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Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison in Minnesota? Hologram tours of old stars are the hot new concert trend
Buddy Holly is coming to town with Roy Orbison? Yes, rock 'n' roll holograms are here to stay.
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Courtly dances, spiritual journeys and a rave at Minnesota Dance Theatre
Premieres by emerging choreographers push MDT out of comfort zone.
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Pick Six: Praise for Replacements, Lizzo, Rolling Stones, Bon Iver, more
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
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Prince estate: Trump violated promise not to play 'Purple Rain'
The campaign played the song at the president's Target Center appearance after it promised a year ago to stop playing Prince's music at rallies, the estate said.
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First Avenue to donate $18k in profits from big day opposite Trump rally
The club pledged profits to Planned Parenthood.
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At Minnesota Orchestra, it was piano vs. cellphone
REVIEW: Ultimately, Inon Barnatan emerged victorious in a gripping Brahms concerto.
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Minneapolis song picker Jack Klatt steps out with a swoon-worthy national release
Minneapolis songman Jack Klatt steps out as a stylish, old-school twanger with help from the Cactus Blossoms and Yep Roc Records.
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Twin Cities concerts of the week: Heart/Joan Jett, Sara Bareilles, Charli XCX & Sleater-Kinney
The big gigs for Oct. 11-17, also including the Mavericks, Lucy Dacus, Tegan & Sara and Stiff Little Fingers.
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After Cuba and South Africa, next stop for Minnesota Orchestra is Vietnam
It was invited to perform in Hanoi for the 25th anniversary of restored diplomatic relations. It also will play South Korea for the first time.
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Jazz/hip-hop 'beat scientist' Makaya McCraven brings a world premiere to Minneapolis
Chicago drum master Makaya McCraven premieres an ambitious new work at Walker Art Center next weekend.
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Lizzo 100% that big a deal in triumphant return to Minneapolis
Ex-Minneapolitan hip-hop star returned with a No. 1 song, movie role and even more great expectations.
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How did Lizzo's post-breakout Armory set compare to her Palace gig in May?
The wild, nonstop audience participation may have made the biggest difference in her first of two sold-out shows this time around.
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Trump rally spurs First Ave to donate Thursday profits to Planned Parenthood
Across the street from Target Center, the club's two concerts and its restaurant the Depot Tavern will be impacted by traffic and protests that night.
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Prince haunts Morris Day's new memoir: 'I still hear his voice in my head'
"Purple Rain" co-star and Time leader Morris Day details his long friendship with Prince in a memoir that brings him home to the Twin Cities this week.
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Minnesota Opera's 'Elektra' is a bold re-imagining for the modern age
REVIEW: Minnesota Opera uses digital technology to re-imagine Strauss' work as an opera within a movie.
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