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Duluth musical mainstays Alan Sparhawk and Trampled by Turtles team up to perform new songs in St. Paul

Duluth musical mainstays Alan Sparhawk and Trampled by Turtles team up to perform new songs in St. Paul

Thursday night’s sold-out show at the Fitzgerald Theater is the only date the musicians have scheduled in Minnesota. They’re performing songs from their self-titled album released over the summer. 
by Clay Masters

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Art Hounds: Holiday folk concerts, a beloved musical and symphonic cheer

Art Hounds: Holiday folk concerts, a beloved musical and symphonic cheer

Art Hounds recommend Red Thread and others at the Cedar, “Little Women: The Musical” and the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra’s Yuletide Concert.
by Emily Bright

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Maureen Corrigan’s 10 favorite books of 2025 — with plenty for nonfiction lovers

Maureen Corrigan’s 10 favorite books of 2025 — with plenty for nonfiction lovers

Fresh Air’s book critic says her picks tilt a bit to nonfiction, but the novels that made the cut redress the imbalance by their sweep and intensity. Karen Russell’s “The Antidote” was her favorite.
by Maureen Corrigan

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4 facts about 'I Feel Down Today,' the new single from Ponderosa

4 facts about 'I Feel Down Today,' the new single from Ponderosa

Minneapolis musician Josh Lavonn says his latest album came from one place: love. The Ponderosa frontman credits his wife and the relationships around him as the spark behind “Woman,” a retro-soul record built on devotion, vulnerability and long-term partnership.
by Anika Besst

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The Lumineers, The Strokes, Matchbox Twenty to headline Minnesota Yacht Club music festival

The Lumineers, The Strokes, Matchbox Twenty to headline Minnesota Yacht Club music festival

The third annual Minnesota Yacht Club Festival is set for July 17-19 and will return to Harriet Island Regional Park with performances from The Lumineers, Matchbox Twenty, The Strokes and many more.
by MPR News Staff

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