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Meet the entries for First Ave's Best New Bands of 2018 showcase
The old tradition continues with another hot young roster.
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Nine Twin Cities artists primed for greatness in 2019
They're poised to turn more heads with promising new exhibitions and albums, theater productions and concert dates, poems and comedy sets.
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Hitmaker Nick Lowe's aim is true in solo show at the Dakota
REVIEW: He crooned songs associated with Elvis Costello and Dionne Warwick as well as his own standards-worthy ballads in Minneapolis.
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Smooth-groove oldies station Love 105 returns to Twin Cities airwaves
The station's former format from five years ago was brought back after the holidays, ending its run as a classic hip-hop outlet.
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Duluth songwriter Rachael Kilgour is folk music's Next Big Thing
Rachael Kilgour isn't hard to find. Just follow the sound of sobbing.
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5 Minnesota artists who made the scene in 2018
Runners-up in our Artist of the Year included Dessa and Low.
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Dan Aykroyd talks about his favorite Minnesotans, 'SNL' and why he's still singing the blues
Dan Aykroyd continues to sing the blues — and that's just the way he likes it.
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Want to ring in the new year with live music? Your Twin Cities guide
Here's where you can hear Davina & the Vagabonds, Lamont Cranston and other Twin Cities acts.
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13 Minnesota arts and entertainment events we can't wait to see in 2019
Star Tribune critics and editors anticipate most promising art and entertainment.
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Pick Six: Praise for Allen Stone, Bruce Springsteen, Jamecia Bennett, more
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
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How Minneapolis' Snowta dance fest became hot enough to book Skrillex and Marshmello
Winter has strangely become a selling point for Minnesota's booming dance music fest. With Skrillex and Marshmello headlining, it's become the biggest NYE party around.
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For 20 years, Black Dog Cafe 'weathered the changes' of St. Paul's Lowertown
The Lowertown cafe marks 20 years as an artist magnet, jazz venue and unlikely survivor.
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Jon Bream's top 10's: Women ruled the world of pop music in 2018
Our critic's year-end picks for best albums and concerts of the year.
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Pick Six: Praise for Replacements tribute, 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' Brandi Carlile, more
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
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Riemenschneider's top 10's: David Byrne headed up Twin Cities concerts in 2018
Our critic's year-end picks for best albums and concerts of the year.
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- Rock trailblazer Heart reunites for a world tour and a new song
- Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, 'The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology'
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- Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80
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- John Adams' Nativity oratorio 'El Nino' gets colorful staging at the Met
- Protests, heightened terror threat mean tight security at Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden
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