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Minnesota pianist on surviving COVID-19: 'This is the worst thing I've had in 54 years of my life'
After a nearly fatal case of COVID-19, Minnesota pianist Nachito Herrera will play a mini-grandstand concert.
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Jimmy Jam's palatial pad on Lake Minnetonka reduced to rubble
The 22,000-square-foot mansion is no more; property's fate, like its owner, a mystery.
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Hear Tina Schlieske's powerful song for 'MeTooMpls' charity album
Seventeen Minnesota songwriters address the movement for a compilation LP and upcoming livestream concert.
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Watch: Lyle Lovett's virtual concert continues tradition of performing in Minnesota
He's played here nearly every year for two-decades-plus. But this year, we get him virtually.
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Watch Minnesota rock heroes the Jayhawks play a fun all-covers set
After releasing their 11th album to widespread praise, the band kicked back in their studio for a set of other people's tunes.
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From 'Colbert' to Madison Square Garden, guitar star Cory Wong plays it big
But while fiery fretwork has raised his national profile, the hyperprolific Twin Cities musician has nurtured a quieter, acoustic side.
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VMA viewers get punk'd in a ceremony that was anything but live
Lady Gaga dominated the annual event that took more than a few liberties during its pandemic broadcast.
Music
Video: Prince's old friend Andre Cymone speaks in music to a 'World on Fire'
Aside from its continuing racial problems, "Minneapolis is a beautiful city," says the North Side-bred funk-rocker.
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Virtual entertainment picks: Metallica, sketch comedy, bluesman Big George Jackson
Metallica plays a drive-in movie concert. Plus: Minnesota State of Unfair, Blues Fest Live.
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Burnsville concert series offers 12 days of Relief to live music lovers
Mick Sterling's 12-day concert series was inspired by the fair.
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Record Store Day returns with caution as one Twin Cities shop closes for testing
Safety concerns for Saturday's first of three RSD installments are renewed after Mill City Sound shut down Wednesday.
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SPCO plans to livestream free concerts from the Ordway this fall
While in-person concerts were canceled, this series will bring world premieres to audiences at home.
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Lucinda Williams sounds off: 'I haven't lost my idealism and my spirit'
Three-time Grammy winner Lucinda Williams will kick off the Star Tribune State Fair's virtual grandstand, a 12-day online concert series, on Thursday.
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Jack Brass Band honks its horns at fair food parade
The funky Twin Cities-based ensemble set up shop on the fairgrounds last Thursday, and it's not leaving its post until Labor Day.
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