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Music

Cloud Cult chases time

Cloud Cult chases time

The Minneapolis indie rock band Cloud Cult brings its orchestral flair, tribal energy, and a new album, to First Avenue's Mainroom for the next two nights.
by Chris Roberts

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iTunes finally snags the Beatles

iTunes finally snags the Beatles

Apple has announced that its iTunes store will soon start carrying music by the Beatles. MPR's Jon Gordon explains what took so long.
by Jon Gordon

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Reviving the great American songbook

Reviving the great American songbook

Songwriter and musician Adam Levy is exploring the great American Songbook, a collection of songs created between 1925 and 1960 that he believes shapes our notions of American music. He performs some classics of the jazz canon live in the Maude Mood Weyerhauser studios, with help from some musical guests.

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Minn. Opera names new president

The Minnesota Opera has named Allan Naplan its new president. Naplan, currently the general director of the Madison Opera, will replace outgoing president Kevin Smith, who guided the Minnesota Opera for 30 years.
by Chris Roberts

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Folk musician KT Tunstall reinvents herself

Folk musician KT Tunstall reinvents herself

After producing such hits as "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" and "Suddenly I See," folk Scottish singer KT Tunstall disappeared for a while. Now she's back with a new band, a new album and a new style.
by Euan Kerr

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How music can affect perception

This political season, candidates' ads have used music to frighten, inspire, and motivate voters to get out to the polls. Music can do a lot more to communicate a message in TV, films, and other multimedia. Midmorning's experts explain how.

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Singer-songwriter collects friends along the way

Singer-songwriter collects friends along the way

Dar Williams' latest album is a retrospective with a twist. On "Many Great Companions," the coffee-house veteran collaborates with some of her contemporaries to breathe new life into some of her old favorites.

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Once bitten, twice shy

Once bitten, twice shy

Midmorning examines the history and the science of things that bite -- bedbugs, leeches, rabid dogs, even vampires -- with Dr. Jon Hallberg and members of the Hippocrates Cafe.
by Simone Perrin

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The musical chaos of STNNNG

The musical chaos of STNNNG

"The Smoke of My Will" is the title of the new album from the blistering Minneapolis indie rock band STNNNG, which the group unveils Saturday night at St. Paul's Turf Club.
by Chris Roberts

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