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Marvin Gaye

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    March 5, 2012

    Buddy Guy at State Theatre, 3/02/12

    ​By Rick MasonBuddy GuyState Theatre, MinneapolisFriday, March 2, 2012A week after taking part in a stellar blues summit at the White House and personally persuading President Obama to chime in on "Sweet Home Chicago," Buddy Guy reveled in his own role as blues statesman Friday night at Minneap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Hot Pants Rare Soul & Funk slots belated Valentines dance party for Saturday

    ​Last October, there was a story going around about Mark Trehus, owner of Treehouse Records, selling a rare Wanda Davis 45 for $1,425.00 online. It wasn't an earth-shattering piece of news, but the interesting point was that Davis was from St. Paul and had been part of the sometimes forgotten Twin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    'Always and Forever' still a delight

    ​I'll never be able to think of Nat King Cole in quite the same way after watching Dennis Spears's performance last week in Illusion Theater's Always and Forever. Spears won an Ivey for his portrayal of the smooth singing Cole, but his turn as suave Lothario Leviticus Tucker comes pretty clos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Dan Penn at the Dakota Jazz Club, 8/15/11

    Photos by Steve Cohen​Dan Penn August 15, 2011 Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis Rock and soul singer/songwriter Dan Penn may not exactly be a household name, but his songs and talents from the past 50 years now are most certainly worth recognition, making his two-night appearance at the Dakota t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Eight songs for Earth Day

    ​What is it about environmentalism that ruins songwriters' abilities to express themselves subtly and poetically? There are some cheesy-ass Earth Day songs out there. Luckily, none of them made it onto this list. In honor of Earth Day, here's a list of some songs that remind us to be kind to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Twin Cities best dance night picks for New Year's Eve

    Photo by Alex Uncapher​Minneapolis nightlife patrons between the ages of 18 and 35 really like to dance. In fact, it's a common comment from touring DJs that the Twin Cities club scene really knows how to party, which is exactly what they'll do on the most celebratory of holidays that is New Year' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Beyonce Knowles is (probably) pregnant

    ​Those of you who were wondering if and when Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z would ever pull a J.Lo/Marc Anthony and collaborate on a full-length album? You folks can keep right on wondering about that while the rest of us figure out how to digest the (alleged) news that the first couple of urban pop ar ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2010

    Free First Saturdays: Twist and Shout

    ​Those of you who were wondering if and when Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z would ever pull a J.Lo/Marc Anthony and collaborate on a full-length album? You folks can keep right on wondering about that while the rest of us figure out how to digest the (alleged) news that the first couple of urban pop ar ... More >>

  • Music

    November 11, 2009

    Dirty Projectors, Digable Planets, Little Dragon, and more

    ​Those of you who were wondering if and when Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z would ever pull a J.Lo/Marc Anthony and collaborate on a full-length album? You folks can keep right on wondering about that while the rest of us figure out how to digest the (alleged) news that the first couple of urban pop ar ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2009

    Dirty Dozen Brass Band

    ​Those of you who were wondering if and when Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z would ever pull a J.Lo/Marc Anthony and collaborate on a full-length album? You folks can keep right on wondering about that while the rest of us figure out how to digest the (alleged) news that the first couple of urban pop ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    The Wet Spot: The ultimate erotic soundtrack

    Don't you ever play Nickelback if you're looking to score. Ever.

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2009

    Raphael Saadiq

    Don't you ever play Nickelback if you're looking to score. Ever.

  • Music

    March 11, 2009

    Tricky, John Swardson and Get Gone, and more

    Don't you ever play Nickelback if you're looking to score. Ever.

  • Calendar

    October 8, 2008

    Dirty Dozen Brass Band

    Don't you ever play Nickelback if you're looking to score. Ever.

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2008

    Maria Muldaur

    Don't you ever play Nickelback if you're looking to score. Ever.

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    Electric Fetus hosts four days of music, registers voters

    Don't you ever play Nickelback if you're looking to score. Ever.

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2008

    Rybak declares June 13 Electric Fetus Day

    Don't you ever play Nickelback if you're looking to score. Ever.

  • Arts

    February 27, 2008

    Unlucky Break

    Marvin Gaye's divorce album tops this week's pop culture picks

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2008

    My Bloggy Valentine: 20 Songs About Love

    Marvin Gaye's divorce album tops this week's pop culture picks

  • Calendar

    February 13, 2008

    Super Furry Animals

    Marvin Gaye's divorce album tops this week's pop culture picks

  • Music

    February 13, 2008

    Critics Picks: Super Furry Animals and more

    Marvin Gaye's divorce album tops this week's pop culture picks

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    Five Songs About ... Martin Luther King

    Marvin Gaye's divorce album tops this week's pop culture picks

  • News

    September 26, 2007

    Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome: 10 Best Moments

    Marvin Gaye's divorce album tops this week's pop culture picks

  • Music

    August 29, 2007

    5ingles

    The Songs We CanÕt Escape

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2007

    Madonna: Keep Pushing Me

    The Songs We CanÕt Escape

  • Music

    August 15, 2007

    Kelly Rowland: Ms. Kelly

    The Songs We CanÕt Escape

  • Arts

    February 21, 2007

    The Mother Pucker

    When sweet soul music leaves a sour aftertaste

  • Music

    December 27, 2006

    Everlasting Sounds

    Ten of the year's most timeless records

  • Music

    December 27, 2006
  • Blogs

    July 25, 2005

    Snap Judgments

    Top 10 DJ mixes of 2006

  • Music

    February 23, 2005

    Jeff Parker: The Relatives

    Top 10 DJ mixes of 2006

  • Music

    October 13, 2004

    Saved!

    Pleading for redemption, R. Kelly steps back into the light

  • Music

    June 30, 2004

    R. Kelly: "Happy People"

    Pleading for redemption, R. Kelly steps back into the light

  • Arts

    June 23, 2004

    Radio Killed the Rock & Roll Stars

    In the mid-'90s, Semisonic Shopped Their Single to Top 40 Stations, Answered Idiotic Interview Questions, Played Countless On-Air Jams, and Ended Up Feeling Like They Got Played--Even When Their Album Didn't. In Jacob Slichter's New Book, the Drummer Expl

  • Music

    April 17, 2002

    Destroy Tony Blair!

    With foreign politics in havoc, Super Furry Animals feel fine

  • Music

    May 23, 2001

    What's Going On?

    Michael Franti replaces hip-hop polemics with soul that's good for the body--and the body politic

  • Music

    March 14, 2001

    The Zone Diet

    Alt rock eats it with another radio format change

  • Music

    November 1, 2000

    Make-Out Music for the Chaste

    Alt rock eats it with another radio format change

  • Music

    February 9, 2000

    Footsteps in the Dark

    A walk through D'Angelo's hotly awaited, strangely elusive masterpiece, Voodoo

  • Music

    May 19, 1999

    The Tropicália Ten

    A walk through D'Angelo's hotly awaited, strangely elusive masterpiece, Voodoo

  • Music

    December 9, 1998

    4Hero: Two Pages

    A walk through D'Angelo's hotly awaited, strangely elusive masterpiece, Voodoo

  • Music

    November 11, 1998

    Booty Call

    The Afghan Whigs' search for their soul produces a new collection of retro rump shakers

  • Music

    July 29, 1998

    Ill Communicator

    The Afghan Whigs' search for their soul produces a new collection of retro rump shakers

  • Music

    June 24, 1998

    The Game of Eightball

    The Afghan Whigs' search for their soul produces a new collection of retro rump shakers

  • Music

    March 25, 1998

    Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves

    With the Gay 90's breeding discontentment among its namesake patrons, what is queer in clubland?

  • Music

    February 18, 1998

    Born on the Bayou

    Ghetto Thang: Coolbone leads a new school of musicians rediscovering the lost sound of the "other" New Orleans.

  • Arts

    December 17, 1997

    Living the Live, Plugging the Unplugged

    Ghetto Thang: Coolbone leads a new school of musicians rediscovering the lost sound of the "other" New Orleans.

  • Arts

    March 19, 1997

    Remember When

    Ghetto Thang: Coolbone leads a new school of musicians rediscovering the lost sound of the "other" New Orleans.

  • Music

    July 10, 1996

    Record Roundup

    Ghetto Thang: Coolbone leads a new school of musicians rediscovering the lost sound of the "other" New Orleans.

  • Feature

    January 31, 1996

    Culture To Go

    Ghetto Thang: Coolbone leads a new school of musicians rediscovering the lost sound of the "other" New Orleans.

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