Play1min 23sec'Pop Muzik' topped charts 40 years ago todayNovember 7, 2019 10:06 AMBy Cathy Wurzer"Pop Muzik" by M, a name used by English musician Robin Scott, reached number one on the Billboard pop chart 40 years ago today.
Play1min 33sec50 years since Elvis was No. 1 with ‘Suspicious Minds’November 5, 2019 11:37 AMBy Cathy WurzerThe song was originally written and recorded by Mark James, who released it in 1968.
Play1min 27secRapper and hip hop mogul Sean Combs turns 50November 4, 2019 8:57 AM50 years ago today, Sean Combs was born in New York City. The rapper and hip hop mogul helped launch the careers of some big stars including Mary J. Blige and the Notorious B.I.G.
Play1min 26sec‘Baby Shark Live!’ comes to Minneapolis on Wednesday night October 30, 2019 9:57 AMBy Cathy WurzerIf you have a pre-schooler in your life, you probably know the song “Baby Shark” very well by now.
Play1min 29secPrince writes about his childhood in posthumous memoirOctober 28, 2019 10:37 AMBy Cathy WurzerPrince’s posthumous memoir, “The Beautiful Ones,” goes on sale Tuesday. Prince had just begun work on the book when he died in 2016.
Play1min 45secGina Chavez, artist in residence in Red WingOctober 25, 2019 8:58 AMGina Chavez will be performing Friday night at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing, Minn. Chavez has been in Red Wing all this week working with students as an artist in residence.
Play1min 28secA very different take on Swan LakeOctober 24, 2019 8:59 AMBy Cathy WurzerA new interpretation of Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" will be performed tonight at The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
Play1min 28secNewest Bob Dylan bootleg box set features Johnny Cash, tooOctober 23, 2019 11:10 AMBy Cathy WurzerOn one track, the two music legends perform an early version of “Wanted Man,” a song that Dylan wrote for Cash in 1969. It was recorded soon after Dylan introduced the song to Cash.
Play1min 39secDevon Gilfillian plays the State Theatre Tuesday nightOctober 22, 2019 10:40 AMBy Cathy WurzerGilfillian grew up outside Philadelphia, where his dad was an R&B drummer. His music melds that influence with classic rock, 70s Nigerian funk, and Afropop.
Play1min 29secBig Thief comes to First Avenue on Monday nightOctober 21, 2019 10:47 AMBy Phil PicardiThe group has released two albums this year. Their latest, “Two Hands,” was recorded in the desert near El Paso, Texas, and their previous album, U.F.O.F., in a cabin in Washington state.