Lucinda Williams
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
Even though her 2020 stroke has prevented her from playing guitar, she comes out rocking like a bar band on...
Jul 19
Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart
STAR TRIBUNE CRITICS' PICK
His deep and delightful 2021 disc, "My Bluegrass Heart," the finale in a decades-long trilogy, featured the adventurous banjo genius...
Jul 11
Bruce A. Henry: A Communal Experience
INSIGHT NEWS FEATURE
Master vocalist and storyteller Bruce A. Henry returns to Dakota Jazz Club in Downtown Minneapolis July 22. Known as a...
Jul 7
Ginger Commodore Presents: The Music of Tina Turner
MINNPOST WEEKEND PICK
Twin Cities vocalist Ginger Commodore channels Tina Turner this weekend, in a tribute show at the Dakota. If anyone has...
Jul 6
Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
The Oscar-winning actor and sometimes singer-songwriter is heard on Gov't Mule's new song "The River Only Flows One Way" but...
Jul 5
The Lead Sheet Returns: Twin Cities Jazz in July
JAZZ POLICE FEATURE
One of the most revered venues in the Twin Cities, The Dakota continues to thrive in downtown Minneapolis, featuring many...
Jun 30
Talib Kweli
STAR TRIBUNE CRITICS' PICK
The influential Brooklyn hip-hop vet isn't the first rapper to perform at the Minneapolis supper club famous for jazz, but...
Jun 27
Maline Moye
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
Her mother sang backup for Tina Turner and her father is a Brooklyn Center-based bassist who's played with Bernard Allison,...
Jun 21
A Musical Celebration of Juneteenth
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
With his booming basso profundo voice, singer/actor T. Mychael Rambo is the perfect narrator for a musical social justice tour:...
Jun 14
Ranky Tanky w/ special guest Ms. Lisa Fischer
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
It's a night of magical voices. The wondrous Fischer does mesmerizingly organic, spiritually-infused interpretations of songs by the Stones, Zeppelin,...
Jun 14