The big gigs: 10 concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
Live music highlights for May 19-25 include Lucius, Valerie June, Dua Saleh, PaviElle French and Pekka Kuusisto with SPCO.
Country queen Carrie Underwood will rock Target Center on Oct. 25
She'll promote her new album "Denim & Rhinestones" and bring Jimmie Allen to open the concert.
Canterbury Park concert series returning in 2022 with Etheridge, Shorty, Cloud Cult
From the promoter behind the sidelined Music in the Zoo gigs, the Shakopee series kicks off July 29 with Everclear.
TV & Media
Lizzo announces new HBO documentary: 'It takes 10 years to become an overnight success'
"About Damn Time" will premiere this fall.
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The best (and worst) wedding songs, according to Twin Cities DJs and singers
Forget tradition and go with your heart, they agree. But remember to listen to the lyrics first.
Music
Minnesota State Fair adds Beach Boys, Portugal. The Man, Disney princesses to grandstand
Mike Love's Boys will be joined by the Temptations, while Manchester Orchestra will also perform at the Current's Music On-a-Stick concert.
Music
Bach's crowning work gets a triumphant performance at St. Paul's Ordway Concert Hall
Review: Bach Society marks its 90th birthday with the piece that started it all.
Music
Review: Earth, Wind & Fire and Roger McGuinn still fly high after all these years
In separate Twin Cities concerts, the Rock Hall of Famers took divergent approaches that thrilled their fans
Conductor Xian Zhang conjures passion and power from Minnesota Orchestra
Review: Program showcased how the ensemble can adapt to a new presence on the podium.
Music
Rap giant Kendrick Lamar taking 'Big Steppers' to Xcel Center in August
The Aug. 20 date with Baby Keem falls one month into the California rapper's tour behind the new album that dropped Friday.
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Two years after George Floyd's death, 'Seven Last Words of the Unarmed' will ring out in Orchestra Hall
Minnesota Orchestra marks the moment with this piece by a Black composer who wrote it "as a catharsis" after a series of police killings.
Music
6 cool things in music include Patti Smith, Jack White's brother and the Hanging Stars
Pick Six shoutouts, too, to the Fernweh, Roger Miller and Bob Dylan Center.
Music
St. Paul's newest music venue, the Treasury, banks on all-ages crowds — and inclusivity
From the same nonprofit that runs the Garage in Burnsville, the 180-capacity club serves underage fans but no alcohol.
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He's in Kanye's 'Top 5,' now Jack Harlow seeks mainstream acclaim
Review: His second major release is cocksure and witty.
Music
Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction pair up for fall tour due Nov. 4 at Xcel Center
Both of the early-'90s alt-rock bands feature three-fourths of their heyday lineups.
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Bursting with color and rich with meaning, Minnesota Opera's 'Carmen' is an affair to remember
Review: In her first directing job, opera star Denyce Graves delivers a superlative staging.
Music
The big gigs: 10 concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
Concert highlights for May 12-18 include the Cactus Blossoms, Dijon, Roger McGuinn and Jacob Collier.
Music
SPCO enlists a host of intriguing musicmakers for its 2022-23 season
German violist Tabea Zimmermann and South African cellist Abel Selaocoe will join the orchestra as artistic partners.
Music
Stars and fans alike turn out as Bob Dylan Center opens in Tulsa
With an iron gate fashioned by Dylan himself, the museum features manuscripts, films, paintings and more than 750,000 items in its digital archive.
Music
Arcade Fire coming to Minneapolis on Nov. 13 with an unplugged Beck
The tour news accompanied the release of "We" and an appearance on "SNL" over the weekend.
Music
His son Jimmy Jam made it a doubly 'Happy Birthday' for Minneapolis music great Cornbread Harris
The newly anointed Rock Hall of Famer joined his bluesman dad for a 95th birthday bash.
Music
'Justice' at last for Justin Bieber fans at his COVID-delayed Minneapolis concert
REVIEW: Friday's Target Center concert was two years in the making but still drew over 15,000.
Music
Twin Cities Pride calls up Carly Rae Jepsen to headline June 25 concert at Armory
The 'Call Me Maybe' singer will perform indoors instead of Loring Park, where the other fun is happening again.
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