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Music

MN Orchestra gets Osmo Vanska for 4 more years

MN Orchestra gets Osmo Vanska for 4 more years

Osmo Vanska is going ot be on the podium of the Minnesota Orchestra until 2015 and he talked to Tom Crann about his renewed contract with the organization.
by Tom Crann

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Vanska extends Minnesota Orchestra contract for four more years

Vanska extends Minnesota Orchestra contract for four more years

Minnesota Orchestra Music Director Osmo Vanska has signed a contract extension which will keep him at the orchestra until 2015.
by Euan Kerr

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The Coen Brothers come home

The Coen Brothers come home

The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is celebrating 25 years of feature film making by St. Louis Park natives the Coen brothers by showing every single one of their movies.
by Euan Kerr

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How to make a rock guitar documentary

How to make a rock guitar documentary

When Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim persuaded Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, U2's the Edge and the White Stripes' Jack White to meet for an electric guitar summit there was potential for complete disaster, but it seems Guggenheim's gamble paid off.
by Euan Kerr

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Mary Travers of 1960s folk trio dies at 72

Mary Travers of 1960s folk trio dies at 72

Mary Travers, one part of the folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, has died after a yearslong battle with leukemia.

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Jake Armerding on Radio Heartland

Jake Armerding on Radio Heartland

Singer songwriter Jake Armerding performs on Radio Heartland.
by Dale Connelly

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Roger McGuinn, a founding father of folk

Roger McGuinn, a founding father of folk

After 50 years in music, Roger McGuinn is credited with founding the jangly guitar sound of the 60s supergroup he founded, the Byrds. He continues to tour, perform and record a folk song every week to pay homage to his roots.

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For 20 years, small guitar shop serves start-ups and big stars alike

For 20 years, small guitar shop serves start-ups and big stars alike

There's going to be a party Wednesday night -- at The Cabooze Music club in Minneapolis -- in honor of a Twin Cities music legend.
by Tom Crann

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Midmorning Weekend

Midmorning Weekend

Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program. Musical Performances from the Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio

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The Beatles meet the video game generation

The Beatles meet the video game generation

The video game Rock Band has helped fuel the growth of the video game industry, and it's poised to get even bigger with the forthcoming release of "Beatles: Rock Band." Industry analysts and critics say the game is changing the way we experience music and transforming the music business.

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