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10 signs the Minnesota music scene was alive and well in 2018
Need a reason to stay positive? Here are 10.
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Star Tribune editors and critics pick 2018's most moving art and entertainment
Star Tribune critics and editors on 2018's most memorable art and entertainment.
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New Bad Plus pianist ready for 'test' of playing Dakota Jazz Club
Pianist Orrin Evans will finally debut in Minneapolis with locally rooted jazz trio the Bad Plus.
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St. Paul Chamber Orchestra gets overly fussy with Handel's 'Messiah'
REVIEW: A choral masterpiece was diminished by unnecessary interventions.
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Riemenschneider's top 10 Minnesota albums of 2018
Duluth trio Low's 12th album was a true marvel, but there were many other wow moments on local records.
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Twin Cities concerts of the week: Jayhawks, Sounds of Blackness, Bad Plus, Sophia Eris
The big gigs around town for Dec. 21-27, also including Katie McMahon's Celtic Christmas, Heiruspecs, BoDeans and the All Tomorrow's Petty residency finale.
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Minneapolis X Games 2019 summer concerts to include Diplo, Wu-Tang Clan, Incubus
The Aug. 1-4 shows will once again take place at the Armory downtown and will also include a couple Foo Fighters' new band.
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Neil Young adds a fourth Minneapolis solo date at Northrop in January
The rock legend will play four different venues over a six-night stretch Jan. 26-27, but tickets are still only available to his archives members.
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Wisconsin's Chris Kroeze comes in second place on NBC's 'The Voice'
The 27-year-old singer raised pride amid turmoil in his hometown of Barron, Wis., becoming the top Twin Cities-tied finalist in the show's 15 seasons.
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Barron's Chris Kroeze channels Sweet Home Wis. in 'The Voice' finale
The singer from western Wisconsin also sang an emotional original tune ahead of Tuesday's final tally in the NBC contest.
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Dutch government doing all it can to support family of slain Minn. blues musician
Mother expected to bring daughter's body home from Rotterdam this week.
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Dessa, Minnesota Orchestra will record 'first Doomtree release' live in March
Billed as "Minnesota Orchestra's first Doomtree release," the album will be captured March 26 and 28.
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After plea from Gov. Dayton, Garth Brooks says he's in favor of a second Minneapolis show
Tickets for the country megastar's May 4 concert at U.S. Bank Stadium sold out within an hour Friday.
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Burnsville's Buck Hill adds more music nights despite protests
Ski slope can now stage 10 concerts a year, despite neighbors' noise concerns.
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Twin Cities concerts of the week: Atmosphere, Lil Skies, the Steeles
The big gigs for Dec. 14-20, also including Halloween, Alaska, Jillian Rae with Eliza Blue, Jimi Hendrix Remembered and Kurt Vile.
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