The SPCO Gets Jazzed

Maria Schneider believes that music has to become more personal, which is why she has taken down the barriers and composed a new song cycle for the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

October 2008

AbsoLUTEly Gorgeous

Local lute legend Phil Rukavina describes the essence of this sweetly delicate, intricate music.

October 2008

Take Note: Glen Helgeson

His thoughts on gypsy music, having too many guitars, and what world music really means.

August 2008

Minnesota Sings

Minnesota Voices connects five composers with six community choruses around the state for a musical celebration of everything Minnesota.

August 2008

A Sizzling Sommerfest

It’s not summer without Sommerfest, and this year is bound to be hot! Check out what you can expect here!

July 2008

Rock the Garden

SLIDESHOW

The Walker Art Center and The Current’s Rock the Garden had us jamming to the beats. We rocked the garden, did you?

Matt Santos: Mixing Well

Matt Santos charges into the hip-hop scene with his acoustic riffs, giving new meaning to the phrase “plays well with others.”

June 2008

Still Flying

Skylark Opera is back with a new idea: A summer festival featuring two dramatically different works.

June 2008

Blues, Jazz, or Both

Two blues and jazz festivals set the beat this summer in the Twin Cities, complete with a 25th year reunion of the band Return to Forever.

June 2008

Take Note: Holly Muñoz

Holly Muñoz talks about her rock band, Aviette, their new album and her cat lady-potential.

June 2008

Back in Vegas

Classical musical satirist Peter Schickele mines the work of P. D. Q. Bach with the Minnesota Orchestra.

May 2008

Hippie-Hop Harmony

Festi Di Bella Sol, a three-day extravaganza of eclectic music over Memorial Day weekend, features a lineup of cult headliners and Twin Cities favorites.

May 2008

Take Note: Martin Dosh

Martin Dosh, known as a one-man band, weaves spellbinding musical soundscapes that blend jazz, techno, hip-hop, and ambient with a healthy dose of improvisation.

May 2008

Peter Mayer

Singer-songwriter Peter Mayer plays the Cedar on April 19—one of the only two times he'll play in town this year.

April 1, 2008

Sweet for Violin No. 1

Violinist Baiba Skride brings extraordinary skills—and a multimillion-dollar violin—to her Minnesota Orchestra debut.

April 1, 2008

Vocal Politics

Peace Among the Nations: Abraham in Judaism, Christinanity & Islam, the upcoming concernt by vocal group Rose Ensemble, attempts to inspire a dialogue between the three faiths through music.

April 2008

Tapes Rolling

Local band Tapes 'N Tapes are on a roll, releasing their highly-anticipated second album this month.

Yohannes Tona

Yohannes Tona, the frontman of The Yohannes Tona Band, has become a fixture on the Twin Cities jazz scene, playing  an infectious brand of funk-fusion he calls "Afrounkjazz."

March 2008

A Beautiful Struggle

Three years after leaving the Jayhawks, Gary Louris still sings about pain.

March 2008

Treasure or Trinket?

Why is the Minnesota Opera reviving an opera obscure even to the most seasoned operagoer?

March 2008