Musiq Soulchild
STAR TRIBUNE CRITICS' PICK
Minnesota R&B lovers must have an enduring fondness for the silky-smooth Philly crooner's run of '00s hits including "Halfcrazy," "B.U.D.D.Y."...
Sep 19
Jerry Douglas Band
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
Maybe you've seen him with Alison Krauss + Union Station. Or heard him on albums by Paul Simon, Ray Charles,...
Sep 6
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz in September
JAZZ POLICE FEATURE
One of the most revered venues in the Twin Cities, The Dakota continues to thrive in downtown Minneapolis, featuring many...
Sep 1
Devon Allman & Donavon Frankenreiter
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
Allman, guitar-wielding son of the late Hall of Famer Gregg, and his buddy, surfin' singer-songwriter Frankenreiter, have set an ambitious...
Aug 30
Charles Lloyd Quartet
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
At 85, the saxophone giant is still going strong. This year, the NEA jazz master was named artist of the...
Aug 30
Jonatha Brooke
RACKET CONCERT PICK
Local music got a ringer when established singer-songwriter Jonatha Brooke relocated in Minneapolis in 2016. Since Brooke has arrived here,...
Aug 23
Song stylist Bettye LaVette finds her groove with help from John Mayer and Jon Batiste
STAR TRIBUNE FEATURE
Renowned for making sad tunes sadder, song stylist extraordinaire Bettye LaVette was strikingly upbeat the other day, for two reasons....
Aug 21
Jonatha Brooke
MINNPOST CONCERT PICK
Heading into next week, songwriting wiz Jonatha Brooke, who infuses sweetness with a bite, returns to the Dakota on Wednesday...
Aug 17
Munson-Hicks Party Supplies
RACKET CONCERT PICK
In 2020, bittersweetly seriocomic piano man Dylan Hicks (largely) handed the mic over to John Munson of Semisonic (and then...
Aug 16
Bettye LaVette
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
The veteran song stylist may have just dropped the best album in her illustrious bounce-back career. After separate themed collections...
Aug 16