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The Big Gigs: 10 best concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
Highlights for April 18-24 include Kane Brown, Waxahatchee, Royel Otis, Tim McGraw and Leslie Odom Jr.
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Ludacris and T-Pain to stand up together at Minnesota State Fair grandstand in 2024
The '00s-era hip-hop hitmakers will perform a Tuesday night co-headlining gig on Aug. 27.
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NPG vets Michael Bland and Sonny Thompson extend their brotherhood into a post-Prince duo
They will celebrate their new single and music of the Purple One in an all-star concert on Saturday.
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Critics' picks: The 15 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week
Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
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Review: Concertmaster Erin Keefe delivers beautiful violin solo with the Minnesota Orchestra
The concert also featured works by Eleanor Alberga, Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann.
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6 cool things in music this week include Maggie Rogers, Bruce Springsteen and Rolling Stones
Shoutouts, too, to Raul Malo, Ducks Ltd. and the Smile.
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City of Minneapolis launches new census to better plug in to its music scene
Starting Friday, musicians and music professionals are being asked for data for an online census that has amped up programs in other cities.
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Review: Soprano Golda Schultz proved a captivating storyteller with a magnificent voice
Her Schubert Club International Artist Series recital featured songs by Clara Schumann, Rebecca Clarke and Kathleen Tagg.
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Review: Doja Cat gets 'masculine' on a cheater
In 2004 reissue, Prince asks "Why must I sing 'God Bless America' and not the rest of the world?"
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Scene Makers Q+A: Jennifer Grimm balances nightclub life as singer, booker and mother
She hires 700-some acts a year at Crooners and performs about three shows a week around Minnesota.
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Prince's Revolution to reunite for 'Purple Rain' 40th anniversary gigs at First Avenue
The bandmates from the movie and album will perform June 21 and 22, their first shows since a 2020 tribute at the Grammys.
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Aerosmith's postponed Xcel Center gig is back on for January 2025
Steven Tyler and the gang are now scheduled to hit St. Paul on Jan. 22, after the singer recuperates from vocal cord injuries.
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The Big Gigs: 10 best concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
Highlights for April 11-17 include Marshmello, Joe Satriani with Steve Vai, AJR, the Staves, Bernard Allison and Shemekia Copeland.
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Matchbox Twenty pushes its way onto the 2024 Minnesota State Fair grandstand lineup
Rob Thomas and the band will return Aug. 30, adding to the heavy '90s radio-rock flavor already on tap for summer concerts.
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Minnesota Orchestra's 2024-25 season includes mandolinist Avi Avital, jazz master Wynton Marsalis
Soprano Julia Bullock, violinist Isabelle Faust and soprano Christine Goerke are also among the world-class musicians slated to perform with the orchestra next season.
Stage & Arts
Critics' picks: The 10 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week
Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
Music
Review: Country superstar Chris Stapleton shows it's about the conviction, not the showmanship
Opening act Lainey Wilson demonstrated in Minneapolis why her time has arrived.
Chris Stapleton performs at U.S. Bank Stadium
Chris Stapleton performs Saturday, April 6, 2024 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn.
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Review: Country duo Dan + Shay's lovefest resumes in St. Paul
The incurable romantics shared their emotions with each other and a sold-out crowd.
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Review: Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott performs mesmerizing, haunting program with the SPCO
The concert included the premiere of a new piano concerto by American composer Chris Rogerson and works by French composers Francis Poulenc and Ernest Chausson.
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- 'American Idol' alum Jordin Sparks to perform national anthem ahead of 108th Indianapolis 500
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