Lucinda Williams will stream series of themed concerts to benefit First Avenue, the Dakota

"Lu's Jukebox" kicks off Oct. 22 with a Tom Petty tribute, followed by salutes to Southern soul, 1960s country, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and holiday tunes.

October 8, 2020 at 8:46PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Lucinda Williams/ Star Tribune photo by Jerry Holt
Lucinda Williams/ Star Tribune photo by Jerry Holt (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

As tipped this summer, Americana queen Lucinda Williams will stream a series of themed concerts dubbed "Lu's Jukebox" this fall and winter that will benefit First Avenue, the Dakota and other venues around the country.

With her band, Williams has filmed in HD several shows in a Nashville studio that will be streamed on Thursdays, starting Oct. 22 with a Tom Petty tribute. The music starts at 7 p.m.

Other concerts will salute 1960s country, Southern soul, Bob Dylan, holiday tunes and, on New Year's Eve, the Rolling Stones.

Tickets are $20 at first-avenue.com and dakotacooks.com, with each venue receiving proceeds of tickets purchased there. Both Minneapolis institutions have presented Williams in concert over the years.

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Jon Bream

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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.

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