Music
Heavily autographed guitar sold in honor of ex-Replacement Slim Dunlap
Emmylou Harris, Gary Clark Jr. and T-Bone Burnett were among the stars to sign the Telecaster for local fan Mike Lancial.
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Twin Cities hip-hop vet Maria Isa remembers her friend George Floyd, preaches 'Amor Universal'
The "SotaRico" hip-hop vet has been closely touched by 2020's calamities but remains defiantly upbeat on her new EP with YMMI.
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Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani to perform drive-in theater concert for $115 per vehicle
Like Garth Brooks did in June, the country superstar will record a concert to be screened at drive-ins in Elko New Market, Minn. and New Richmond, Wis.
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Minnesota Orchestra's latest Mahler may be the best-sounding on record
REVIEW: Recorded in late 2018, Seventh Symphony pops and tingles under Osmo Vänskä.
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How Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page lost his prized guitar in Minneapolis and got it back 45 years later
This is the story of Black Beauty. Not the horse, but a legendary guitar. And the people who possessed it. Or were possessed by it.
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Ron Ricketts, Minnesota Orchestra trombonist who played with top bands in the 1960s, dies at 87
Ricketts also taught at the University of Minnesota School of Music.
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Minnesota Orchestra swaps big concerts for free summer shows
In August, the orchestra will play 24 free chamber music shows outside on Peavey Plaza for concertgoers with tickets to the nixed indoor concerts.
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Remembering Charlie Daniels: How Minnesota boosted his career
From Bob Dylan and KQRS to St. Paul Winter Carnival, the Southern rocker had deep Gopher State connections.
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Seeing 'no way out this year,' Twin Cities music venues are scrambling and uniting
First Ave is at the center of a new national lobbying group as shuttered music venues fight to get through 2020, from the Dakota to the Amsterdam.
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Women musicians pitch a 'safe space' Twin Cities music venue named Auntie's
Local hip-hop stars Sophia Eris, Lady Midnight and DJ Keezy launched a $5 million GoFundMe campaign to open the club.
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iHeartMedia launches Black news radio station in Twin Cities
It takes over the 99-watt FM signal that used to host the playlist-like rock station Alt 93.3.
Duluth
Forging ahead in the pandemic, this Minnesota opera is built Iron Range-tough
With precautions in place, the Northern Lights Music Festival goes ahead with an ambitious slate.
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