Music

July 25, 2012 3:27 PM

Minn. Orch extends Litton's contract

Andrew Litton will remain the artistic director of the Minnesota Orchestra's popular Sommerfest program through at least 2014.

by Euan Kerr

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

July 23, 2012 12:12 PM

Remembering Amy Winehouse, a year after her death

Singer Amy Winehouse's father says it's tough dealing with the loss of his daughter, but he's happy she is having a helpful impact on the world through the foundation named after her.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

July 13, 2012 4:00 AM

John Raymond trumpets joyful noise, praise in debut CD

For a long time, jazz held a reputation as "the devil's music," but many of the faithful have come to recognize that musicians can be divinely inspired. Among the contemporary musicians to express spirituality through jazz is John Raymond, who performs this weekend in St. Paul.

by David Cazares

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

July 9, 2012 3:18 PM

Into the Song: Now Now picks apart 'Thread'

The Twin Cities' indie pop trio Now Now will visit the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis tonight as part of the band's national tour in support of its latest album "Threads."

by Chris Roberts

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

July 9, 2012 7:55 AM

'White Zulu' Johnny Clegg mixes music and politics

Johnny Clegg, who became famous as part of the first successful integrated band in South Africa, will play in Minneapolis this week.

by Euan Kerr

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

June 7, 2012 4:00 AM

Opera allows him all, 'Doubt' playwright says

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley joins members of the Minnesota Opera to work on a new adaptation of his play "Doubt, which began as a play on Broadway and then a movie.

by Euan Kerr

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

May 5, 2012 11:24 AM

The benevolent Beastie: Adam Yauch remembered

Adam Yauch: the gravelly-voiced rapper who helped make the Beastie Boys one of the seminal groups in hip-hop, and whose good-hearted nature led him to humanistic causes.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

May 2, 2012 2:49 PM

Dylan Hicks' debut novel "Boarded Windows" reviewed

We can never fully understand the hold some people have on us -- the way some figures loom large in memory and some take on a certain magnetism in the present. Dylan Hicks' debut novel, Boarded Windows, is a tango of sorts, both intellectual and emotional, between a nameless narrator and his shadowy father-figure.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

April 6, 2012 3:28 PM

Mother and son get to the heart of music

Throughout French horn virtuoso Bernhard Scully's career, his mother, Bloomington pianist Joanne Minnetti, has been in his shadow — as his accompanist. Now the pair are sharing equal billing on their first full-length album.

by Chris Roberts