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Music

Marc Cohn looks back -- and forward -- with album of 1970 covers

Marc Cohn looks back -- and forward -- with album of 1970 covers

Marc Cohn's new album "Listening Booth 1970" presents new arrangements of songs from when he was 11. He says these are many of the tunes which launched his journey as a musician.
by Euan Kerr

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Globe-spanning 'vintage' bands set to play Northfield

Globe-spanning 'vintage' bands set to play Northfield

Starting Thursday, there will be concerts by 'vintage bands' -- playing music from a historical context -- beginning on the hour pretty much every waking hour through Sunday evening in Northfield.
by Euan Kerr

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Gospel music for the modern day

Gospel music for the modern day

The "Gospel at Colonus" updates a Greek tragedy with gospel music and a Pentacostal sensibility. On Midmorning we'll hear Oedipus' trials and redemption set to song and find out why gospel music still has a place in modern theater. The Steeles and Rev. Dr. Earl F. Miller will perform live in studio.

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Richfield: Pickin' party at the strip mall music shop

Richfield: Pickin' party at the strip mall music shop

Bluegrass, country, Cajun, Celtic, and Tejano music might not be the first thing you think of when you see the strip mall located near 66th Street and Penn Avenue South in Richfield, but that's what you'll find at the Homestead Pickin' Parlor.
by Marc Sanchez

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An unconventional path to a charming life

An unconventional path to a charming life

Joan Armatrading has collected honorary degrees and even accolades from Queen Elizabeth for her eclectic music spanning folk, blues, and rock. And yet she feels her character hasn't changed at all over her prolific 40-year career.

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A visit with Prince at Paisley Park

A visit with Prince at Paisley Park

Jim McGuinn, program director for 89.3 The Current, was invited recently to visit Prince at his Paisley Park studio complex in Chanhassen. He recalls his meeting with the man behind the music, and reviews Prince's newest album, 20TEN.

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Special preview of Prince's new album

Special preview of Prince's new album

Prince's new album is called 20TEN and it comes on the heels of his triple album last year.
by Tom Crann and Jim McGuinn

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A rock and roll retreat, just for girls

A rock and roll retreat, just for girls

Being a rock star is every kid's dream, isn't it? The dream is real for several dozen kids this summer, thanks to Minnesota's first rock and roll camp for girls only.
by Jessica Mador

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Junior composers try hand at writing music for silent films

Junior composers try hand at writing music for silent films

It's hard enough to learn to compose music, but imagine having to write a score for a silent film. That's exactly what a group of young composers is doing this week at the University of Minnesota.
by Euan Kerr

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The brooding sound of Purest Spiritual Pigs

The brooding sound of Purest Spiritual Pigs

When you see a fire truck barreling through Minneapolis, it might be Helena Thompson behind the wheel. But when the Rhode Island native gets behind her drum kit or picks up a guitar, she's not usually trying to escape from life, she's trying to make sense of it.
by Chris Roberts

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