Music
November 30, 2017
Music group Why Don't We attends the Nickelodeon Halo Awards at Pier 36 on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Stillwater teen joins Jingle Ball 2017 lineup in boy band Why Don't We

Jonah Marais will sing with his boy band Why Don't We at Monday's Jingle Ball, after many years of watching from the crowd.
Music
November 30, 2017
Singer Kesha performs onstage at the MTV European Music Awards 2017 in London, Sunday, Nov. 12th, 2017. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Charlie Puth, Fall Out Boy, Kesha round out KDWB's 2017 Jingle Ball lineup

Two of the One Direction lads, Kesha, Charlie Puth and newcomers round out the lineup.
Music
November 30, 2017
Minneapolis' biker-friendly rock bar, Whiskey Junction, to close by year's end

Minneapolis' biker-friendly rock bar, Whiskey Junction, to close by year's end

Another mainstay of the West Bank music scene in Minneapolis, Whiskey Junction, will close by the end of the year, and this time there is blame going around.
Music
November 30, 2017
Thomas Rhett performed at the Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday, November 29, 2017.

Thomas Rhett's pop country pleasant but innocuous

REVIEW: The first-time headliner needed some Bruno Mars tunes to spice up his pleasant radio hits in St. Paul.
Music
November 29, 2017
Minnesota Orchestra President and CEO Kevin Smith will leave the organization in August 2018.

Minnesota Orchestra board announces search for new CEO

Kevin Smith, leaving in August, announced third balanced budget in a row.
Music
November 29, 2017
A new album: "Originals" — a collection of Prince's original versions of songs that he wrote for other artists — is being announced Thursday.

Minnesota Supreme Court rejects two Prince heirs

Chief Justice Lorie Gildea issued an order Tuesday denying the petitions of Darcell Gresham Johnston and Venita Jackson Leverette.
Music
November 29, 2017

New album a fitting finale for Sharon Jones

Music
November 28, 2017
Grand Marquis jazz group from Kansas City

The week's best Twin Cities jazz: Guitarist Earl Klugh, pianist Brad Mehldau

Grand Marquis septet appears at Vieux Carre.
Music
November 28, 2017
SPCO and Minnesota Orchestra each earn 2018 Grammy nominations in otherwise light year for locals

SPCO and Minnesota Orchestra each earn 2018 Grammy nominations in otherwise light year for locals

The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra earned another nod with its recording of Schubert's 'Death and the Maiden."
Music
November 27, 2017
J.Lo to play DirecTV Super Saturday concert night before Super Bowl in Mpls.

J.Lo to play DirecTV Super Saturday concert night before Super Bowl in Mpls.

She follows Taylor Swift, who performed for the live broadcast last year in Houston.
Music
November 26, 2017
Copland's "Appalachian Spring" was part of the weekend offering by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

SPCO celebrates America's creative spirit

REVIEW: A stellar program ranged from haunted and eerie to brightly optimistic.
Music
November 25, 2017
Accordo

Week's best classical: Stravinsky, Dvorak, choral music by Minnesota composers

Music
November 25, 2017
Lizzo

21 Minnesota music acts to book for big-bucks Super Bowl parties

We figure the big promoters coming into town could use some advice about our homegrown talent. From local legends to hot newcomers, here's our entertainment picks.
Music
November 24, 2017

Pick Six: Praise for 'We Gotta Get Out of This Place,' Brandy Clark, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Tower of Power

Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
Music
November 23, 2017

New low-watt south Minneapolis radio station 'like a walk through the neighborhood'

Programming on KRSM Southside Media Project (98.9 FM) will be as diverse as its community.
Music
November 22, 2017
The Cactus Blossoms perform Saturday at First Avenue.

Twin Cities concerts of the week: Cactus Blossoms, A Perfect Circle, Leo Kottke and more

The big gigs for Nov. 24-30, also including Melissa Manchester, Thomas Rhett and a memorial for American Head Charge bassist.
Music
November 22, 2017
Triple Rock Social Club hosted its final night of live music Tuesday.

Musicians, fans cram Triple Rock for punk haven's final blowout

Musicians and fans filled the West Bank punk haven as it ended its 19-year run.
Music
November 22, 2017
Erik Koskinen

Twin Cities music notes: Erik Koskinen reflects on loss in 'Paradise'

The countryman channels a hero and a rough year on his new EP. Also: Joey Van Phillips steps out front.
Music
November 22, 2017

Album reviews: New releases from Chris Brown, Walk the Moon

Music
November 21, 2017
Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher flies solo in short but tight First Ave set

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher flies solo in short but tight First Ave set

Monday's sold-out concert lasted just over an hour and included a half-dozen tunes by his old band.

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