Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan sculpture could be coming to Duluth

In person, Bob Dylan is just over 5'6". But a 12-and-a-half-foot likeness of him might soon tower over Duluth if a new $160,000 Kickstarter campaign reaches its goal. Sculptor Tom Page is spearheading the project, dubbed Dylan by Duluth, which is meant to "capture Dylan in his earlier years, as he s ... More >>

Bob Dylan unveils tour dates with Wilco and My Morning Jacket -- St. Paul in July

Bob Dylan is now a 71-year-old force to be reckoned with on his own. With Tempest, he proved for the umpteenth time that he's still got the mind and the artistic means to topple anyone in the exclusive club of Americana musicians. And, the guy never stops touring, it seems.After he does some dates f ... More >>

Bob Dylan voted into American Academy of Arts and Letters

Throughout Bob Dylan's long, illustrious life, he's deservedly received just about every award and accolade imaginable. And as he gets older, it seems that those forms of recognition become increasingly distinguished and significant. That distinctive trend continues with the recent announcement tha ... More >>

The Coen brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis shines spotlight on '60s Greenwich Village folk scene

Locally bred Oscar-winning auteurs Joel and Ethan Coen have never shied away from drawing inspiration from their Minnesota upbringing to use in their films. Both Fargo and A Serious Man candidly reflect all-too-familiar aspects of life around these parts as well as lasting impressions that the creat ... More >>

Bob Dylan at Xcel Energy Center, 11/7/12

Bob DylanWith Mark KnopflerXcel Center, St. PaulNovember 7, 2012Bob Dylan last performed in the Twin Cities on election night 2008. For most of us gathered that evening in the Northrop Auditorium, he actually broke the news that Barack Obama had won the election and would be the next president, tell ... More >>

Bob Dylan's most memorable Minnesota performances (1998-2008)

As Minnesota prepares to welcome our most famous native son, Bob Dylan, back to the Xcel Energy Center tonight for what surely will be a celebratory performance given the election results yesterday, longtime fans certainly let their minds wander to the countless times they've seen Dylan over the yea ... More >>

Five underrated Bob Dylan songs from oft-forgotten albums

As the excitement continues to grow for Bob Dylan's first Twin Cities performance in four years Wednesday night in St. Paul, fans are surely gearing themselves up for the show by digging through Dylan's prestigious back catalog and taking pleasure from the countless number of hits spread throughout ... More >>

Bob Dylan releases "Duquesne Whistle" video, plans unique promotion for Tempest

See Also: Bob Dylan discusses Tempest; is it his last album? Bob Dylan announces release date and tracklisting for Tempest, his 35th studio album As the anticipation continues to grow for Bob Dylan's forthcoming new record, Tempest, the first full track from that record, "Duquesne Whistle," had it ... More >>

Bob Dylan and the Band's collaborative history detailed in Down in the Flood

Down in the Flood, a new documentary chronicling the early collaborative years of Bob Dylan and the Band, debuts on September 25. Making a documentary on these musicians is not a new idea -- we've already seen Martin Scorsese's No Direction Home and The Last Waltz, to name just two -- but given the ... More >>

Bob Dylan discusses Tempest; is it his last album?

See Also:  Bob Dylan to receive Presidential Medal of FreedomBob Dylan announces release date and tracklisting for TempestSpeculation about Bob Dylan's 35th studio album has been flying around since early March, when Los Lobos frontman David Hidalgo gave an interview to the Aspen Times. In t ... More >>

Dan Israel on Bob Dylan and Blood On the Tracks Live event

See Also:William DeVogue claims to be Bob Dylan's first sonBob Dylan announces release date and tracklisting for Tempest, his 35th studio albumWith the recent announcement of a new album and forthcoming St. Paul show, the local adulation for Bob Dylan shows no sign of dying down anytime soon. And th ... More >>

Bob Dylan announces release date and tracklisting for Tempest, his 35th studio album

See Also:William DeVogue claims to be Bob Dylan's first sonBob Dylan has been on quite a run in 2012. In addition to celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of his debut record in March, he also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom shortly after his 71st birthday in May. Dylan's fruitf ... More >>

William DeVogue claims to be Bob Dylan's first son

See Also:Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete listBob Dylan to receive the Presidential Medal of FreedomBob Dylan's 71st birthday brings celebrations all over MinnesotaFor decades it's been assumed that Bob Dylan's first serious romance began with Suze Rotolo in 1961. Dylan met Rotolo in Gr ... More >>

Bob Dylan's 71st birthday brings celebrations all over Minnesota

It would seem that each and every year in the illustrious, celebrated career of Bob Dylan is a good one. But as Dylan celebrates his 71st birthday today, he can no doubt look back at the past year with an added feeling of pride. Not only did he witness the 50th anniversary of his debut record, b ... More >>

Top 20 best Minnesota songs: #10-1

Related:Top 20 best Minnesota songs: #20-11Top 20 best Minnesota musiciansFirst Avenue's 20 best concertsCountless songwriters have found inspiration in the Land of 10,000 Lakes over the years, and even more have hit upon something revelatory about Minnesota without ever becoming full-time residen ... More >>

Bob Dylan to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom

With the countless accolades and awards that Bob Dylan has received throughout his 50-plus years in the music industry, you would think that he's achieved everything an artist can possibly hope for, and that there couldn't conceivably be another new honor that could be bestowed upon the legendar ... More >>

Ten videos using Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" cue-card concept

​Bob Dylan make one of the earliest "music videos" ever with a clip from D.A. Pennebaker's 1967 documentary Don't Look Back. Accompanying the masterful "Subterranean Homesick Blues," Dylan daftly tosses cue cards that wittily accompany his lyrics with the occasional misspelling ("suckcess").This w ... More >>

Bob Dylan's debut album released 50 years ago today

​For all of the profound mythologizing that is done over the illustrious music career of Bob Dylan, he began the process just like any other musician with the bold but tentative first steps of a debut record. While very few Dylan enthusiasts will list Bob Dylan as among their favorite (or even ... More >>

'This Day in Bob Dylan' iPad/iPhone app released

​If you ever find yourself thinking, 'I wonder what Bob Dylan was up to on this date in 1972,' then software creators This Day In Music Apps definitely have the product for you. They have just put together a 'This Day In Bob Dylan' iPad/iPhone app which documents famous events from the musicia ... More >>

Bob Dylan: Art plagiarist?

​Bob Dylan's artwork is on display in a Lower East Side gallery in NYC this month, giving fans a chance to take "a visual journey" through Bob Dylan's life through paintings that the gallery says are inspired by Dylan's travels and provide "firsthand depictions of people, street scenes, architectu ... More >>

50 cool facts about the Minnesota music scene

Here's a not-so-secret fact about Minnesota music: People love to talk about how much they love the scene here. Musicians from both out-of-state and the Twin Cities have gone out of their way to pen odes to our town and its vibrant community, from Atmosphere to Lucinda Williams Tom Waits to Mark Ma ... More >>

Greil Marcus talks Bob Dylan at Magers and Quinn

Photo by Thierry Arditti​When it was time for Greil Marcus to start his reading last night at Magers and Quinn, he suddenly realized that his emcee had gone missing--off, he later suggested, to use the bathroom. So the 65-year old author, perhaps the most famous of all living rock critics, walked ... More >>

Zoo Animal, the Goondas cover Bob Dylan

Photo by Emily Utne​As part of an overwhelming display of love for Bob Dylan on his 70th birthday this past Tuesday, Radio K invited four different local bands into their studios to play three-song sets of Bob Dylan covers. All four bands offered up interesting takes on some of the Minnesota-born ... More >>

17 ways to celebrate Bob Dylan's 70th birthday in Minnesota

​Minnesota's most famous expatriate and one of the most respected songwriters of our time, Bob Dylan, is celebrating his 70th birthday today. How do you honor the man who has received every honor in the world? We thought of a few ways you could pay your respects today.

Bob Dylan's 70th birthday celebrations start this weekend

​Next Tuesday, May 24, Minnesota's oldest enigma turns 70 years old. Not surprisingly, there are a few celebrations planned around town, and some reminiscences elsewhere as well.

Bob Dylan in Beijing: Photos, videos, and set list

​A first in his career and a first for China, Bob Dylan set off on a tour of Asia this week. Finally after the typical government crackdown that prevented him from playing there a year ago he finally got the go ahead starting with a gig in Taiwan last Sunday and the highly anticipated performance ... More >>

Rebecca Black's 'Friday' covered by Fake Bob Dylan

​Question: How do you know when a YouTube sensation has gone over-the-top crazy viral and is in danger of invading our thoughts, our hopes, our dreams? Answer: When a cover of said viral song by a guy who sings like Bob Dylan gets over a million views in a week.

Bob Dylan gets the green light to play China

​After being barred from performing in China by the Ministry of Culture last year for unknown reasons, Bob Dylan has received the go-ahead to perform two dates in April. It will mark the first time Dylan has performed in mainland China in his five-decade-long career.

Bob Dylan applies to play China tour dates

Is this man too controversial for China?​Bob Dylan hasn't given up on China. A year after refusing Dylan permission to play tour dates in Shanghai and Beijing, China's Ministry of Culture is reviewing an application for the Minnesota-born folk singer to schedule two shows in the country this ... More >>

Paper Tiger drops Prince mixtape

​As per usual, the Doomtree crew are staying busy during these frigid months.

Bob Dylan crew imposter fesses up to weird pizza prank

​Last month, we reported on a bizarre story of Bob Dylan impersonation that left a Massachusetts pizza joint stiffed on an order for 178 pizzas. An unidentified man purported to be a member of Dylan's touring crew, ordered $4,000 worth of pizzas, kept the staff up until 5:30 a.m. filling his order ... More >>

Remix Bob Dylan for fun and profit

​Want to go to SXSW for free? Like Sony Music Entertainment Corporation? Then you might like to try your hand at remixing Bob Dylan for a contest sponsored by Sony. I did, and boy is my rage tired...

Bob Dylan to be added to MN Walk of Fame

​The Minnesota Walk of Fame (i.e. the gold stars for Loni Anderson, Tippi Hedron, and Marion Ross in front of the State Theatre in downtown Minneapolis) will soon be expanded to honor a wider selection of local celebrities, starting with the addition of one of Minnesota's most famous expats, Bob D ... More >>

Bob Dylan left off of Vatican newspaper's list of best albums of all time

Perhaps he didn't forbid condom use enough for their taste?

Dylan's Drummer Boy video drops

Because nothing says Christmas like an aging misanthropic wizened folk antihero.

Stream Bob Dylan's "Must Be Santa"

Stream a bizarre new track from Bob Dylan's "Christmas in the Heart."

Bob Dylan to release Christmas album on October 13

"Christmas in the Heart" will feature a collection of holiday standards.

9 Thrill-O-Meter: Songs we like right now

We tell you what songs are thrilling us right now. And yes, there are 9 of 'em. Listen here.

Bob Dylan plays all the hits at the Rothbury Festival

Dylan played an epic two-hour set during one of his only Midwest performances this summer.

Bob Dylan childhood poem up for sale 52 years later

What was Dylan writing about as a kid? Mourning the loss of a dead dog. How fitting.

Bob Dylan album debuts at #1 in the US and UK

For only the fifth time in his career, Dylan tops the charts with his latest album.

Bob Dylan tribute show tonight

Head down to the Red Stag tonight to get your Bobby D fix.

Bob Dylan releases another new track

Dylan offers another glimpse at his forthcoming album, Together Through Life.

Bob Dylan: Your weekly update

For the first time since 1973, Dylan performs "Billy" and a fan posts an outstanding bootleg.

Bob Dylan releases title for new album

Dylan's new album, Together Through Life, will be released April 28.

New Bob Dylan album looms on the horizon

The details are still hazy, but a new 10-song album is expected to be released in late April.

Bob Dylan: "Things are going to change now"

Bob Dylan: A YouTube Compendium

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