Basilica Block Party announces lineupMarch 14, 2024 10:00 AMBy Max SparberThe Basilica Block Party, returning after a five-year hiatus, has announced its lineup with the Goo Goo Dolls and Counting Crows headlining, alongside a mix of national and local acts.
New Minnesota music round-up: Jazz from Tina Schlieske, plus Lone Rock Bride and Verdin BrothersMarch 8, 2024 3:01 PMBy Max SparberThree new Minnesota music releases: “The Good Life” by Tina Schlieske, “Lone Rock Bride” by Lone Rock Bride and “Arcana” by Verdin Brothers.
Speaking with a bigger voice: Minneapolis rapper works to amplify Native voices in the hip-hop industryMarch 7, 2024 12:25 PMTall Paul is cultivating new talent, including an upcoming Mille Lacs Ojibwe artist, as part of the Dream Warriors collective.
Visual symphony: Macalester hosts 'American Ledger'March 1, 2024 2:16 PMBy Alex Cipolle“American Ledger no. 1” is based on a visual score by Raven Chacon that tells the story of America using unconventional instruments including chopping wood and lighting matches.
Play4min 07secArt Hounds: The scent of art, the poetry of Bly, Gilbert and SullivanFebruary 29, 2024 4:00 AMBy Emily Bright“Do Not Forget Us:” Poets, Writers and Musicians Against the War(s), Cheryl LeClaire-Sommers' exhibit “Scents to Scenes” and Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Utopia, Limited; or, The Flowers of Progress.”
Play4min 43secMinneapolis artist sings her family’s immigration historyFebruary 23, 2024 4:00 AMBy Emily BrightSarah Larsson’s new ensemble Red Thread has released a debut album “Immigrantke” that combines traditional and original music in four languages, exploring stories of immigration.
Play5min 06secArt Hounds: Horror theater, family jazz and a ‘conceptual dreamscape’February 22, 2024 4:00 AMBy Emily BrightTheater Mu’s “Hells Canyon,” Winona’s father-sons jazz trio H3O Jazz and “Wild Imagination” at the Vine Arts Center
Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' debuts at No. 1 on the country chart February 21, 2024 5:17 AMBy Ayana Archie Beyoncé became the only other solo woman alongside Taylor Swift to achieve the feat with no accompanying artists, Billboard said.
Beyoncé is getting played on country radio. Could her success help other Black women?February 17, 2024 6:01 AMBy Amanda Marie Martínez An Oklahoma country station made news this week when it briefly refused to play a Beyoncé song. It's a resonant tale for the Black and women musicians who have tried to crack the format for decades.
Play8min 06secHmong people with dementia sing in harmony in new Twin Cities choirFebruary 15, 2024 1:26 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Alanna ElderThe Hmong Folk Choir is using singing to focus on better health outcomes for people with dementia.