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Housebound Minnesotans are picking up the easy-to-learn ukulele
Inexpensive and easy to play, the ukulele is the go-to instrument of the pandemic.
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Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis release new slow-jam single with Babyface
The song is expected on the first album starring the hit-making Minneapolis producer-songwriters as recording artists.
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Minnesota's best Christmas album reissued on gold vinyl by Sub Pop
The eight-song collection by Duluth trio Low has grown in stature since its 1999 release.
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TC Summer Jam hopes to fly on with Lynyrd Skynyrd and more 2021 additions
Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown are also confirmed for the July festival at Canterbury Park.
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Smokey Robinson talks Bob Dylan, 'My Girl,' his Twin Cities benefit concert
The Motown legend is performing only one concert — Saturday in a virtual gala for the PACER Center, a Bloomington nonprofit.
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What was missing at CMA Awards? Any mention of the word COVID-19
The K102 morning country crew Chris Carr & Company won major market radio personalities of the year.
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Rock the Garden in Minneapolis has already been called off for 2021
Organizers cited extra planning needs for their June music fest outside Walker Art Center.
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Minnesota legend and Dylan friend Tony Glover's 'extraordinary time machine' is up for auction
Late Minnesota music hero Tony Glover's trove of items from Dylan, Hendrix, the Doors and more has been unearthed in a widely publicized auction.
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Carrie Underwood talks CMA Awards, Twin Cities Summer Jam and a little bit of hockey
Country queen is scheduled to headline Twin Cities Summer Jam 2021 in July.
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Semisonic, New Standards bassist John Munson on the mend from stroke
The Minneapolis music vet urged awareness for stroke symptoms and pledged another new album by year's end.
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Minnesota music roundup: strong new albums by Nur-D, Faith Boblett, Ryan & Pony
Four excellent new local records to consider for Bandcamp Friday, also including all-star hip-hop project the Sophisticated Dip.
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Twin Cities music scene on thin ice again as outdoor season ends
The end of outdoor concerts doesn't mean the end of live music entirely in the Twin Cities, but it's going to be a long winter for most.
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Twin Cities choir launches virtual season with a trip to outer space
REVIEW: "Helios" offers a grand tour of solar system by ensemble.
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Necessity spawns a worthy innovation by opera troupes in Minnesota and beyond
REVIEW: Three Minnesota troupes join in nationwide "Tales" for online viewers.
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