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Music

Italian tenor Pavarotti dies at age 71

Italian tenor Pavarotti dies at age 71

Pavarotti's charismatic personna and ebullient showmanship - but most of all his creamy and powerful voice - made him the most beloved and celebrated tenor since the great Caruso and one of the few opera singers to win crossover fame as a popular superstar.

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2001: A chat with Pavarotti

2001: A chat with Pavarotti

Opera great Luciano Pavarotti made a stop in St. Paul in 2001, during his 40th anniversary tour. MPR's Rex Levang spoke with Pavarotti prior to that performance.
by Rex Levang

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New Classical Tracks: From Hollywood to the concert hall

New Classical Tracks: From Hollywood to the concert hall

Joshua Bell's new CD features a concerto that began life as a soundtrack. Bell predicts that the "Red Violin" Concerto will have a long life in the violin repertoire.
by Julie Amacher

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Born in war, the Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars play music for peace

Born in war, the Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars play music for peace

Members of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars met in a camp after fleeing the brutal war in their homeland. Now the band is taking a message of peace around the United States including the Minnesota State Fair.
by Roseanne Pereira

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Whither the record album?

Whither the record album?

In the last 25 years, the compact disc has shaped the way music is made and presented to audiences. But will the Internet and iTunes make the CD and the album obsolete?
by Mark Wheat

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What makes Al weird?

What makes Al weird?

"Weird Al" Yankovic's career has outlasted the careers of many the artists he has been parodying since the early '80s. He even had a top 10 single last year with "White and Nerdy."
by Mary Lucia

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Talib Kweli live at the Minnesota State Fair

Talib Kweli live at the Minnesota State Fair

Brooklyn-born Talib Kweli first got attention as part of Black Star, which he formed with his high-school buddy Mos Def. He's now known for crossing over to work with and sample pop artists such as Justin Timberlake and Ben Kweller.
by Mary Lucia

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Chris Osgood at the Minnesota State Fair

Chris Osgood at the Minnesota State Fair

Chris Osgood's legendary local punk group The Suicide Commandos plays the Minnesota State Fair Grand Stand this weekend. In 1974, when Osgood formed the band with Dave Ahl and Steve Almaas, who would have thought that they would ever play that most mainstream of Minnesota events, the State Fair?
by Mary Lucia

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Film opens a window on Minneapolis rock history

Twenty years ago Twin/Tone Records, a label credited with launching a host of Minneapolis bands, videotaped a weeks worth of concerts at the Seventh Street Entry at the First Avenue night club. Now the tapes have resurfaced and are providing a unique opportunity to experience some Minnesota rock history.
by Euan Kerr

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First Avenue's right-hand man

First Avenue's right-hand man

Conrad Sverkerson, stage manager and long-standing icon of the First Avenue nightclub, received a Sound Unseen Festival Artist of Distinction at 2007's multimedia event.
by Mary Lucia

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