Music

MN Shortlist: April 3-9
MN Shortlist is your weekly curated roundup of recommended events from MPR News, highlighting standout performances, exhibits and gatherings around the region.
On new album, DIY punk band The Taxpayers seek solace during violent times
DIY punk band The Taxpayers channel personal loss, grief and a search for refuge into their new album “Circle Breaker,” written in the wake of the 2023 Nudieland shooting that killed their friend August Golden.
Art Hounds: Rocking chairs, new opera and breaking
Art Hounds recommend “Rocking Chair (Re)Evolution,” Hometown Opera Company’s “New Media Opera” and the Red Bull BC One Cypher One competition.
Keeping jazz alive: The impact of JAZZ88 in Minnesota
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with some of the voices behind JAZZ88, a Minnesota radio station that has been championing jazz for more than 50 years.
Four strings, infinite joy: T.H.U.G. is a ukulele group with a name to remember
The Two Harbors Ukulele Group (T.H.U.G.), a lively ensemble of mostly senior musicians, brings joy through its 400+ song repertoire, performing everywhere from senior living facilities to breweries, with a passion for community, lifelong learning and, most importantly, fun.
Joey Molland, a guitarist with 1970s Welsh pop-rock band Badfinger, dies at 77
Joey Molland, a guitarist with the Welsh pop-rock band Badfinger that was known for such 1970s hits as “No Matter What” and “Day After Day,” has died at age 77. Badfinger was a quartet that also included singer-guitarist Pete Ham, bassist Tom Evans and drummer Tom Gibbins.