Music
Charlie Parr, Soul Asylum will be First Ave's next livestream concerts
Parr's five-night January residency will coincide with a new album for the Smithsonian Folkways label.
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Charlie Parr, Soul Asylum will be First Ave's next livestream concerts
Parr's five-night January residency will coincide with a new album for the Smithsonian Folkways label.
Music
Minneapolis rapper Brother Ali calls Yusuf/Cat Stevens collaboration a 'great honor'
Ali guests on a remake of the folk-rock legend's 1970 album "Tea for the Tillerman," which brought up memories of his late mother.
Music
VocalEssence singers make a 'Welcome' return in video holiday concert
REVIEW: VocalEssence returns in a video concert.
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How a little known pianist landed Bob Dylan on his 'Minnesota Holiday' charity CD
Woodbury pianist/producer bagged a Bob Dylan track for his annual charity CD "A Minnesota Holiday."
Music
KFAI's 'True Brit' host is back on record 29 years after minor hit
Simon Husbands met his Midwestern wife while touring with Blue Train in 1991.
Music
Was 1984 pop music's most blockbuster year?
A Twin Cities author makes the case for a Grammy lineup that was "the pop music version of the 1927 Yankees."
Music
More from author Michaelangelo Matos on 1984's top pop mega-stars
Here's more of what Twin Cities author Michaelangelo Matos had to say in an interview about the central figures in his new book, "Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year."
Inspired
Minneapolis bandleader Darnell Davis sees gospel music as 'especially important this year'
After this summer's George Floyd memorial, bandleader Darnell Davis offers hope on his group's new album.
Music
4 Twin Cities musicians hope to 'heal the pain' after George Floyd's death
Dua Saleh, Tiwana Porter, Nur-D and Tony Zaccardi share their perspectives on the protests and hopes moving forward.
Music
The Singers warm hearth and home with video concert 'What Sweeter Music'
REVIEW: Choir offers a streaming holiday show.
Music
Minnesota cult hero Curtiss A unleashes 'record I've wanted to make for 30 years'
As his old tradition of honoring John Lennon lives on virtually, Curtiss A is also dropping a long-overdue new record that lives up to his complicated reputation.
Music
Just released 1970 Bob Dylan album features his sessions with George Harrison
Under a European copyright law, the oft-bootlegged recordings were issued in a limited three-disc collection.
Music
For Twin Cities classical music fans, it's a holiday season of streaming greetings
Our guide to virtual holiday concerts for classical fans.
Music
5 sides of Curtiss A, from scene pioneer to 'Jeopardy' addict
Curt Almsted is another Minnesota music vet who contains multitudes.
Music
Pohlads leave the radio business, selling its Go stations to a Christian nonprofit
Buyer is a California nonprofit that operates Christian music networks.
Music
Richard Cisek, who helped put the Minnesota Orchestra in the big leagues, dies at 92
Cisek oversaw the construction of Orchestra Hall, the creation of Sommerfest and the hiring of sought-after guest conductors.
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