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Emmylou Harris

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Dave Olson ventures into Americana with Pieta Brown (INTERVIEW)

    The country music scene is often overlooked in place of more organic genres, but St. Paul-based musician Dave Olson really isn't classified as country. On his new album, Dave takes the Americana-folk genre and puts a different, yet simple spin on songwriting. Collaborating with Pieta Brown, Benson R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    R.I.P. Levon Helm

    Levon Helm, best known for his association with the Band, has just passed at the age of 71.Dear Friends, Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this part of his journey. Thank you fans and music lovers who have ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Ten songs on "Cowboy" Jack Clement's birthday

    Born in Whitehaven, Tennessee on this day in 1931, "Cowboy" Jack Clement's accolades as a prolific singer and songwriter, record and film producer, and television and radio host have been well-earned, with a career that spans over half a century and touches every nook and cranny of country music.

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Feist, DeVotchKa, and Rufus Wainwright top Music in the Zoo's summer concert schedule

    ​The intimate amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo is far and away one of the most idyllic outdoor music venues in the Twin Cities area. And each summer, the Music In The Zoo series gives music lovers of all types up-close, engaging performances from both established acts and alternative bands on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Lucinda Williams to play First Ave next Wednesday

    ​Emmylou Harris has said of the alt-country songwriter, "She is an example of the best of what country at least says it is, but, for some reason, she's completely out of the loop and I feel strongly that that's country music's loss" and next Wednesday, Lucinda Williams will once again grace th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Top 10 sibling acts in country music history

    ​On this day in country music history - July 14, 1973 - Phil Everly threw a dang old fit, smashing his guitar after performing the song, "('Till) I Kissed You" and walking off the stage, effectively breaking up the Everly Brothers while performing at Buena Park, California's Knott's Berry Farm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Eddie Vedder and Glen Hansard at the Orpheum Theater, 07/02/11

    Photos by Jon Behm​Eddie Vedder and Glen Hansard July 2, 2011Orpheum TheaterEddie Vedder's stated goal in picking up the ukulele over a decade ago was to make that happy little instrument sound as sad as he was. And while there certainly was plenty of sorrow imbued in Vedder's songs Saturday ni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2011

    Rock the Garden 2011: Live blogging from the Walker Art Center

    Photos by Nick WosikaTapes 'n Tapes frontman Josh Grier​Welcome to Rock the Garden 2011! There's a steady rain here right now, and all along the hillside in front of the stage there are brightly colored rain jackets and ponchos as far as the eye can see.Gimme Noise is set up in back of stage at th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Charlie Louvin, country legend, passes at 83

    ​Consider the Everly Brothers, consider the Delmores and of course, the Louvins; it seems near impossible to replicate the hauntingly close vocal harmonies of sibling singing duos. In this respect, and with consideration of their skin-prickling Baptist-influenced songs warning against the si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Rascall Flatts, Dale Watson, and the ghost of Gram Parsons

    Photo by Nikki MillerGram Parsons Memorial, located outside Room 8 of the Joshua Tree Inn​This morning, I'm drinking coffee outside a motel 28 hours southwest of Minneapolis, and two hours east of the L.A. freeways. The coffee's thin and weak, but I slept well in spite of an evening spent gett ... More >>

  • Music

    November 24, 2010

    Atmosphere, Rogue Valley, Recplacements Tribute, and more

    Photo by Nikki MillerGram Parsons Memorial, located outside Room 8 of the Joshua Tree Inn​This morning, I'm drinking coffee outside a motel 28 hours southwest of Minneapolis, and two hours east of the L.A. freeways. The coffee's thin and weak, but I slept well in spite of an evening spent gett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Weekend Checklist: The conundrum of Mavis and Tame Impala Replacements and Eyedea Tributes

    It's turkey week and the usual travel snafus are starting. As I type this, it is 8AM and I am on a Delta flight out of Minneapolis bound for Georgia. I have been up since 4:30 and my flight has already been changed four times. Alas, if you are sticking around the Twin Cities the next few days, don ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2010

    Janelle Monae, Matt & Kim, and more

    It's turkey week and the usual travel snafus are starting. As I type this, it is 8AM and I am on a Delta flight out of Minneapolis bound for Georgia. I have been up since 4:30 and my flight has already been changed four times. Alas, if you are sticking around the Twin Cities the next few days, don ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2010

    John Prine

    It's turkey week and the usual travel snafus are starting. As I type this, it is 8AM and I am on a Delta flight out of Minneapolis bound for Georgia. I have been up since 4:30 and my flight has already been changed four times. Alas, if you are sticking around the Twin Cities the next few days, don ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Rogue Valley CD-release at First Avenue, 8/13/10

    Photo by Steve Cohen​Rogue Valley are now officially halfway through their ambitious journey of releasing four albums in the span of 12 months, and what a journey it has been. Back in April they brought a grandiose and theatrical album release show to the Fitzgerald that even included a high schoo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Taylor Swift sells out Xcel

    Photo by Steve Cohen​ SOLD OUT SOLD OUT SOLD OUT. I'm worried for li'l Taylor Swift. Her last American tour sold out all across the board. In fact, she sold out Staples Center and Madison Square Garden in less than two minutes. This tour? Also sold out sold out sold out. Appears the next show wit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2010

    Carrie Rodriguez

    Photo by Steve Cohen​ SOLD OUT SOLD OUT SOLD OUT. I'm worried for li'l Taylor Swift. Her last American tour sold out all across the board. In fact, she sold out Staples Center and Madison Square Garden in less than two minutes. This tour? Also sold out sold out sold out. Appears the next show wit ... More >>

  • Music

    May 5, 2010

    Quiet Please with Low, Kate Nash, and more

    Photo by Steve Cohen​ SOLD OUT SOLD OUT SOLD OUT. I'm worried for li'l Taylor Swift. Her last American tour sold out all across the board. In fact, she sold out Staples Center and Madison Square Garden in less than two minutes. This tour? Also sold out sold out sold out. Appears the next show wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    The Cactus Blossoms: Harmonies and country standards from the selfsame womb

    Their MySpace page is paltry but their grip on classic country is strong.

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Lilith Fair tour dates, venues, and lineups announced for some locations

    Sarah McLachlan is back from the '90s. She would like to share some ethereal tunes with you.

  • Calendar

    March 3, 2010

    Delbert McClinton

    Sarah McLachlan is back from the '90s. She would like to share some ethereal tunes with you.

  • Music

    March 3, 2010

    The English Beat, Solid Gold, and more

    Sarah McLachlan is back from the '90s. She would like to share some ethereal tunes with you.

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2009

    Gimme News Weekly Wrap-Up: Oct. 26-30

    P.O.S. hits First Avenue and releases a new music video, Har Mar Superstar plays Late Night, Solid Gold release a new song & Owl City tops Billboard.

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Emmylou Harris and the Red Dirt Boys hypnotize at Mystic

    Emmylou and the Red Dirt Boys' performance, from their musicianship to stage banter, felt intimate and engaging even in front of what can often feel like a ho-hum casino audience.

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2009

    The Big Pink: A Tribute to the Last Waltz

    Emmylou and the Red Dirt Boys' performance, from their musicianship to stage banter, felt intimate and engaging even in front of what can often feel like a ho-hum casino audience.

  • Music

    January 21, 2009

    Kevin Costner (yep, that one), Private Dancer, and more

    Emmylou and the Red Dirt Boys' performance, from their musicianship to stage banter, felt intimate and engaging even in front of what can often feel like a ho-hum casino audience.

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2008

    Little Feat

    Emmylou and the Red Dirt Boys' performance, from their musicianship to stage banter, felt intimate and engaging even in front of what can often feel like a ho-hum casino audience.

  • Calendar

    July 9, 2008

    Mark Knopfler

    Emmylou and the Red Dirt Boys' performance, from their musicianship to stage banter, felt intimate and engaging even in front of what can often feel like a ho-hum casino audience.

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2008

    Dental hygiene and pop music with Loren Depping

    Emmylou and the Red Dirt Boys' performance, from their musicianship to stage banter, felt intimate and engaging even in front of what can often feel like a ho-hum casino audience.

  • Columns

    August 16, 2006

    Free Will Astrology

    Emmylou and the Red Dirt Boys' performance, from their musicianship to stage banter, felt intimate and engaging even in front of what can often feel like a ho-hum casino audience.

  • Movies

    January 18, 2006

    'Last' Rites

    Oak Street strikes up the Band

  • Columns

    September 28, 2005

    Save the Children

    A collision with Christ's spokeswomen in the Annunciation parking lot

  • Music

    March 30, 2005
  • Music

    January 12, 2005

    To Protest and Serve

    Denouncing war and fighting for the right to booze, Bright Eyes forms an army of one

  • Arts

    March 28, 2001

    DV or Not DV?

    That was the question at the South by Southwest Film Festival, where digital video reigned and good ol' film went south

  • Arts

    December 20, 2000

    2000: The Year In Music

    That was the question at the South by Southwest Film Festival, where digital video reigned and good ol' film went south

  • Music

    August 18, 1999

    various artists: Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons

    That was the question at the South by Southwest Film Festival, where digital video reigned and good ol' film went south

  • Music

    April 14, 1999

    Family Affair

    Kate and Anna McGarrigle hold a musical reunion for sons, daughters, friends, lovers--and famously churlish ex-husbands

  • Music

    April 7, 1999

    Holy Fool

    Vic Chesnutt goes AWOL, loses himself, and finds the missing and miserable soul of the South

  • Arts

    January 13, 1999

    For the Record

    The music industry released 30,000 albums in 1998. You can live without 29,990 of them.

  • Sports

    December 2, 1998

    Grit 'n' Polish

    The music industry released 30,000 albums in 1998. You can live without 29,990 of them.

  • Music

    August 26, 1998

    Willie Nelson: Teatro

    The music industry released 30,000 albums in 1998. You can live without 29,990 of them.

  • Music

    August 5, 1998

    Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

    The music industry released 30,000 albums in 1998. You can live without 29,990 of them.

  • News

    June 10, 1998

    Band Stand

    35 concerts to soundtrack your summer.

  • Feature

    May 6, 1998

    1973 Music

    35 concerts to soundtrack your summer.

  • News

    January 21, 1998

    A Whiter Shade of Gray

    35 concerts to soundtrack your summer.

  • News

    August 20, 1997

    Musical Chairs

    Bands are overbooked. Fans are staying home. As the music scene splinters, who's left standing?

  • News

    January 24, 1996

    The Year in Music 1995

    Bands are overbooked. Fans are staying home. As the music scene splinters, who's left standing?

  • Feature

    November 29, 1995

    For Love of Country

    Bands are overbooked. Fans are staying home. As the music scene splinters, who's left standing?

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