Ginger Commodore will be performing soulful Christmas classics at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres December 14-15.
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Relish the season’s joy with a return to theater
Nothing like live entertainment to warm the soul.
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New discoveries in sound and literature
Besides exciting new books to choose from, there’s some soulful music out, too.
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Lawsuits pile up in aftermath of Travis Scott’s deadly Astroworld fest
The youngest victim of the Astroworld fiasco was nine-year-old Ezra Blount.
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Autumn jazz: club reopenings and new releases
Jazz club re-openings, jazz artist birthdays, and new jazz releases offer plenty of reasons to celebrate and enjoy the month of October.Â
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Wu-Tang lit up the Skyway Lounge
The MSR caught up with members at the tour kickoff held at the Skyway Lounge in Minneapolis.
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Questlove discusses Prince, new film, during intimate screening at Paisley Park
The film screening and event featured a 30-minute Q&A session with the film’s director and a Prince-themed DJ set for VIP attendees.
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R. Kelly was enabled by a network of complicity – common in workplace abuse
Typically, the bad behavior of the perpetrator and the network creates a toxic organizational culture in which abuse and unethical acts become the norm and everyone in the organization suffers, not just victims.
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In ‘Rumors,’ Lizzo, Cardi B put new twist on ancient Greek tradition
The bodies of the statues in Lizzo’s video are not the chiseled physiques you’re accustomed to seeing in museums.
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Live jazz in the Twin Cities, plus fresh new releases
The Twin Cities Jazz Festival returns and Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard offers a new album.
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REVIEW: Music soars in entertaining biopic about the Queen of Soul
What’s on view is so fascinating and the storyline so involving and consequential that when the film ends at Franklin’s famous church concert, you wish there was more.
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Forbes: Rihanna is officially a billionaire and the ‘richest female musician’
According to Forbes magazine, the 33-year-old Bajan beauty has achieved billionaire status.
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Prince’s ‘Welcome 2 America’ continues late icon’s socio-political musical legacy
Prince has always taken into account the world around him in his music.
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Legendary Mpls. producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis discuss new album, legacy
With no greater time than the present, the Minneapolis natives have unveiled their long-awaited debut to the delight of longtime fans.
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Jazz in the summer
Everyone’s favorite St. Paul end-of-the-summer festival is back—The Selby Avenue Jazz Festival will happen as it has for 20 years on the second Saturday of September.
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2021 Minnesota State Fair concert series to feature TLC, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Spinners and more
State Fair organizers announced on Wednesday the complete lineup for the 2021 Grandstand Concert Series featuring a bit of something for everyone.
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Review: ‘Summer of Soul,’ a must-see trip down memory lane
The summer of ’69 was a chance for a much-needed cultural break and reawakening.
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New music school in Mpls. to host block party, live concert featuring local performers
‘We’re opening in the fall for grades six through eight and then each year after that we are going to expand one year until we are grades six through 12…’
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Legendary ensemble leads charge for social justice
Celebrations across the Twin Cities are on tap throughout the year to commemorate the Sounds of Blackness’ 50th anniversary.
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Twin Cities Jazz Festival returns with live and virtual shows
This year’s festival is set for June 24-27 and takes place at Crooners in Fridley and the Dakota in downtown Minneapolis.