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Music

Bandcamp will forfeit its share of sales Friday, urges direct support of musicians

Bandcamp will forfeit its share of sales Friday, urges direct support of musicians

A favorite of indie artists and labels, the digital storefront and streaming service announced a one-day plan to boost profits for musicians facing financial losses during the coronavirus pandemic.
by Andrew Flanagan

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Trampled by Turtles singer releases his first solo album — at least under his own name

Trampled by Turtles singer releases his first solo album — at least under his own name

After almost 20 years leading the Duluth-based bluegrass rock band Trampled by Turtles, singer and guitarist Dave Simonett just released what could be — depending on how you look at it — his first or his third solo album. Simonett's latest collection "Red Tail" is much lighter and more open to interpretation than two he issued as Dead Man Winter.
by Euan Kerr

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Zeppelin wins latest battle of the bands in 'Stairway' fight

Zeppelin wins latest battle of the bands in 'Stairway' fight

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco handed the major win to guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant and dealt a blow to the estate of Randy Wolfe of the band Spirit. The estate claimed that the 1971 mega-hit "Stairway to Heaven" violated the copyright of the 1968 song "Taurus."
by The Associated Press

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Concert asks Duluth to confront a 100-year-old lynching

Concert asks Duluth to confront a 100-year-old lynching

Sunday marks the 100th day before the 100th anniversary of a gruesome chapter in Duluth's history. On June 15, 1920, a white mob hanged three black men from a downtown lamppost after they were falsely accused of raping a white woman. Several events are being planned this year to acknowledge the tragedy, beginning with a concert this weekend.
by Dan Kraker

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Across languages and generations, one family is reviving Cambodian original music

Across languages and generations, one family is reviving Cambodian original music

Laura Mam is Cambodian American, and her mother, Thida Buth, is a Khmer Rouge survivor. They're fostering the pop music movement in Cambodia that was wiped out in the 1970s.
by Quinn Libson

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Taiko women come together in St. Paul to beat drums, make history

Taiko women come together in St. Paul to beat drums, make history

The traditional Japanese art has been practiced for thousands of years — by men. Now, female drummers from Japan, Canada and across the United States are gathering for an all-female taiko residency.
by Marianne Combs

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'An Evening with Whitney' hologram tour trades on the image of a complicated star

'An Evening with Whitney' hologram tour trades on the image of a complicated star

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Jason King of New York University about the surge in hologram tours, and about the ethical implications of re-creating the image of Whitney Houston.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Jason King

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A trip to the CMAs gave this Minnesota teen a reason to keep living

A trip to the CMAs gave this Minnesota teen a reason to keep living

When Jade Ochu was just a baby, she was diagnosed with systemic mastocytosis — a rare, painful and incurable blood condition. She was close to giving up on her treatments a couple of years ago. That’s when Make-A-Wish Minnesota stepped in with the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the Country Music Association Awards.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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