Music

It’s a holiday line-up this week for Art Hounds. La Grande Bande presents a French Baroque Christmas in St. Peter and St. Paul this weekend, St. Croix Valley Chamber Chorale performs its Christmas concert this weekend in Stillwater, and Trekkies unite for the play “It’s an Honorable Life,” a Klingon take of the George Bailey classic, at Mounds Theatre in St. Paul. 

Musician Sarina Partridge teaches original songs, speaking to the themes of Hanukkah, for community singing.

Master fiddle builder Bud Larsen is passing on his knowledge of the Hardanger fiddle to apprentices in the Fargo-Moorhead area. His work is creating a new generation of fiddle makers and players.

The Minneapolis-based jazz pop band Rabeca releases a new album called “Junk” on Dec. 1.

MPR contributors Robbie Mitchem, Jamal Allen and Britt Aamodt take us to Elvis’ 1977 concert, which took place months before he died.

The singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues, best known for the Christmas ballad “Fairytale of New York,” had been hospitalized in Dublin for several months after being diagnosed with viral encephalitis in late 2022. He died Thursday.

Some songs can make a movie sing, and the other way around. Nate Patrin is a music writer who ties pop music and famous films together in his new book.

The decision Monday came four months after a Detroit-area jury said the document was a valid will under Michigan law, despite scribbles and many hard-to-read passages.

Dada Duende is a unique subscription box service from Minneapolis, combining handmade lathe-cut records with themed visual art and literature, aiming to create a multidisciplinary artistic experience rather than focusing solely on music.

The concert in Rio de Janeiro took place during one of the worst heat waves ever in Brazil. The country is in the middle of a record-breaking six months of extreme weather.