Music
October 17, 2019
Miranda Lambert in concert. Orlando 2019
Photo by Becky Fluke

Nashville 'wild card' Miranda Lambert brings an all-women lineup to St. Paul

Headed for St. Paul this weekend, country star Miranda Lambert lets her gut be her guide.
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October 17, 2019
FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2015 file photo, Bob Dylan accepts the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year award at the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year show in

Best of the Week Oct. 20-27: Bob Dylan, Sesame Street Live, Twenty One Pilots, an Irish 'Swan Lake' and more

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October 17, 2019
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The band Explosions in the Sky

Twin Cities concerts of the week: Fall Jazz Fest, Explosions in the Sky, Trey Anastasio

The big gigs for Oct. 18-24, also including Frank Turner, Ingrid Michaelson, Big K.R.I.T., Tom Morello and Mpls. Ltd. XX
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October 17, 2019
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, “Ghosteen”

New music reviews: Nick Cave meditates on pain and wonder; Vince Gill sings about sexual abuse and other taboo topics

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October 17, 2019
photo by Shervin Lainez Motion City Soundtrack

Ticket Alert: 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' Brandi Carlile, Buddy Guy, Thom York, Killer Queen and more.

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October 17, 2019
From left: Maren Morris, Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires, and Natalie Hemby of the Highwomen before their set at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R

Beyond Miranda: 10 newer country women you should hear

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October 17, 2019
Pop star Sara Bareilles performs 'Brave' for University of Minnesota cancer nurses

Pop star Sara Bareilles performs 'Brave' for University of Minnesota cancer nurses

In a performance at Xcel Energy Center, the "Waitress" composer and "Love Song" hitmaker celebrated nurses at Masonic Children's Hospital who made a viral video of the song.
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October 16, 2019
Carrie Brownstein, left, and Corin Tucker on tour in 2015 after Sleater-Kinney returned from a decade-long hiatus.

Sleater-Kinney loosens and lightens up with new lineup at Palace Theatre

Tuesday's sold-out Palace Theatre gig stayed meaningful even as it turned more playful.
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October 15, 2019
Dorrance Dance will perform "Jungle Blues" as part of the Twin Cities Tap Festival. Dana Lynn Pleasant

Dance events: Twin Cities Tap Festival; 'motherlanded' at Dreamland Arts

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October 15, 2019
Brandi Carlile to open Fillmore Minneapolis with three-night February run

Brandi Carlile to open Fillmore Minneapolis with three-night February run

Live Nation's new club in downtown Minneapolis also announced Buddy Guy, Motion City Soundtrack, Jonny Lang, Yung Gravy and Evanescence among its initial concerts.
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October 14, 2019
Nancy Wilson, left, and Ann Wilson of Heart perform during the "Love Alive Tour" at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in C

Heart and Joan Jett show the power of sisterhood in St. Paul concert

After a bizarre falling out, Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson rocked in vintage form at St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center.
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October 14, 2019
Gary Briggle, left, James Napoleon Stone and Bruce Bohne star in "Rogue Prince: Henry IV Parts I and II," adapted by Briggle from the Shakespeare play

Minneapolis theater stages two-part Shakespeare play in a two-part venue

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October 14, 2019
Workshop participant Paula Mann, center, worked on her body drawing. Galia Eibenschutz has developed experimental research on the interaction between

Mexico City-based choreographer Galia Eibenschutz draws pictures through dance

Mexican choreographer Galia Eibenschutz infuses the Twin Cities dance scene with a new approach to movement and art.
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October 14, 2019
Thom Yorke's band playing Xcel Center in 2020 (no, not Radiohead)

Thom Yorke's band playing Xcel Center in 2020 (no, not Radiohead)

The spring gig by Tomorrow's Modern Boxes closely follows a Northrop show last December by the Radiohead frontman.
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October 14, 2019
Corin Tucker, left, and Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney.

Riot-grrrl heroes Sleater-Kinney hold steady as they tout a fractious new album in St. Paul

"This record is really important to us," Corin Tucker said of her band's new album, "The Center Won't Hold," which nearly split them apart.
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October 13, 2019
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Conductor and Harpsichardist
Photo; Marco Borggreve

Baroque master begins his SPCO partnership: The week's best classical concerts

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October 12, 2019
A hologram of Roy Orbison performed "live" in Los Angeles with a band of backup musicians.

Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison in Minnesota? Hologram tours of old stars are the hot new concert trend

Buddy Holly is coming to town with Roy Orbison? Yes, rock 'n' roll holograms are here to stay.
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October 12, 2019

Courtly dances, spiritual journeys and a rave at Minnesota Dance Theatre

Premieres by emerging choreographers push MDT out of comfort zone.
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October 12, 2019
Lizzo performed at The Armory in Minneapolis. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com – Minneapolis, MN – October 9, 2019,

Pick Six: Praise for Replacements, Lizzo, Rolling Stones, Bon Iver, more

Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
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October 12, 2019
Tegan, left, and Sara Quin in New York, July 30, 2019.

Best of the Week (Oct. 13-20): Tegan and Sara, Trey Anastasio, Jim Dayton exhibit, TU Dance, Valleyscare, Sara Bareilles, more

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