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Festi Di Bella Sol, a three-day extravaganza of eclectic music over Memorial Day weekend, features a lineup of cult headliners and Twin Cities favorites.
May 2008
by Dwight Hobbes
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Classical musical satirist Peter Schickele mines the work of P. D. Q. Bach with the Minnesota Orchestra.
May 2008
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Martin Dosh, known as a one-man band, weaves spellbinding
musical soundscapes that
blend jazz, techno, hip-hop, and ambient with
a healthy dose of improvisation.
May 2008
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Singer-songwriter Peter Mayer plays the Cedar on April 19—one of the only two times he'll play in town this year.
April 1, 2008
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Violinist
Baiba Skride brings extraordinary skills—and a multimillion-dollar violin—to her
Minnesota Orchestra debut.
April 1, 2008
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Peace Among the Nations: Abraham in Judaism, Christinanity & Islam, the upcoming concernt by vocal group Rose Ensemble, attempts to inspire a dialogue between the three faiths through music.
April 2008
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Local band Tapes 'N Tapes are on a roll, releasing their highly-anticipated second album this month.
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Yohannes Tona, the frontman of The Yohannes Tona Band, has become a fixture on the Twin Cities jazz scene, playing an infectious brand of funk-fusion he calls "Afrounkjazz."
March 2008
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Three years after leaving the Jayhawks, Gary Louris still sings about pain.
March 2008
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Why is the Minnesota Opera reviving an opera obscure even to the most seasoned operagoer?
March 2008
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When the Laureanos took over the Minnesota Youth Symphonies in 1988, the program
had dropped from 300 in the early 1980s to a mere 56 students. Now, more than 400 kids participate in MYS.
February 2008
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Not only is l
ocal guitarist extraordinaire Randy Casey a solo artist, but he’s also in demand as a sideman, film composer, and
session guy. His latest release, Late Bloomer, is a wild mix of alt-country, honky-tonk, and a little bit of Southern rock.
February 2008
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When you think of traditional African-American music, fiddle and banjo music
probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind.Thanks to the Carolina Chocolate Drops, though, that might be changing.
January 2008
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Soprano Dawn Upshaw is the latest
artistic
partner of the Saint Paul
Chamber Orchestra, not to mention the first singer or woman.
January 2008
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Meet Diane Jarvi— a singer, songwriter, and poet who is known in Finland as
Minnesotan Satakieli, or "The Minnesota
Nightingale."
January 2008
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Take a look at our picks for the best local CD releases of 2007!
December 2007
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Northfield's David Kjar, a world-class trumpeter, plays with the Lyra Baroque Orchestra. Catch his act on December 22 at the Olivet Congregational Church in St. Paul.
December 2007
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If you find it hard to get excited about Christmas music, share a glass of wine
with VocalEssence artistic director Philip Brunelle.
December 2007
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Robert Robinson used to sing with pianist Lorie Line. This year, Robinson returns with a holiday show featuring a nine-piece
orchestra, as well as a new CD, Spirit of the Season.
December 2007
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Osmo Vänskä has extended his commitment to the
Minnesota Orchestra
through 2011, so the next three years are the ones in which
we will see
how far up the ladder of orchestral greatness Vänskä can climb.
November 2007
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Country-rock siren Pamela McNeill cooks like grease on the griddle. Her latest CD, Nightingale, released in April on her own Sweetheart Records, illustrates why she’s been flooring crowds for years.
November 2007
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