Music
Pick Six: Praise for Leon Bridges, Jill Scott, Ingrid Chavez, more
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
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Top 5 VocalEssence feats as choral powerhouse marks 50 years in Minneapolis
ANALYSIS: VocalEssence became a choral powerhouse thanks to these top achievements.
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50 Cent collaborator Mike Elizondo talks about joining 'da club' at 'Live From Here'
New musical director Mike Elizondo brings hip-hop cred to Chris Thile's third season.
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'90s alt-rocker Tanya Donelly revives Belly after thinking 'it was over entirely'
The alt-rock hero quit touring to be a mother and doula, but she never stopped writing and recording.
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New York debut of Bob Dylan musical 'Girl From the North Country' gets rave review
The show, which uses about 20 Dylan songs, is getting a limited Off-Broadway run at the Public Theater — a launching pad for past Broadway hits.
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Review: Violinist Nicola Benedetti kicks off Schubert Club post with richly narrative Brahms recital
Review: Violinist Nicola Benedetti kicked off a yearlong residency with three poetic takes on Brahms.
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Folk queen Joan Baez 'grateful for having dropped the BS' with Bob Dylan
As she retires from touring, folk-music queen Joan Baez still makes some noise about politics and Bob Dylan.
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Former 'Prairie Home Companion' plans only four Twin Cities shows this season
The MPR-produced radio shows will premiere this weekend in San Francisco.
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Sting delivers a breezy, sometimes goofy pairing with Shaggy at the Armory
Review: The Police singer returned with his Jamaican pal to the site of his old band's 1980 gig.
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Vänskä goes intergalactic in Holst masterpiece
Review: Minnesota Orchestra offers refreshing take on the work that launched a thousand movie soundtracks.
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Justin Timberlake is more dance than song man at Xcel
His St. Paul show was as ambitious as this winter's Super Bowl halftime.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd singer 'proudest I've ever been' ahead of Minnesota farewell concert
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Johnny Van Zant talks about his late brother, the band's farewell tour and "Free Bird."
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Why Justin Timberlake will pack Xcel Center, despite 'Man of the Woods' dud
His "Man of the Woods" album fell flat, but Justin Timberlake is still a big draw.
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Meredith Monk riffs on musical, biological harmony with all-woman Walker Art Center show
Composer and performance art pioneer Meredith Monk returns to Minneapolis with a challenging new work for women singers.
Eat & Drink
Grumpy's in downtown Minneapolis to close Saturday on a low-key note
Yet another beloved bar lost to an apartment development, it will make its final stand this weekend.
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Twin Cities concerts of the week: Sting and Shaggy, Wiz Khalifa, Shakey Graves
Big gigs for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 4, also including Suicidal Tendencies, Chvrches and Denzel Curry.
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