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After COVID-related paralysis, '80s hitmaker Christopher Cross is 'Sailing' back to Minnesota
Headed to Treasure Island for a concert Saturday, he talks yacht rock and Billie Eilish.
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Music review: Joy Crookes is another nuanced newcomer from London
Her debut is an impassioned discussion of her multiracial heritage.
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Erykah Badu performs her neo-soul magic at the Armory in Minneapolis
REVIEW: In her first Twin Cities headline gig in 20 years, Badu mesmerized with her voice, visuals and aura.
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Inspired by a killer's tale, Minnesota Opera premiere features a dramatic tour de force
REVIEW: In the video work "Interstate," Jennifer Cresswell pulls viewers into a life less ordinary.
Country stars Old Dominion take fans on breezy ride at Mystic Lake
Special guest Caitlyn Smith sparks the beguilingly casual Nashville band
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Jazz musician reflects on historic civil rights lawsuit against Golden Valley police
In Golden Valley, a moment of atonement on the nation's road to racial reconciliation
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British punk band Idles promises to 'never forget' its unruly tour kickoff in St. Paul
REVIEW: The hard-blasting quintet's Palace Theatre gig in support of "Ultra Mono" was way overdue but not overhyped.
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For Minnesota-bred composer Sky Macklay, there's no limit
"I try to do things that no one else has done before," says the SPCO-commissioned composer.
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Finally a star, Brandi Carlile contemplates loyalty, religious hypocrisy on new album
Her seventh album is heartfelt, intimate and often rafter-rattling.
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Meet two Minnesota bands freshening up the bluegrass scene, Barbaro and Barley Jacks
Each of the fun-loving groups has an album-release party at the Parkway Theater this month.
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New video for Replacements' 'Takin' a Ride' loads up on Minneapolis faces and places
The tour-like clip arrived ahead of the 40th anniversary box set of the band's debut LP, "Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash."
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New Standards announce 2021 holiday shows marking Chan Poling's return
"It's been a long dry spell," Poling noted as the Dec. 3-4 State Theatre concerts were announced Tuesday.
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Minnesota Orchestra named 'Orchestra of the Year' in prestigious London competition
Osmo Vänskä and his musicians accepted the award via video at Tuesday's Gramophone Awards ceremony in London.
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Lil Nas X will ride to town for KDWB Jingle Ball with Kid Laroi, Saweetie, Black Eyed Peas
The annual radio concert once again falls on a Monday night, Dec. 6, at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
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Minnesota's We Fest will roar back with Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert in 2022
Specially priced general-admission tickets will go on sale Tuesday.
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