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SPCO sets lock out deadline: 6 p.m. Sunday

SPCO sets lock out deadline: 6 p.m. Sunday

Management at the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra said Wednesday it will lock out musicians unless there is a contract agreement by 6 p.m. on Sunday.
by Euan Kerr

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Neil Young says 1st book came 'off the top of my head'

Neil Young says 1st book came 'off the top of my head'

Neil Young's fans have come to expect wild swings if they've followed his music career since the 1960s. There's the near-violent guitar solos and throbbing rock of his collaborations with Crazy Horse. Lilting acoustic melodies like "Harvest Moon." Electronic experiments. Moments of genius and ill-advised detours.

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Hip-hop event raising cash for needy Indians

Local hip-hop groups are gathering in Minneapolis on Saturday to raise money to help American Indians who are homeless or have substance abuse problems.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Former conductor will lead lockout concert

Former conductor will lead lockout concert

Locked-out musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra on Friday announced that former music director Stanislaw Skrowaczewski will conduct them in what they call a season opening concert on Oct. 18.
by Euan Kerr

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In his hands: Babatunde Lea channels African drumming traditions

In his hands: Babatunde Lea channels African drumming traditions

Babatunde Lea likes to tell people that, as a child of an African-American family that loved Afro-Caribbean music, he knew how to dance the mambo and cha-cha-cha before he could walk.
by David Cazares

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Locked-out Minn Orch musicians take cause to streets

Locked-out Minn Orch musicians take cause to streets

The Minnesota Orchestra has cancelled all its concerts through Thanksgiving, after management locked out musicians as their contract expired and the two sides could not agree on a new one. The musicians, meantime, rallied in downtown Minneapolis Monday afternoon, hoping to garner more public support for their cause.
by Euan Kerr

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Minnesota Orchestra locks out musicians, cancels concerts

Minnesota Orchestra management locked out its musicians at midnight Sunday, and has canceled concerts through November, after the two sides failed to reach a contract agreement.
by Euan Kerr

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Norwegian choir coming to ND, Minn.

A community youth choir from Grand Forks' sister city in Norway is coming to North Dakota.

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Lockout set to take effect for Minn. Orchestra

The Minnesota Orchestra planned to lock out its musicians at midnight Sunday. The move came after a last-ditch meeting to reach a contract deal failed, and management declined to extend the current contract while continuing negotiations.
by Euan Kerr

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Minn. Orchestra musicians seek arbitration

Musicians at the Minnesota Orchestra on Sunday offered binding arbitration as a way to avoid a lockout in their contract dispute with orchestra management.
by Euan Kerr

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