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Music

Bob Mould marks 25 years as a solo artist

Bob Mould marks 25 years as a solo artist

"Workbook" was the first solo album released by Bob Mould. When it came out in 1989, fans of Mould's punk rock band Husker Du were surprised by his new softer sound. To mark the 25th anniversary, "Workbook" is being re-released with additional tracks and a second disc featuring a concert recorded in Chicago in 1989. Mould will be performing songs off the album tonight at the Women's Club in Minneapolis.
by Phil Picardi

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Nightingale Trio sing under the frozen falls

The latest installment from the North Shore Sessions, a Minnesota-based live music video series, features the Nightingale Trio singing the Ukranian widow's song, "Vdova." The trio made this recording in a cave behind the frozen Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis.
by Phil Picardi

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Run Westy Run reunites for two shows

Run Westy Run were mainstays of the Minneapolis post-punk scene of the '80s and '90s, but haven't played together since 1998.
by Cathy Wurzer

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The Trailer Trash take on Christmas

For 20 years, honky tonk music fans have flocked to Lee's Liquor Lounge in Minneapolis around the holidays to see and hear the Trashy Little Christmas show. Tonight is the last time this year to catch the special show featuring Trailer Trash.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound

Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound

A new compilation from the Numero Group explores the Twin Cities Rhythm and Blues music scene from 1974 to 1984. It showcases the music that was being created before the international attention that came with the release of Prince's "Purple Rain" in 1984. Morning Edition Producer Jim Bickal talked with the curator of the project, Jon Kirby.

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Today's music: Trio Voronezh

Today's music: Trio Voronezh

Trio Voronezh will be performing tonight on the campus of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. The trio, which takes it name from the Russian town where they are from, have fun with a wide variety of musical styles played on authentic Russian folk instruments.
by Jim Bickal

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Lou Reed, leader of the Velvet Underground, has reportedly died

Lou Reed, leader of the Velvet Underground, has reportedly died

Lou Reed epitomized New York City's artistic underbelly in the 1970s. Reed died Sunday morning on Long Island of complications from a liver transplant earlier this year, his literary agent, Andrew Wylie, said.

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Lou Reed, leader of the Velvet Underground, has reportedly died

Lou Reed, leader of the Velvet Underground, has reportedly died

Lou Reed epitomized New York City's artistic underbelly in the 1970s. Reed died Sunday morning on Long Island of complications from a liver transplant earlier this year, his literary agent, Andrew Wylie, said.

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New album celebrates Minnesota lumberjack songs

New album celebrates Minnesota lumberjack songs

Twin Cities musician and scholar Brian Miller has been discovering and preserving the songs that lumberjacks in the northern Minnesota woods were singing in the 19th century. Miller and Randy Gosa will perform Friday, Oct. 11 at the Hinckley Fire Museum in Hinckley, Minn. On Saturday, Oct. 12 they will play at a CD release party at the Celtic Junction in St. Paul.

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A little-known song about Minneapolis

Today is the 78th birthday of singer Jill Corey. Corey was well-known for singing American pop standards during the 1950s. She sang with the Percy Faith Orchestra and was a regular on one of Johnny Carson's first television shows. In 1953, she was featured on the cover of Life magazine and released her first single, "Minneapolis." It was written by Bob Hilliard and Minneapolis-native Sid Lippman. Jill Corey quit show business in 1961 after marrying Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Don Hoak in 1961. She re-started her career after Hoak died of a heart attack in 1969.
by Jim Bickal

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