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Patsy Cline

  • 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

    March 23, 2012

    Janiva Magness on the art of passion and foster care

    ​Blues music is the balm for the broken-hearted, and Janiva Magness sure has the magic touch for healing a broken heart. On her new album, Stronger for It, the accomplished singer reveals  and album that is milky, nourishing and intimately comforting -- all whilst acknowledging the transienc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Notable 2011 deaths in country music

    It's an annual tradition to look back at year's end to those who've passed on in the previous twelve months. Whether it's just filler for the year's final broadcast of Entertainment Tonight, or Americans really do feel a need to reflect with sadness on the deaths of celebrities, I do not know. What ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    I AM MPLS returns for another party at the Fine Line Cafe

    ​For the second year in a row, Minneapolis will come together to celebrate local designers, musicians, comedians, and dancers at I AM MPLS. Event founder Sarah Edwards, who is a local fashion and image consultant, says that she originally wanted to produce a fashion show, but decided that a vari ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Brandi Carlile at the Fitzgerald Theater, 11/27/11

    ​Brandi Carlile with the Secret SistersNovember 27, 2011Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul"If you're in a good mood, don't get used to it," joked Secret Sisters big sis Laura Rogers at the beginning of their set. "We sing sad, depressing country music."That give-and-take between somber, soulful singing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    11 country songs for "Occupy MN"

    You load 16 tons, whaddya get? Well, you'd be lucky to get a coal mining job these days. Okay, so lucky's perhaps not the most apt word, but plenty of folks would be happy to get one, anyway. Today, in recognition of the horse muck the folks in power have gotten us stuck in, and in honor of the fo ... More >>

  • Music

    October 5, 2011

    The Cactus Blossoms revive classic country

    A fresh take on a traditional sound

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Roy Acuff, born on this day in country music history

    ​If Roy Acuff hadn't been born on this day 1903 in Maynardville, Tennessee, third of Ida Carr and Simon E. Neill Acuff's five children, Tennessee might not be the hillbilly capital of the world today. Least, if you ask former Tennessee Governor Prentice Cooper, that might be so. Not that you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Patsy Cline Birthday Show tonight at Lee's

    ​Just over six months ago, we gave you the rundown on Patsy Cline's strange death - and the deaths of manager Randy Hughes, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Jack Anglin, and Dottie West to go along with it. That's just all too depressing. But the good news - today would have been Patsy's 79th b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Jake Manders releases a collection of songs 15 years in the making

    ​Dubbing Minneapolis native Jake Manders as a songwriter is partially accurate; he is also a raconteur who has carefully crafted a collection of songs that narrate his life. Manders' self-titled project is rooted in 1994, when he first picked up the guitar and harmonica. A prolific writer, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    David "Stringbean" Akeman's murderer up for parole

    ​Today, we remember the gone-but-not-forgotten star of the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw David "Stringbean" Akeman, whose murderer came up for parole this week.

  • 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

    May 2, 2011

    7 songs for new parents Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

    ​So it wasn't a rumor or a delusion, after all: Mariah Carey was really pregnant with real fetuses, experiencing the real ups, downs, and all-around of being with child. And Saturday, she really did become a mom for the first time, which means Nick Cannon is a dad, and maybe The-Dream is like a cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Patsy Cline's strange death, on this day in country music history

    ​On this day in history 1963, Patsy Cline performed her last show ever before dying at the age of 30. But it was the events that happened in the ensuing weeks (and years) that were truly notable... and, well, weird.

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea at the Turf Club, 3/1/2011

    Photos by Tony Nelson​Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea March 1, 2011 The Turf Club, St. Paul Nicole Atkins appeared onstage unceremoniously, said "Welcome" to the small crowd that had assembled before her at the Turf Club, and gave a short, self-conscious laugh before she tapped her tambourine ... More >>

  • Music

    February 16, 2011

    Critics' Picks: Sims, Blue Sky Blackout, Old 97's, and more

    Photos by Tony Nelson​Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea March 1, 2011 The Turf Club, St. Paul Nicole Atkins appeared onstage unceremoniously, said "Welcome" to the small crowd that had assembled before her at the Turf Club, and gave a short, self-conscious laugh before she tapped her tambourine ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 16, 2011

    Old 97's

    Photos by Tony Nelson​Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea March 1, 2011 The Turf Club, St. Paul Nicole Atkins appeared onstage unceremoniously, said "Welcome" to the small crowd that had assembled before her at the Turf Club, and gave a short, self-conscious laugh before she tapped her tambourine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2010

    "All Shook Up" at Chanhassen is a hunka hunka the King

    Act One, Too LtdThat's some jail: Chad (Rico Heisler) prepares to break out​ The all-Elvis musical All Shook Up opened at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres on Friday night, and we were there. Persnickety journalistic ethics precluded putting on the feed bag (hence no review of the food), but we caught ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Hank Cochran, legendary songwriter, passes away at 74

    Hank Cochran, RIP​I sometimes wonder if rock credibility has destroyed good music. Someone, somewhere down the line decided you weren't a credible act unless you wrote and performed your own music. Or, if you covered music by a band far better, but far less well-known and much more under appre ... More >>

  • Music

    July 7, 2010

    Liars, Widespread Panic, and more: Critics' Picks

    Hank Cochran, RIP​I sometimes wonder if rock credibility has destroyed good music. Someone, somewhere down the line decided you weren't a credible act unless you wrote and performed your own music. Or, if you covered music by a band far better, but far less well-known and much more under appre ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2010

    Shelby Lynne

    Hank Cochran, RIP​I sometimes wonder if rock credibility has destroyed good music. Someone, somewhere down the line decided you weren't a credible act unless you wrote and performed your own music. Or, if you covered music by a band far better, but far less well-known and much more under appre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Five for February: Country acts comin' our way

    Nepotism and lady beer guts: three acts to see if you've got nothin' better goin', and two not to miss.

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2010

    Roberta Gambarini

    Nepotism and lady beer guts: three acts to see if you've got nothin' better goin', and two not to miss.

  • Calendar

    December 23, 2009

    The Bethany Larson Band

    Nepotism and lady beer guts: three acts to see if you've got nothin' better goin', and two not to miss.

  • Music

    December 23, 2009

    Romi De Luna's Holiday Special, Big Head Todd, and more

    Nepotism and lady beer guts: three acts to see if you've got nothin' better goin', and two not to miss.

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    Are You Ready for the Country: How to tune a turd

    Ten ways I'd put the hurt on Kanye West.

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    An open letter to Barbara Mandrell

    Well I'll be damned. Here's to you, Barbara Mandrell.

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Fringe festival conquers city, proclaims benevolence

    We recommend a handful of the many Fringe shows going on throughout the next week.

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2009

    Always... Patsy Cline

    We recommend a handful of the many Fringe shows going on throughout the next week.

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2009

    Neko Case

    We recommend a handful of the many Fringe shows going on throughout the next week.

  • Music

    April 22, 2009

    Franz Ferdinand, Voltage: Fashion Amplified, and more

    We recommend a handful of the many Fringe shows going on throughout the next week.

  • Arts

    April 23, 2008
  • Blogs

    February 12, 2008
  • Music

    November 21, 2007

    Music A-List

    Nothin' but a G Thing

  • Unknown

    August 29, 2007
  • Unknown

    August 29, 2007

    Glad Pastures

    The Rural Pop and Android Fuzz of They the Down Low

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2007

    Uptown Karaoke King Tom Wheaton

    The Rural Pop and Android Fuzz of They the Down Low

  • Unknown

    May 30, 2007

    Concert Highlights for the week of May 30-June 5

    The Rural Pop and Android Fuzz of They the Down Low

  • Music

    April 5, 2006

    The Outsiders

    The Gleam reminisce about their creepy rural childhood

  • Music

    March 29, 2006

    Tacoma's Got Coal Mines, Too

    A patio debate over country savior/faker Neko Case

  • Columns

    December 22, 2004

    Christmas of the Pod People

    What are those little white boxes with wires telling us to do?

  • Music

    October 23, 2002

    A Case Study

    Is Neko Case the queen of country music or just a faux Shania?

  • Music

    August 14, 2002

    Piranha Toothbrush Radish Spray!!!

    Japanese megastar Cornelius doesn't translate easily into American

  • Arts

    September 15, 1999

    Wheel of Fortune, Wheel of Fate

    Author Jonis Agee imagines the unvanquishable human wrecks whose lives revolve around the NASCAR circuit

  • Arts

    May 12, 1999

    Rockers Without a Cause

    The Short Fuses play greasy punk from the wrong side of the sock hop

  • Feature

    October 1, 1998

    Ken Lonnquist: The Fifth Beatle

    The Fab Four--in one--of children's music

  • Arts

    February 4, 1998

    Eight Miles High

    A Pilgrimage to Pleasant: Sean O'Hagen (center) channels Brian Wilson's California dream on the High Llamas'

  • Feature

    January 1, 1997

    Dreamland by Madeleine Peyroux

    A Pilgrimage to Pleasant: Sean O'Hagen (center) channels Brian Wilson's California dream on the High Llamas'

  • Music

    October 11, 1995

    Records

    A Pilgrimage to Pleasant: Sean O'Hagen (center) channels Brian Wilson's California dream on the High Llamas'

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