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Music

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone dies in car crash

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone dies in car crash

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, a member of the all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” was killed early Saturday in a car crash. She was 63.
by The Associated Press

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David Johansen, singer from the seminal punk band the New York Dolls, dies at 75

David Johansen, singer from the seminal punk band the New York Dolls, dies at 75

David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls, has died. Johansen, who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, Buster Poindexter, was 75.
by The Associated Press

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Review: 'The Snowy Day' at Minnesota Opera

Review: 'The Snowy Day' at Minnesota Opera

Minnesota Opera’s adaptation of “The Snowy Day” stays true to author Ezra Jack Keats’ simple yet groundbreaking children’s book, preserving its vivid textures and colors while adding playful music and small expansions to the story, resulting in a brief but warmhearted production.
by Max Sparber

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Breath and beat: Terrell X’avion brings rhythmic fire to MacPhail

Breath and beat: Terrell X’avion brings rhythmic fire to MacPhail

Musician Terrell X’avion, an improvisational jazz beatboxer and storyteller, brings his deeply personal album “Transformation to Terrell X” to the MacPhail Center for Music, blending rhythm, lyricism and interactive performance.
by Jacob Aloi

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The power of film music in storytelling

The power of film music in storytelling

MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the power of music written for films.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Out to Lunch: Minneapolis musician Laamar doesn’t want to be pigeonholed

Out to Lunch: Minneapolis musician Laamar doesn’t want to be pigeonholed

Geoffrey Lamar Wilson’s project Laamar quickly rose to fame in the Twin Cities music scene after writing songs about racial and social justice. His first full-length album, coming out in 2025, will be an expansion in both content and music.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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First Avenue workers ratify first union contract

First Avenue workers ratify first union contract

More than 200 workers at First Avenue and all of the music venues it owns and operates have ratified their first union contract.
by MPR News Staff

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