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Music

Standard-setters for Shostakovich

Standard-setters for Shostakovich

The Juilliard String Quartet marks its own 60th anniversary and the 100th birthday year of composer Dmitri Shostakovich by releasing a recording of Shostakovich quartets.
by Julie Amacher

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Will they, will they, rock you?

Will they, will they, rock you?

With a classic arena song now banned, sports teams look for the next generation of jock jams.

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Roe Family creates Minneappalachia on Monday nights

Roe Family creates Minneappalachia on Monday nights

"Old-time" country music was born in the mountains of Appalachia, not the prairies of the upper Midwest. But a Minneapolis band is putting its own stamp on a traditional American art form.
by Chris Roberts

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Walker images reside in Jason Moran's jazz

Walker images reside in Jason Moran's jazz

Pianist Jason Moran has lately drawn inspiration from contemporary art. Music on his latest CD was influenced by what he found at the Walker Art Center.
by Karl Gehrke

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Pianist Helene Grimaud reunites three great friends

Pianist Helene Grimaud reunites three great friends

On her new recording, "Reflection," French pianist Helene Grimaud digs into the complex, special relationship that developed among three 19th-century musicians--Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms--and the way it's reflected in their music.
by Julie Amacher

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Tapes 'n Tapes tops Minnesota Music Awards

The 26th annual Minnesota Music Awards were held Sunday night in Minneapolis. The awards recognize virtually every sector of popular music in Minnesota.
by Chris Roberts

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Pigeon John performs live in studio

Pigeon John performs live in studio

Pigeon John (John Dust) got his start in the L.A. hip-hop scene by performing at open stage nights at the Good Life Cafe.

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A band named Hem: Not bound by category

A band named Hem: Not bound by category

Mark Wheat thinks there needs to be a new category to sum up the sound of the band Hem: prog folk. The Brooklyn-based group is sometimes a quartet and sometimes grows into a small orchestra.
by Mark Wheat

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Anonymous 4 + 2="Gloryland"

Anonymous 4 + 2="Gloryland"

In a sequel to its top-selling collection of American spirituals, "American Angels," the vocal quartet Anonymous 4 gets help from two musicians known for their contemporary approach to folk-based traditions.
by Julie Amacher

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Andrew Litton's guide to the Shostakovich 8th

Brian Newhouse welcomed conductor and pianist Andrew Litton to Minnesota Public Radio's UBS Forum to discuss Dmitri Shostakovich's 8th Symphony, which he conducted in the opening weeks of the Minnesota Orchestra's 2006-2007 season. During the session, Litton performed excerpts from the symphony on the piano.
by Brian Newhouse

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