Lainey Wilson wins big at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards, including the top honor
It was Lainey Wilson 's night, in many ways. She took home female artist of the year and the top prize of entertainer of the year at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards, held at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas.
Review: Andra Day breezes across styles and eras on her second album
Her voice is precise but uninhibited, sometimes carefree and sometimes fiercely intimate.
The Big Gigs: 10 best concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
Highlights for May 16-22 include the Secret Sisters, Billy Strings, LCD Soundsystem, the Decemberists, Don Was and Portugal. The Man.
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Scene Makers Q+A: Zoo Animal's Holly Hansen is making noise again with her recording studio
She's reuniting her old band this weekend for Art-A-Whirl but remains committed to producing and engineering.
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Review: Amy Winehouse didn't want to go to 'Rehab,' and her biopic also resists logic
The biopic is best when star Marisa Abela is performing the singer's hits.
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Review: Megan Thee Stallion didn't rap much, but she sure twerked at Target Center
The kickoff of her inaugural arena headline tour was energetic and entertaining in Minneapolis.
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Minnesota State Fair free stages will present Semisonic, the War & Treaty and Marky Ramone in 2024
More than 60 musical acts include many from the Gopher State as well as Texas, Louisiana and elsewhere.
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Mobile mini-concerts are part of Minnesota Bach Festival events
The festival, run by the Bach Society of Minnesota, runs through June 1.
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Critics' picks: The 16 best things to do and see in the Twin Cities this week
Critics' picks for entertainment in the week ahead.
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Deathsquads vs. Nur-D, etc.: Our critic's top Art-A-Whirl 2024 live music picks, hour by hour
Northeast Minneapolis' neighborhood mega-party returns Friday through Sunday at venues including Indeed, Bauhaus and Elias Metal Studio.
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Review: Conductor Richard Egarr leads the SPCO in a concert filled with gravitas and joy
The program included works by Mozart, Charles Ives and Franz Schubert.
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6 cool things in music this week include Steve Albini, Cornbread Harris and Sierra Ferrell
Shoutouts, too, to Zacc Harris, Larry McDonough and Bob Dylan tribute band.
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Minnesota music community mourns producer Steve Albini, who brought Nirvana here
Low's Alan Sparhawk, Pachyderm Studio and First Ave paid tribute to the Chicago punk legend following his unexpected death Tuesday.
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Scene Makers Q+A: Rochester store owners head up Winona's Mid West Music Fest this weekend
Maggie Panetta and Nate Nelson of Treedome discuss hosting 60-some bands and why Minnesota's smaller cities are so cool.
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Review: On her third album, Dua Lipa keeps us dancing and guessing about her personal life
She worked with producers Andrew Wyatt and Tame Impala's Kevin Parker.
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Prince's 'Purple Rain' coat to be displayed for free at Minnesota History Center
It's part of a parade of things to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Minneapolis icon's movie.
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Steve Albini, influential producer of '90s rock and beyond, dies at 61
He recorded acclaimed albums by Nirvana, PJ Harvey, the Pixies and hundreds of others while becoming an outspoken critic of the music industry.
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The Big Gigs: 10 best concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
Highlights for May 9-15 include Kamasi Washington, Megan Thee Stallion, Trey Anastasio, Teezo Touchdown and Minnesota Tango Music Festival.
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Ticket-selling enters regulation era as Walz signs fee transparency into law
One state representative's ordeal purchasing Taylor Swift tickets served as the "genesis" of the legislation.
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Latina music star Becky G will kick off 2024′s Minnesota State Fair grandstand series
The "Mamiii" singer will be only the second Latin music star to headline the grandstand in over a decade.
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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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SPCO musicians vote no confidence in leadership: 'It feels like we're dying'
The nonprofit's board said in a statement that it "unequivocally supports" Jon Limbacher, the managing director musicians are criticizing.
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