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Joss Stone, Mos Def book separate October shows in Twin Cities

He returns to the Guthrie Oct. 1 and she sings Oct. 4 at St. Kate's.

By Jon Bream

August 21, 2012 at 11:49PM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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She sings with Mick Jagger's SuperHeavy, has a heavyweight reputation and a Grammy and two Brit Awards to support it. But Joss Stone's career has never really taken off as expected in the States.

Still, the 25-year-old soul siren is doing another small venue U.S. tour, including an Oct. 4 show at the O'Shaughnessy at St. Kate's U in St. Paul. It's part of the Women of Substance Series at the college and Stone's tour to support her "Soul Sessions Vol. 2," featuring covers of the Chi-Lites, Dells and Linda Lewis. Tickets, priced at $52 and $55, will go on sale Friday.

Speaking of heavyweights, rapper/actor Mos Def, now known as Yasiin Bey, will return to the Guthrie on Oct. 1 for a concert. Tickets, priced at $46 and $48, will go on sale Friday.

Coming to the Cedar are slide guitar ace Sonny Landreth on Nov. 14 and Texas song slinger Joe Ely on Oct. 23. Tickets will go on sale Friday.

about the writer

Jon Bream

Critic / Reporter

Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.