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Music

Weird Al, Rush to rock Minnesota State Fair

"Weird Al" Yankovic and hard rock band Rush are the first two acts named to play the Grandstand at the Minnesota State Fair this summer.

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From music to politics, Gilberto Gil mixes it up

From music to politics, Gilberto Gil mixes it up

Grammy Award-winner Gilberto Gil has been at the center of Brazilian music since the late 1960s. He blends traditional Brazilian sounds with rock and politics. Gil performs in Minneapolis this weekend.
by Euan Kerr

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Enslaved by the cello

Enslaved by the cello

Forget trying to put Jelloslave's music into some neat little category. In fact, experimental jazz saxophonist George Cartwright of Roseville, won't even take a stab at it.
by Chris Roberts

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Prince looks like pauper in Minnesota tax records

Carver County tax records show that Prince's PRN Music Corp. alone owes more than $227,000 for 2009 taxes to the state, Chaska School District and other government bodies. The county is just southwest of Minneapolis.

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Highlights of South by Southwest

If you're a music lover, the place to be this weekend is Austin, Texas for the "South By Southwest" music festival. It's become the world's biggest annual music gathering, and it's been going on since Wednesday.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota Orchestra earns rave reviews in New York

Minnesota Orchestra earns rave reviews in New York

Earlier this month, Osmo Vanska and the Minnesotans played Beethoven and "Kullervo" a big, dramatic piece by Sibelius, at New York's Carnegie Hall. The New York Times called that performance "riveting" and "thrilling."

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Iron Range wants Dylan to bring it all back home

Iron Range wants Dylan to bring it all back home

The Iron Range Tourism Bureau has launched an online campaign inviting Bob Dylan to return to the area where he grew up as Robert Zimmerman and perform a concert.

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Brothers in song

From their days playing in college bands through their time co-writing songs in Trip Shakespeare and their respective solo careers, Dan and Matt Wilson have shared the bond of music. They share some of their experiences and their music on Midmorning.

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