Music

Gabriel Kahane's musical metamorphosis
Gabriel Kahane is a singer, guitarist and composer. He's just as comfortable performing in Lincoln Center in New York as in the 400 Bar in Minneapolis. He's done both recently, presenting his unique mixture of indie rock and classical music. This weekend he'll perform a new composition at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis
Orchestra Hall renovation plans unveiled
The Minnesota Orchestra on Friday released designs for a $40 million dollar renovation and expansion of Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis.
"Weird Al" Yankovic and hard rock band Rush are the first two acts named to play the Grandstand at the Minnesota State Fair this summer.
Schubert Club's new season features soprano Renee Fleming
Some of the top classical music performers in the world will appear in St. Paul as part of the Schubert Club's 2010-2011 International Artists Series, which was announced Wednesday.
From music to politics, Gilberto Gil mixes it up
Grammy Award-winner Gilberto Gil has been at the center of Brazilian music since the late 1960s. He blends traditional Brazilian sounds with rock and politics. Gil performs in Minneapolis this weekend.
Enslaved by the cello
Forget trying to put Jelloslave's music into some neat little category. In fact, experimental jazz saxophonist George Cartwright of Roseville, won't even take a stab at it.
Carver County tax records show that Prince's PRN Music Corp. alone owes more than $227,000 for 2009 taxes to the state, Chaska School District and other government bodies. The county is just southwest of Minneapolis.
If you're a music lover, the place to be this weekend is Austin, Texas for the "South By Southwest" music festival. It's become the world's biggest annual music gathering, and it's been going on since Wednesday.
Minnesota Orchestra earns rave reviews in New York
Earlier this month, Osmo Vanska and the Minnesotans played Beethoven and "Kullervo" a big, dramatic piece by Sibelius, at New York's Carnegie Hall. The New York Times called that performance "riveting" and "thrilling."
Iron Range wants Dylan to bring it all back home
The Iron Range Tourism Bureau has launched an online campaign inviting Bob Dylan to return to the area where he grew up as Robert Zimmerman and perform a concert.