James Taylor

Jack McNally totally didn't know today is Jack McNally Day

When your name is also part of the moniker for one of the country's premier music schools, you have to be sure you're releasing an album on the right terms. For Jack McNally, co-founder of the McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, the process took 28 years to make sure everything was done exac ... More >>

Bruce Springsteen, the Magnetic Fields, Big Boi, and more

Zac Brown Band

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 >>

Critics' Picks: Charlie Parr, Friends Like These, Dom, and more

Peter Asher

Mat Kearney at First Ave, 11/20/2011

​Mat Kearney with LeaguesNovember 20, 2011First Ave.As music listeners, we like to split our music into two distinct groups: radio-friendly pop and everything else. But Eugene, Oregon native, Mat Kearney can easily fall into both camps. Kearney seems to like Minnesota a whole lot. He made Minn ... More >>

Jonathon Coulton at Guthrie Theater, 4/25/11

Photos by Erik Hess​Jonathan Coulton April 25, 2011 Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis Jonathon Coulton is one of many people in the digital age that became famous as a direct result of the existence of the internet. He began by releasing songs directly to iTunes and other outlets. Coulton is a bit dif ... More >>

Critics' Picks: Volcano Choir, Amos Lee, the Dodos, and more

Amos Lee

Poll: Would you pay $70 for Tiesto tickets?

Anna GulbrandsenWorth $70?​DJ Tiesto is coming to Roy Wilkins auditorium for Sound In Motion on April 1 for $60-70 a head, and no, that is not an April Fool's joke in advance. Lady Gaga tickets last year were over $100, as were tickets to see Elton John and the James Taylor/Carole King double bill ... More >>

Paper Pioneer Spicer: An epilogue [with photo gallery]

Will the C.P. sportswriter survive his first football game in 18 years?

James Taylor and Carole King go 'round and 'round at the Xcel

Photos by Steve Cohen​Forty years after they first met, James Taylor and Carole King are in the midst of a Troubadour Reunion tour that showcases the duo's love for each other's songwriting styles and that looks back fondly at the times they first played together. Likewise, their concert last nigh ... More >>

Sage Francis, the Fleshtones, and more

James Taylor & Carole King

Amos Lee

Amos Lee, the Bangles, Apples in Stereo: Critics' Picks

Michael Morris finds new direction in full-band project Dewi Sant

May to be released on Plastic Horse Records

James Taylor, Carole King, Spoon, Black Lips, announce local dates

A crop of upcoming shows keeps us soldiering on through January.

iPod Hijack! Doomtree's Top 10 Most Played

Hall & Oates, Lazerbeak? Really?

The Popstream: Eulogy for a Goat

With the death of Pontiac, we look back at one of the most rock'n'roll cars ever made.

Sen. Orrin Hatch joins in John Forte's daring jailbreak

Amos Lee

Tom Morello, Uh Huh Her, and more

Music A-List

Concert Highlights for the week of May 30-June 5

That's Totally Gay!

Scissor Sisters' disco pop delivers a queer ear for the straight guy

R. Kelly: "Happy People"

Arthur Russell: The World of Arthur Russell

The Hidden Cameras: The Smell of Our Own

Sister Christian

Jesus in High Heels and Nuns With Gay Habits

Symphony of a City

Suzzy Roche hits the road with a new album about the beauty of staying home

Sting: Brand New Day

Dixie Chicks: Fly

Night Songs and Lullabies and Sweet Dreams

From Womb to Tomb

Final Trip Update From a Secret Journey

Chronicles of "trying" to conceive

Sebadoh: The Sebadoh

The Bellboys

Be My Baby

Bonnie Raitt: Fundamental

Garth Brooks Sevens

Nashville Skyline, Nashville Fortress

Now that Music Row has gone mainstream, an industry insider describes the nation's newest company town.

Michael Hurley: Snockgrass

Patriot Games

Friendly Fire: KTCA's Liberty! shoots for a simple, affirming version of the American Revolution.

Hand It Over by Dinosaur Jr.

The Living Dead of the Night

The Living Dead of the Night

Being a collection of notes on the art and science of sleeplessness, with a helpful sidebar on the commercial attractions of the night.

NUCLEAR POWER'S DIRTY SECRET

When a group of activists gained access to private papers from NSP's lawsuit against Westinghouse, they got a rare look at one of the nuclear industry's most serious problems.

Culture

Mary Jane Alm: A Star In A Barroom Crowd