Music
Handel with a difference as Messiah becomes 'El Mesías'
REVIEW: Handel's choral masterpiece melts cultural boundaries in a thrilling bilingual version by Border CrosSing.
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Maplewood renews Myth liquor license with conditions
An attorney for the concert venue called the conditions, including regular meetings with police, unconstitutional.
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Minnesota vocal group's 'Christmas With Cantus' is seriously stunning
REVIEW: "Christmas With Cantus" blends story and song.
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Twin Cities concerts of the week: Holiday shows by Low, Blenders and Sounds of Blackness plus Brother Ali & D4
The big gigs for Dec. 13-19, also including the Joy Formidable, Alexander O'Neal and 311.
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Nice-guy rockers Yam Haus cap off a winning year at First Avenue
Band members grew up together in Hudson, Wis., and still live there, sharing the same big dream.
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The Current's birthday bash at First Ave scales back, taps buzz-worthy new bands
The Jan. 18 party at First Ave is scaled back from prior years' two-night lineups.
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Twin Cities choir finds new meanings in Christmas with a bilingual 'Messiah'
A Twin Cities choir brings new meanings to the Christmas tradition with a bilingual "Messiah."
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Holiday music is a great unifier, says Minnesota-bound Wynton Marsalis
"This may be the only body of music we have nationally that appeals to all the generations," says the jazz great, whose Big Band Holidays tour comes to Orchestra Hall on Friday.
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'Purple Rain' now the second Minnesota-made movie in the National Film Registry
Prince's 1984 semi-autobiographical breakthrough enters with a 2019 class that also includes "Platoon," "Coal Miner's Daughter" and "Boys Don't Cry."
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From merriment to melancholy, SPCO covers varied pieces beautifully
REVIEW: Cello is front and center in several pieces.
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Country star Reba McEntire announces spring concert at Xcel Energy Center
Tickets to see the three-time Grammy winner go on sale Friday.
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Tame Impala heading indoors for July 2020 gig at Xcel Center
The Australian groovers sold out Surly Festival Field this past summer and will finally have a new album to promote next year.
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Minnesota Grammy nominee J.S. Ondara impresses in First Avenue headlining debut
The Kenya native previewed two untitled songs from the second album that he's recording now in Minnesota.
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