Music

April 21, 2006 9:45 AM

Covering Van

Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison performs in the Twin Cities this weekend. If you can't make the show, you can get a dose of "Van" another way -- by listening to a Minneapolis cover band devoted almost exclusively to Morrison's music.

by Chris Roberts

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April 20, 2006 5:03 PM

Chris Walla

Chris Walla is more than just the guitarist and keyboardist for the band Death Cab for Cutie. He's also their un-official spokesman and producer. The Current's Mary Lucia spoke to Walla about his other projects and his current tour.

by Mary Lucia

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April 20, 2006 12:24 PM

Roberto Abbado debuts as SPCO artistic partner

Roberto Abbado debuts as the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra's artistic partner with a concert series celebrating the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth.

by Karl Gehrke

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April 20, 2006 11:05 AM

Post-punk poet Richard Hell

Richard Hell, the man credited as being at the forefront of the first wave of East Coast punk rock, is now a poet and novelist. His latest book of poetry titled "Godlike" is set primarily in the East Village of New York, circa 1972.

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April 18, 2006 2:45 PM

New Classical Tracks: The Art of Barry Tuckwell

At his best, horn virtuoso Barry Tuckwell has a rare combination of big sound and refined technique. As Julie Amacher listened to a new retrospective marking Tuckwell's 75th birthday, she heard these qualities and more.

by Julie Amacher

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April 17, 2006 4:44 PM

Margot and the Nuclear So-and-So's - in studio

Margot and the Nuclear So-and-So's is an eight-member musical collective from Indiana whose intricate melodies and gentle lyrics tell of having more experience than only a single album to their name.

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April 16, 2006 4:43 PM

Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been touring to support their new record, "Show Your Bones", a mellower but still hard-rocking sophomore effort that, Karen O explains, was not written about her cat.

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April 11, 2006 3:31 PM

New Classical Tracks: Mozart piano concertos

Great technical skill is crucial to communicate Mozart's intentions, skill that pianist Piotr Anderszewski has in great abundance. With his simple, personal approach, the playing on his new Mozart CD is clear and clean, but not without passion, matching the character of the music.

by Julie Amacher

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April 9, 2006 1:15 PM

Hopewell - live in studio

Descriptions of Hopewell's music has been an exercise in contraditions: delicate/visceral, sublime/stabbing, crushing/romantic, immense/fragile.

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April 7, 2006 3:00 PM

Holy hip hop hits town

Does this seem familiar? A music style that captivates young people, but is condemned by the larger society. Once it was rock and roll. Now it's hip hop.

by Toni Randolph

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