Music
January 21, 2017
Trailblazing conductor Roderick Cox nails his first big Minnesota Orchestra concert

Trailblazing conductor Roderick Cox nails his first big Minnesota Orchestra concert

The young Minnesota Orchestra conductor impressed with his subscription concert debut.
Music
January 21, 2017
Bruce Springsteen

Pick Six: Praise for Bruce Channel, McCrary Sisters, Marc Broussard, Bruce Springsteen, Patti LaBelle, Sherwin Linton

Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
Movies
January 21, 2017
Emily Blunt plays Rachel Watson in the film "The Girl on the Train." (DreamWorks Pictures) ORG XMIT: 1190930

Home video review: 'Girl on the Train' goes nowhere

Variety
January 21, 2017
Somi

Best of the week: Somi, Minnesota Orchestra saluting Neville Marriner, Dweezil Zappa, Twinsfest, the Current's birthday party, more

Variety
January 21, 2017
Somi

Best of the week: Somi, Minnesota Orchestra saluting Neville Marriner, Dweezil Zappa, Twinsfest, the Current's birthday party, more

Music
January 21, 2017
Eric Church performed at Target center on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Review: Eric Church shows who's the Boss at Target Center

The country star evoked Bruce Springsteen, taking a page from his marathon concerts.
Variety
January 20, 2017

Top picks at the Great Northern winter festival: Surly's Kraftskivan and ice walls at Barbette

Celebrities
January 20, 2017

C.J.: Smooth jazz's Jeff Lorber is cool about borrowing by Ashanti and Ja Rule

TV & Media
January 20, 2017
(L to R) Nia Long and Idina Menzel star in "Beaches", premiering Saturday, January 21st,2017 on Lifetime. Photo by ©2016 A&E Television Networks,

Idina Menzel and Nia Long stay in safe waters in Lifetime's remake of 'Beaches'

Idina Menzel and Nia Long stay in safe waters for a TV remake of "Beaches."
Eat & Drink
January 20, 2017
A look at some of the top-Instagrammed restaurants in the Twin Cities.

The 9 most-instagrammed restaurants in the Twin Cities right now

You're sure to see people buried in their phones, snapping photos at these hot spots.
Variety
January 20, 2017
Lakeisha Lee, Kaitlin Berg, Shirley Hu and Brendon Liner.

Scene + Heard: YPro: Discovered Gala

January 20, 2017
Blueprint of the Foshay Tower.

The forgotten architects behind the Foshay and other iconic Mpls. buildings

Magney and Tusler was founded 100 years ago, and its buildings define Minneapolis: the old MacPhail, Calhoun Beach Club, the Minneapolis Woman's Club and many more.
TV & Media
January 20, 2017
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Nurse Anne Hastings (Tara Summers) and Dr. Byron Hale (Norbert Leo Butz) in "Mercy Street."

TV picks for Jan. 21: 'Titanic: The New Evidence,' Aziz Ansari on 'SNL,' 'Mercy Street'

Variety
January 20, 2017
Full blooming Dogwood Tree.

DIY terrariums, discount trees, garden seminars and more

Variety
January 20, 2017

DIY do's and don'ts from 'Rescue Renovation' contractor, coming to Minneapolis Home Show

TV's "Rescue Renovation" contractor will be at this week's Home + Remodeling Show to reveal what she's learned the hard way.
Books
January 20, 2017
Rockwell Kent's illustrated edition of Moby-Dick

Big fat books to help winter go fast

Variety
January 20, 2017
Steam rises from a pot of Italian Fish Soup as it cooks on a stove. (Johnny Crawford/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT) ORG XMIT: 1132166

Tell elderly mom that her cooking is making family ill?

A proud 80-something mother loves to cook for her family, but she's likely not paying as much attention as she once did to basic food safety.
TV & Media
January 20, 2017
Grado’s Reference Platinum 2 cartridge.

Does high-end turntable really need a cartridge upgrade?

Music
January 20, 2017
Jon Wayne & the Pain celebrates its fourth record this weekend.

Local music notes: Jon Wayne & the Pain celebrates feel-good album

The reggae-tinged rockers' First Avenue gig Saturday is next door to another release party by Tyte Jeff.
Music
January 20, 2017
An early photo from the Weisman Art Museum.

New Bob Dylan musical takes place in Duluth during Great Depression, will premiere in London

The musical "Girl From the North Country" will premiere in London this summer.

Variety

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