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5 interesting twists at Justin Vernon's third annual Eaux Claires music fest
How Justin Vernon & Co. are keeping things interesting for their music fest's third year.
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After all these years, New Kids on the Block still have the right stuff at Xcel
REVIEW: The breakthrough boy-band knows how to be entertainers in a show down one headliner with Paula Abdul's absence.
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Cello superstar Yo-Yo Ma sparkles with Minnesota Orchestra
Review: Yo-Yo Ma and the Minnesota Orchestra exhibited great chemistry in his first Minneapolis performance in 15 years.
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The Weeknd finally facing Twin Cities fans again Sept. 24 at Xcel Center
Canada's "I Can't Feel My Face" hitmaker will hit St. Paul on his Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour after skipping us on other recent tours.
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Entertainment complex near Target Field would include Fillmore music theater
The North Loop complex would be named for the famed rock venue in San Francisco.
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Did Bob Dylan crib his Nobel Prize lecture from SparkNotes?
When he references "Moby Dick," the passages apparently were taken from SparkNotes summary of the book, not the novel itself, a Slate writer asserts.
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Minnesota musicians rally in new song to protest proposed PolyMet mine
Members of Semisonic and Hippo Campus, Lucy Michelle, Jillian Rae and Timothy Frantzich came together ahead of a rally at the State Capitol.
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Home video review: 'Rocktopia' puts on quite a show
Are you ready to rock? Are you ready to roll over Beethoven? "Rocktopia" might be just the ticket.
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See Twin Cities rockers Hippo Campus' new virtual-reality video for 'Western Kids'
Pixar alumnus Najeeb Tarazi put the quartet inside the world of 3D animation in the groundbreaking VR video.
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Liquid Music announces ambitious Justin Vernon, Tu Dance partnership for 2017-18
Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon will write original music for an April dance premiere at St. Paul's Palace Theatre.
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Grammy-winning Christian rocker Chris Tomlin books Xcel for concert
The Texas singer-guitarist has won more than 20 Dove Awards and a Grammy.
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Willie Nelson comes up short on music, big on traffic jam at Treasure Island Casino
REVIEW: Traffic jam, aging legend, short concert mar Treasure Island show.
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Zehetmair leads magnificent SPCO in Beethoven finale
REVIEW: Outgoing artistic partner conducted a blistering yet nuanced Beethoven's Seventh.
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Second time around, NPG hits the right notes in Prince tribute
Former backing band started strong at a weekend-long birthday salute at Fine Line.
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Review: Tool sticks to its dark formula in sold-out Xcel Center show
The stormy metal quartet packed the arena again, despite going 11 years (and counting) between albums.
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