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Music

Radio Heartland at the Minnesota State Fair

Radio Heartland at the Minnesota State Fair

Radio Heartland live at the Minnesota State Fair August 28, 2009.
by Dale Connelly

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Ang Lee finds comedy at Woodstock

Ang Lee finds comedy at Woodstock

Oscar-winning director Ang Lee reinvents himself once more with a comedy opening this week called "Taking Woodstock." The film examines the pivotal 1960s concert through the eyes of the people in the small town which hosted the event.
by Euan Kerr

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Dar Williams performs on Midmorning

Dar Williams performs on Midmorning

Dar Williams performed Buzzer live on Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning.

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Singer Dar Williams and the Promised Land

Singer Dar Williams and the Promised Land

Dar Williams' witty lyrics and feminist folk rock sensibility have made her a star singer/songwriter of the folk festival circuit during her 15-year career.

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Les Paul to be buried in Wisconsin Friday

Les Paul to be buried in Wisconsin Friday

Guitar virtuoso and inventor Les Paul will be buried Friday in his native Waukesha at the Prairie Home Cemetery.

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Aerosmith cancels tour, including St. Paul stop

Rock band Aerosmith announced this week it will cancel the remaining part of its summer tour -- including a concert in St. Paul -- after lead singer Steven Tyler fell from a stage earlier this month.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Bela Fleck traces the roots of the banjo

Bela Fleck traces the roots of the banjo

American banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck journeys to Africa to trace the cultural roots of the banjo and record an album with local musicians.

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Charlie Parr performs on Radio Heartland

Charlie Parr performs on Radio Heartland

Charlie Parr stops by between tours to play some songs from his latest CD, "Roustabout."
by Dale Connelly

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The Pines hone a Midwestern sound

The Pines hone a Midwestern sound

The critically praised alt-folk duo The Pines have released a new CD called "Tremelo," and they mark the occasion tonight with an in-store performance at Electric Fetus in Minneapolis.
by Chris Roberts

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40th anniversary of Woodstock

40th anniversary of Woodstock

It was billed as three days of peace, love, and music, but it turned out to be much bigger than anyone expected. Forty years after the great gathering on Max Yasgur's farm, a nation reflects on the music and the meaning of Woodstock.

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