Play1min 25secJanet Jackson plays the Treasure Island amphitheater this weekendSeptember 13, 2019 10:35 AMBy Cathy WurzerThis month also marks 30 years since the release of "Rhythm Nation 1814," one of several successful Jackson albums that were recorded and produced at Flyte Time Studios in Minneapolis.
Play1min 27sec50 years since the Rolling Stones were No. 1 with ‘Honky Tonk Women’September 12, 2019 11:34 AMBy Cathy WurzerThe song was inspired by the Hank Williams song “Honky Tonk Blues,” and written while Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were staying at a horse ranch in Brazil.
Play1min 28secGreen Day announces new album, plus ‘mega tour’ with Weezer and Fall Out BoySeptember 11, 2019 10:51 AMBy Cathy WurzerThe tour will stop at Target Field next August.
Play1min 25secMassive Attack’s ‘Mezzanine’ anniversary tour comes to the Palace TheaterSeptember 10, 2019 11:10 AMBy Cathy WurzerIn addition to touring with the album, the band marked the anniversary by having the album encoded into DNA and then loaded into a can of spray paint. That can was featured in an exhibition on artificial intelligence at an art museum in London.
Play1min 40secChrissie Hynde of the Pretenders releases jazzy new covers albumSeptember 9, 2019 10:52 AMBy Cathy Wurzer"The real point of the record was I wanted to sing songs that had a lot of melody," Hynde told BIllboard.
Play1min 22secThe Who performs at the Xcel Energy Center on Friday nightSeptember 6, 2019 11:02 AMBy Cathy WurzerThe two surviving members of the original Who lineup, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, will be backed by an orchestra.
Play1min 19secEzra Furman brings new music to the Turf Club on Thursday nightSeptember 5, 2019 10:51 AMBy Cathy Wurzer“This is our punk record,” Furman says on his website of the new music.
Play1min 15secSqueeze stops at the State Theatre in Minneapolis September 3, 2019 9:59 AMBy Cathy WurzerThe group’s name comes from the title of the Velvet Underground’s final album (featuring none of the band’s original members), which was widely panned at the time of its release.
Play1min 21secBrandi Carlile performs Saturday at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand August 30, 2019 8:59 AMBy Cathy WurzerHer performance is part of the Current’s “Music on-a-Stick” show. The lineup also includes gospel and soul singer Mavis Staples and Nashville singer-songwriter Savannah Conley
Play1min 24secRomantica closes out summer music series in St. Paul’s Mears Park Thursday nightAugust 29, 2019 10:01 AMBy Cathy WurzerThe concert is free, and a variety of food trucks will be on hand. Last month, Romantica lead singer Ben Kyle performed at a birthday bash for Ringo Starr in Los Angeles.