Music spotlight 6/16: Aerosmith and Cheap Trick

June 9, 2012 at 11:03PM
Steven Tyler, left, and Joe Perry, of musical group Aerosmith, perform onstage at the "American Idol" finale on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in Los Angeles.
Steven Tyler, left, and Joe Perry of Aerosmith. (Associated Press - John Shearer/invision/ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Saturday 6/16

After returning to the stage in South America and Japan last fall, the fractured Aerosmith (did you see the acrimonious "60 Minutes" profile in March?) is back in the U.S.A., kicking off its Global Warming Tour in Minneapolis. How will Steven Tyler -- who has seemed preoccupied with "American Idol" and his own Brand Tyler career (did you read his 2011 autobiography "Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?") for the past few years -- get along with guitarist Joe Perry? Will they preview their August album, "Music From Another Dimension" (their first studio effort in eight years)? After slipping in the shower (Paraguay, 2011) and falling off the stage (Sturgis, S.D., 2009), will the 64-year-old Tyler have an injury-free tour? Opening are those great purveyors of power-pop Cheap Trick, who are still big in Japan. (8 p.m. Sat. $39.50-$149.50. Target Center, 600 1st Av. N., Mpls. 1-800-982-2787.)

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Jon Bream

Music Reporter and Critic

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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