
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Minnesota poets praise Bob Dylan's Nobel nod
Local poets and literary leaders laud Bob Dylan's Nobel nod, which embraces "poetry's ancient roots."
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Prince fans relish chance for 'closure' at tribute concert
Everyone who converged Thursday night on the St. Paul arena for the long-awaited, hastily produced tribute concert said they needed it.
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Minnesota celebrates Bob Dylan winning 2016 Nobel Prize in literature
Still an occasional Minnesota resident at his farm property in western Hennepin County, the 75-year-old music icon was given the award for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."
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Is Bob Dylan Nobel Prize-worthy? Yes, and his words still deliver a sting
The Minnesota native reinvented songwriting for popular music.
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Newcomer Jay Smart wisely covers Haley Bonar's 'Kismet Kill'
Remaking Haley Bonar was an unusual beacon for Jay Smart's rare talent.
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10 most poetic Bob Dylan songs
Literary scholars are already deriding Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize. Here are 10 songs to prove them wrong.
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Best concerts of the week: Phantogram at First Avenue, Ja Rule and more for the Zombie Pub Crawl
Your guide to the Twin Cities' must-see shows this week.
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Pink Floyd's Roger Waters will rock Xcel Energy Center on July 26
The performance promises throwbacks to classic Pink Floyd as well as new solo songs.
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Gov. Mark Dayton declares "Prince Tribute Day"
Gov. Mark Dayton has declared Thursday, Oct. 13, to be "Prince Tribute Day" in honor of Prince Rogers Nelson, who died April 21 of this year.
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How tonight's all-star Prince tribute was saved
The official Prince tribute tonight in St. Paul sounds like a typical Prince production: Grand ideas, false starts, last-minute shakeups and a big-buck gamble that it'll be something special.
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