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A Good Week for Music: 4.13 – 4.19
It’s a good week for music. There is much vital jazz going on the Twin Cities, of which I’ve only listed a few things. Then there’s the blues and roots scene, which seems to birth a new band every...
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It’s All Good Music: 4.20 – 4.26
It’s another good week to be an ominiverous music fan. We have a few highly anticipated jazz artists in town, as well as some great blues and a battle of the blues bands, and some fine resident artists...
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Lift Your Spirits: 4.27 – 5.3
One of the many purple lit-up tributes to Prince last Thursday Well, it’s a sad week for music lovers, especially here in the Twin Cities, where there’s been wall-to-wall coverage and tributes to...
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May and Music are Upon Us: 5.5 – 5.10
Trees are flowering. Photo from Bill Lindeke’s blog I’m a day late in posting this. Sometimes life gets in the way of what we’re doing. Anyway, we have a week filled with music coming up, only a...
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Rhythm – Groovy & Global: 5.11 – 5.17
Plenty of opportunities to dance this week, including the Worldwide Discoteque, with Deejay Steely Dan (above), and Deejay Brian Engel Despite the clouds during this May week, we’ve got plenty of music...
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Youth Jazz, Art, Blues, and Worldbeats: 5.18 – 5.24
Please indulge me for a moment as I tell you about an event that means much to me. It’s Celebrate Youth Jazz!, a fundraiser for the Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education (DFJE) to be held this Sunday at...
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Summer Begins: 3.25 – 3.31
Well, the unofficial start of summer is upon us. As the touring season for musicians kicks into high gear, we have more choices for music events from both visiting and resident artists, only a few of...
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A Big List: 6.1 – 6.7
Holy mackeral! There is so much music this week that my listing is much larger than usual, and I still left a number of worthy gigs off the list. At any rate, let’s just get to it.Music lifts the...
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Choices, Choices! Music: 6.8 – 6.14
Well, those of you looking for Latin or Caribbean rhythms have much to choose from this week, including Latin Jazz, Soca, Cuban roots, and more. Jazz fans have a rich menu as well, including a number...
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Dads, Solstice, Music: 6.15 – 6.21
It’s Back to the 50s at the State Fairgrounds We’ll be celebrating Solstice next Tuesday, the longest day of the year. It’s also Make Music Day in the Twin cities, as I note below. Coming up this...
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Awash in Music: 6.22 – 6.28
It’s once again time for Saint Paul’s Twin Cities Jazz Festival Executive Director Steve Heckler and his staff and volunteers have put together a great weekend of music that will appeal to a wide...
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The 4th and More: 6.29 – 7.5
We’ve got the 4th of July coming up and a great line-up of music to choose from in the days leading up to it, including visits from outstanding jazz and blues artists, not to forget the talented...
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Lotsa Choices. Music: 7.6 – 7.12
Where to go? What to hear? Another week and more visiting artists, more interesting combinations of resident artists, some new bands, a CD release, and a couple of outdoor events. All in all, another...
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Hot Fun in the Summertime! Music: 7.13 – 7.19
The Brass Messengers at a previous Bastille Day celebration As the headline states, we’ve got lots of fun music lined up for this week. We have 3 CD release parties, visiting artists from New Orleans,...
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Festivals, Worldbeats, and Jazz, Oh My! 7.20 – 7.26
What a week coming up! We’ve got the Black Dog’s remodel celebration, the opening of The World of Beer across from Mears Park, the Lowertown Blues Festival (right), Palmfest, a winery jazz festival,...
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Let’s Go! Music: 7.27 – 8.2
Lots of great music this week, so let’s just get to it. Music lifts your spirits. Jazz Wednesday, July 27 Dave King Trio @ Crooners’ Dunsmore Room, Fridley. 7pm ($20) After having a CD release at...
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A Week in Summer: 8.3 – 8.9
A summer tradition: Movies and Music in the Park. Photo: fasthorseinc.com Holy Shamoley, have we got a week filled with outdoor fun, from a metal pour to a guitar festival, Afrobeat in a museum patio,...
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Mild Weather, Hot Music: 11.29 – 12.5
Some more holiday shows are on the horizon this week, as well as interesting shows from both visiting and resident artists. The weather continues to be unseasonably mild, so even if the temps drop...
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More Daylight, More Music: 3.7 – 3.13
Well, in spite of the snowstorm of the last few days, Spring is approaching, days are getting longer, and Daylight Savings Time will begin this weekend. We have a good balance of visiting and resident...
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