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2013 was a musical year

It’s time to tip our caps to the year that was 2013, and in Austin the year produced ...

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A freshly sung Christmas

Nick Lowe’s “Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for All the Family” doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it’s certainly ...

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The numbers of Christmas

I must admit, I feel a little bit like Charlie Brown this year: I’m struggling to get excited ...

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Before Young was a legend

Fans are about to get a unique glimpse at a musician on the cusp of becoming a music ...

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Crank it up: No more ban

This is a response to an Aug. 11 Listen in on air travel. You can find the original ...

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Final Minnesota Beatle Project album is a state sample platter

The fifth and final volume of the Minnesota Beatle Project plays like a Minnesota sample platter. Yes, Vol. ...

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Time to re-think policies on decades-old bootlegs

I recently purchased a 1970s Pink Floyd vinyl bootleg called “The Whole Hog” at a record store. I ...

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Back to the movies with folk

T-Bone Burnett and the Coen Brothers have teamed up again to produce a vibrant film soundtrack, but with ...

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Music loses an industry giant

I can distinctly remember the first time I consciously listened to The Velvet Underground. I bought the band’s ...

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Polica takes a new path on ‘Shulamith’

Polica burst onto the Minnesota music scene in 2012 with “Give You the Ghost” and a sound that ...

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On Parr with town identity

“In Minnesota, the arts define who we are. This is a place where people are transformed by high-quality ...

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A musical stroll into fall

Though autumn has been relatively warm thus far, the season of scarves and sweaters is upon us. Here ...

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‘Sound System’ is a grand look back over The Clash’s career

Mick Jones is closing his history with The Clash in grand fashion. Jones oversaw the first re-mastering of ...

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Moby thrives by taking a step back on ‘Innocents’

Moby thrives on his latest album by taking a step back. The electronica musician’s 11th studio album is ...

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After Austin show, Cloud Cult announces plans for live acoustic album

Band will perform warm-up concert in Rochester before recording dates After Cloud Cult’s rousing performance at Austin’s Marcusen Park ...

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