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Annie Mack's new EP, 'Testify,' is a salve to the chaos of the day
Arriving to music later in life after a troubled youth, Rochester's Annie Mack has found her voice at a perfect time for her stirring new EP, "Testify."
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First Avenue open for business again – sort of
The club is welcoming back customers to view livestreamed shows from reserved tables.
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5 artists of color to celebrate in kids music after Grammys controversy
After criticism of all-white Grammys, songwriter Pierce Freelon and Minnesota's Okee Dokee Brothers help us spotlight artists of color in children's music.
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Iowa's Surf Ballroom, site of Buddy Holly's last concert, named National Historic Landmark
Don McLean immortalized "the day the music died" at the Surf in his classic song "American Pie."
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Dessa is hollerin' for Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in new tribute song
The Twin Cities hip-hop star delivered the "Hamilton"-inspired track at the behest of public radio's "Marketplace" — and President Biden, too.
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Minnesota's Lyra Baroque brings 17th-century music into the Zoom era
The chamber ensemble Lyra Baroque embraces technology as an opportunity for interaction.
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Review: Music stars echo Biden's call for unity
The themes were sounded earlier at the inauguration by the combination of Lady Gaga, Garth Brooks and Jennifer Lopez.
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Streamed concerts by Minnesota Orchestra and SPCO offer both intimacy and brilliance
REVIEW: Minnesota Orchestra and SPCO take advantage of limitations.
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The best albums are live albums, especially during the pandemic
Why many of my all-time favorite records are concert LPs. Especially now in lieu of actual concerts.
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Twin Cities musicians pick their favorite live albums
Picks from Cory Wong, PaviElle, Bill Lindsey and more.
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A digital experience: Is virtual reality the next frontier for Twin Cities artists?
Twin Cities musician Lady Midnight premieres a new VR soundscape.
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Ordway offers 5 eclectic concerts to stream on demand for next 5 weekends
The pay-what-you-like series includes the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra, the a cappella Naturally 7 and Lee Rocker of the Stray Cats.
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Hear new Minnesota singles from Dessa, Stokley, Mark Mallman
The new year is already loaded with new local music, also including Dan Israel's "Pandemic Blues."
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Around the Region
- What to stream this weekend: Zac Efron, Indigo Girls, 'Dark Matter,' 'Mother of the Bride'
- Life after Florida Georgia Line: Brian Kelley ready to reintroduce himself with new solo album
- Country star Cindy Walker to be posthumously inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the song contest is shadowed by the Israel-Hamas war
- Steve Albini, legendary producer for Nirvana, the Pixies and an alternative rock pioneer, dies at 61
- Music Midtown, popular Atlanta music festival, canceled this year
- Nemo, among the favorites at Eurovision, is finding acceptance onstage and off
- Washington Opera offers new ending to Puccini's final work
- Music Review: Sebastian Bach's 'Child Within the Man' makes the case for a Skid Row reunion
- Fans are following Taylor Swift to Europe after finding Eras Tour tickets less costly there
Most Read
- Minnesota music community mourns producer Steve Albini, who brought Nirvana here
- Live Nation is offering $25 tickets to 65 Twin Cities concerts
- Why all the 'Carmen' productions? The story behind opera's sexiest blockbuster
- Review: Tim McGraw was on all night like a porch light at the Xcel Center
- Review: Country star Kane Brown disappoints at Target Center
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