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Music

'Trying to expand what music is and can be' with the SPCO

'Trying to expand what music is and can be' with the SPCO

This weekend SPCO artistic partner Martin Frost will present the world premiere of a piece where not only will he conduct and play the clarinet, he will use a motion control device to create sound with his body movements.
by Euan Kerr

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24 hours of all women on The Current

24 hours of all women on The Current

The Current is celebrating International Women's Day by playing only music fronted by musicians who identify as women.
by MPR News Staff

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New music from Jimi Hendrix 47 years after his death

"$20 Fine," a song written and performed by Jimi Hendrix with a guest vocal by Stephen Stills, is part of a new collection of Jimi Hendrix music called "Both Sides of the Sky."
by Cathy Wurzer

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Celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Big Lebowski

Twenty years ago today the Coen brothers cult classic "The Big Lebowski" was released. To mark the occasion, the Turf Club in St. Paul is holding a watch party tonight. There will be a costume contest, food specials and, of course, White Russians will be the drink of choice. I expect that a lot of people in bathrobes will be dancing to "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" Kenny Rogers.
by Cathy Wurzer

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A busy weekend for Miguel

Miguel will performing at the Palace Theater in St. Paul tonight. Then he heads back to his hometown of Los Angeles.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Staged DJ firing was a successful publicity stunt

Staged DJ firing was a successful publicity stunt

60 years ago today, Minneapolis radio station WDGY announced that DJ Stanley Mack had been fired for playing "Dinner With Drac" by John Zacherle eight times in a row on the air. But folks at the history website "Twin Cities Music Highlights" talked to another former WDGY disc jockey who revealed that the whole thing was a publicity stunt.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Joan Baez embraces empathy on her new album

On her new album "Whistle Down the Wind" Joan Baez embraces the philosophy she laid out during her speech last year when she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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How to stay alive with help from the Bee Gees

40 years ago today "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees was number one on the Billboard pop chart. The American Heart Asssociation suggests that if you need to perform CPR chest compressions, sing this song to yourself as you do it. That advice doesn't surprise Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Robert Plant returns to the Twin Cities

Robert Plant returns to the Twin Cities

Robert Plant comes to the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis Thursday night. He told the Current's Jill Riley, that while Led Zeppelin was a legendary band, he really enjoys playing with his latest group, the Sensational Space Shifters.
by Phil Picardi

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