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Black Keys return strong to Target Center, but not Modest Mouse
The Ohio duo was a long time gone but came back strong with added guitar muscle.
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Post Malone arrives like a rock star for two-night stand at Xcel Center
The Texan's two-night stand shows he's blown up but not grown up yet.
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The Black Keys 'not trying to reinvent the wheel' as they return to Target Center
Drummer Patrick Carney enjoyed the five-year break but is happy to reunite with the "easiest person in the world for me to make music with."
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In St. Paul, Luke Combs shows why he's Nashville's brand-new No. 1 man
He captivated with ballads, barroom anthems and a booming voice.
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Minnesota rock pioneer Jim Johnson of Underbeats, Gypsy dies at 76
His music career was sidelined by Vietnam but continued in Los Angeles, where Gypsy recorded for RCA and gigged at Whisky a Go Go.
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Pick Six: Praise for Alan Parsons, Brittany Howard, Vince Gill, more
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
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Katy Perry, Camila Cabello to top a vastly better Jingle Ball 2019 lineup in St. Paul
The boy bands 5 Seconds of Summer, Why Don't We and Monsta X will also play the Xcel Center party on Dec. 9.
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Musicians shed light on the Bon Iver 'community' ahead of St. Paul show
Two of Justin Vernon's sidemen open up on the new album "i, i" and the tour coming to St. Paul.
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Joyful star Maggie Rogers reaches a new high in Minneapolis
Newcomer gave an exuberant, captivating show at the Armory.
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Twin Cities concerts of the week: Nick Cave, Clairo, Luke Combs, Nooky Jones
The big gigs for Sept. 27-Oct. 3, also including Bon Iver, Branford Marsalis, Martin Garrix, 4 Bitchin' Babes, the Waterboys and Temptations.
Music
The Replacements get a redo on the album that purportedly 'ruined' them
Remade into a box set, 1989's "Don't Tell a Soul" was the Minnesota rockers' most commercially viable album. That was the problem.
Duluth
Will Bob Dylan be immortalized at his alma mater Hibbing High?
After two years, school board and organizers haven't been able to agree on a final plan for the proposed installation at Hibbing High School.
Music
Myth nightclub suing Maplewood over city plan it says would threaten its business
It came after a heightened number of police calls that led the City Council to step in.
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Lukas Nelson hits Mpls. fresh off Farm Aid, Neil Young tour and 'A Star Is Born'
Willie Nelson's son is on the road again with his burgeoning band after forays with Neil Young and "A Star Is Born."
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Robert Plant remembers Ritchie Valens (if not Iowa) in thrilling Surf Ballroom show
The Led Zeppelin frontman made a special stop into the iconic Clear Lake venue Monday with his Sensational Space Shifters.
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Kenny Chesney bringing his Chillaxification 2020 Tour to U.S. Bank Stadium
The May 3 concert in Minneapolis will be the third stop on his outing with Florida Georgia Line, Old Dominion and Michael Franti.
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