Music
Second First Ave benefit set includes Low, Babes, Nur-D, Slim Dunlap
The First Love Project's "2.0" album is part of a Bandcamp subscription service to help the club.
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This MPR boss sets the soundtrack for nearly 3 million classical music lovers
How can classical music speak to this moment? That's the challenge for MPR's Joe Goetz.
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At midlife, self-schooled Twin Cities singer comes 'Out of the Dark' with a triumphant album
Joyann Parker triumphs with a liberating, proudly eclectic album.
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It's a knockdown sing-off, as Twin Cities choral group Cantus competes for donors' dollars
The group's virtual fundraising contest comes to a climax on Sunday.
Music
From Go-Go's to Foos: Ranking the 2021 Rock Hall of Fame nominees
The Go-Go's should be a go, but where do Jay-Z, Iron Maiden and Carole King fall on the list?
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From hip-hop to jazz to classical, composer deVon Russell Gray has forged a singular voice
Whether working in classical, jazz or hip-hop, the composer seeks "beauty and connection."
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Minnesota Orchestra plays with tigers and bears for its first TV children's concert
The Minnesota Orchestra enlisted new on-camera talent for its first-ever televised children's concert.
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Minnesota Orchestra plays with tigers and bears for its first TV children's concert
The Minnesota Orchestra enlisted new on-camera talent for its first-ever televised children's concert.
Music
Hear Replacements daughter Ruby Stinson's new Minneapolis-inspired single
Rolling Stone premiered the new tune by Tommy's kid, who recently moved back to Minnesota from New York.
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Review: The Weeknd puts on lavish, but niche halftime show
Was it too soon for this hitmaking Toronto star to headline the Big Game?
The ballroom that held Buddy Holly's last concert becomes a historic landmark
But the Surf is historic for more than that fateful concert on a frigid night in 1959.
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Christian music stations to replace Go 95.3 and 96.3 FM in April
Nonprofit EMF's K-Love, Air1 branding is waiting for approval from the FCC.
Music
4 new Minnesota albums to consider for Bandcamp Friday
Albums by Mac Irv, Under Violet, the Northstars and Kid Dakota are now online.
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Minnesota Orchestra reports $11.7 million loss, its largest ever
The deficit is the largest yet reported by a Minnesota arts institution. The financial results for fiscal year 2020 capture the first few months of the pandemic, which shuttered theaters and concert halls across the country.
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