“Dakota-goers knew they’d experienced a true soul man” Bell returns Feb 9
"They don’t make soul men like William Bell anymore" (Star Tribune)
A stalwart of Stax Records known for 1960s R&B hits like “Everybody Loves a Winner,” Bell made a Grammy-winning comeback...
Jan 31
Star Tribune: Hear the first track by Matt Wilson’s ‘orchestra,’
Debuting this weekend at the Dakota
After mixing things up over the years between solo efforts, the Flops and the Twilight Hours since his days co-helming the...
Jan 31
Laurence Juber & Martin Taylor + Banda Magda
City Pages Best Concerts Picks
Laurence Juber was a member of Wings, but don’t hold that against him. In fact, know that his rock background...
Jan 30
Star Tribune Concerts of the Week
Roberta Flack Tribute, Thomasina Petrus + Tommy Emmanuel & John Knowles
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway tribute: They were the kind of duet partners who brought something out of one another...
Jan 26
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Star Tribune + Minnpost Pick!
MINNPOST: This is not the original group that formed in 1973; founder and lead singer Bernice Johnson Regon stepped down...
Jan 23
True Blues: Corey Harris + Cedric Watson
A City Pages "Best Concerts" Pick
Growing out of a project guitarist Harris started a few years ago with other contemporary blues artists, this collaboration brings...
Jan 22
Star Tribune Review
The gospel truth: Stars from Sister Rosetta Tharpe play adapt wonderfully to the Dakota
By Jon Bream Actress/singer Rajane Katurah Brown didn’t know what to say or what to do with her hands. She confessed Sunday...
Jan 16
Star Tribune Pick! Kathy Mattea
She had plenty of Grammy-winning success in Nashville in the ’80s and ’90s with such hits as “Eighteen Wheels and...
Jan 11
Minnpost pick: John Pizzarelli
Monday at the Dakota
The affable, urbane guitarist and singer – a master interpreter of the Great American Songbook, expert in the music of...
Jan 11
Star Tribune pick: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight
In the music-heavy play “Marie and Rosetta” at Park Square Theatre this holiday season, Jamecia Bennett stunned as gospel-reared rock...
Jan 11