Music

October 18, 2011 12:00 AM

Musical highlights from the Maud Moon Weyerhauser Studio

Excerpts of recent Midmorning conversations with local musicians Chan Poling, the Jayhawks, Adam Levy, Dessa and Chris Koza.

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October 18, 2011 12:00 AM

The sounds of the Twin Cities

From Prince to Husker Du to Brother Ali, the Twin Cities music scene has been fluorishing now for more than three decades. Midmorning looks at the elements that have made the Twin Cities a musical hotbed.

by Chris Roberts

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October 7, 2011 5:28 PM

Cactus Blossoms keep vintage country music alive

The "alt country" music scene isn't as big as it used to be, but there's still a lot of vintage twang in the Twin Cities, courtesy of the Cactus Blossoms. The Minneapolis group, fronted by a pair of brothers, harkens back to the roots of country with their earnest songs and pristine harmonizing.

by Chris Roberts

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October 4, 2011 12:00 AM

Esperanza Spalding makes light of serious talent

Jazz sensation Esperanza Spalding rolls into St. Paul Tuesday night for a concert at St. Catherine's University. Spalding, an upright bassist and singer, is one of the hottest performers on the jazz scene right now.

by Euan Kerr

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September 28, 2011 6:00 PM

A little bit of this, a little bit of that in Minn. Orchestra's 'TimePiece'

The Minnesota Orchestra's first program of the new season includes something a little different.

by Euan Kerr

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September 22, 2011 4:00 AM

Love The Beach Boys? Meet "The Wrecking Crew"

It's a little known fact that the music on most of the hit records coming out of California in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including chart-toppers from The Beach Boys, above, was played by the same group of musicians. A new documentary showing tonight in Minneapolis, "The Wrecking Crew," tells the story.

by Euan Kerr

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September 16, 2011 5:35 PM

Villa Rosa stands out as something rare in rap

Villa Rosa features two emcees who both have established identities as solo artists and see their artistic partnership as an equal playing field.

by Chris Roberts

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September 9, 2011 7:30 AM

Special programming on September 11

Tune in to Classical MPR this Sunday for a reflective and appropriate selection of music and programming to to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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September 2, 2011 3:46 PM

How Gretchen Seichrist's band evolved into a variety show

The Minneapolis indie rock band "Patches and Gretchen" has a big weekend ahead. The theatrical debut of the group's wacky and whimsical variety show, named "Headquarters and Dimes," happens Saturday night at the Loring Theater.

by Chris Roberts