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Like Prince, his new memoir 'The Beautiful Ones' can't be pigeonholed
Filled with ephemera, photos and philosophy, "The Beautiful Ones" is incomplete yet revealing.
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In brief time together, Prince made co-author believe he could do the 'impossible'
He'd never written a book before. But Dan Piepenbring carried on after Prince's death.
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Singing his best in decades, Bob Dylan seemed recharged in Mankato concert
With a revamped band, he was focused, impassioned and arguably singing at his best in decades.
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Twin Cities concerts of the week: Halloween parties, Thievery Corp., Eilen Jewell, Rhiannon Giddens
The big gigs for Oct. 25-31, also including Richard Thompson, Gareth Emery, Ryan Bingham, A Day to Remember and rap duo Blimes & Gab.
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Hear Lizzo's remix of 'Good as Hell' with Ariana Grande tossed in
Recorded when the "Truth Hurts" hitmaker still lived in Minneapolis, the song is another older one of hers climbing the charts again.
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30th anniversary is just a start for Minnesota Sinfonia director: 'I'm going to do this forever'
For three decades, Jay Fishman has tried to take his Minnesota Sinfonia to places where classical music is seldom heard.
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The Eagles to return in April with 'Hotel California' plus orchestra, choir at Xcel
The band will play two sets with its new lineup, featuring Vince Gill and late co-leader Glenn Frey's son.
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Winstock fest announces Luke Combs and Darius Rucker for 2020 headliners
The June 12-13 festival west of Minneapolis will also feature Brett Eldredge, Big & Rich, Phil Vassar, Shenandoah and lone women out Runaway June.
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Hear preview tracks from the ambitious new Dessa and Poliça albums
Dessa's orchestral live album lands Nov. 8, while Poliça's fourth LP arrives Jan. 21.
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Country's Miranda Lambert sparkles anew with an all-female lineup in St. Paul
Her voice and friends buoyed her marathon show at the X.
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SPCO's newest artistic partner makes his mark both musically and on the mic
Egarr brings expertise and enthusiasm to a program of Bach and Telemann.
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Big Thief is a little bit local: 'We lived in Coon Rapids, Plymouth, Maple Grove and some places I don't even remember'
With two acclaimed albums out this year, singer Adrianne Lenker has hardly had time to be at home in Minneapolis.
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