Music

May 1, 2023 10:23 AM

The Killers, Imagine Dragons headline new Minneapolis music festival

Amid a decline in Twin Cities music festivals, Target Field announced TC Summer Fest, a new two-day event set for July 14-15 in downtown Minneapolis.

by Max Sparber

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April 27, 2023 4:00 AM

Art Hounds: Palestinian couple revisits Haifa in US premiere play

Art Hounds recommend the play “Returning to Haifa,” the spring concert for the Winona Symphony and “Othello: The Remix” by Minneapolis Musical Theatre.

by Jacob Aloi and Max Sparber

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April 26, 2023 8:30 AM

Burnsville music class includes songs familiar to Somali students

In a Burnsville school where half the students are Somali, a music teacher is diversifying her curriculum with help from the students.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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April 21, 2023 11:43 AM

Record Store Day 2023 events in the Twin Cities and around Minnesota

Record Store Day’s vinyl exclusives routinely get all the headlines, but the day is truly about celebrating — and preserving — our beloved local record shops while bringing together the community of dedicated music fans who support them.

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April 21, 2023 4:00 AM

Arts Briefs: Printmaking guru bids adieu

In this week’s arts briefs: Cole Rogers retires from Highpoint Center; Candy Box Dance Festival; Black millionaire, arts patron, died; Minnesota author publishes new fantasy novel, Record Store Day; virtual meeting for artists with disabilities: Absolute Bleeding Edge: breathing through a saxophone.

by Jacob Aloi, Alex V. Cipolle, Max Sparber and Sarah Thamer

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April 18, 2023 9:31 AM

The Okee Dokee Brothers are back in town to tour their new album 'Brambletown'

The much-loved children’s band will play a handful of shows at the Ordway Theater in St. Paul on April 22 and 23 to tour their seventh album, “Brambletown.”

by Melissa Townsend and Ellen Finn

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April 17, 2023 6:11 PM

MNspin makes Minnesota music widely available through the power of the library

Move over bookworms, the library is the new music scene in Hennepin County. Through MNspin, an ongoing collection of music from the Hennepin County Library, patrons can enjoy Minnesota-made tunes.

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April 14, 2023 5:18 AM

Daddy Yankee's 'Gasolina' is the National Recording Registry's first reggaeton song

On Wednesday, the mega-hit single became the first reggaeton song to be inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress.

by Vanessa Romo

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April 14, 2023 4:00 AM

Arts Briefs: Walker Art Center unveils Pacita Abad exhibit

The Walker’s Pacita Abad exhibit, a harpist's collaboration with Yo Yo Ma, Guggenheim Fellowships, and various exhibitions and events. Also, a French film about superheroes and the scary stories they tell.

by Jacob Aloi, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber