Richard Thompson

Always and Forever

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Alison Krauss & Union Station

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Robert Plant & the Band of Joy

The Richard Thompson Band

Red Pens, Danzig and more

"Always & Forever" is a slow-jam love bomb

by Lauren B. PhotographyOn the love train: the cast of "Always & Forever"​ Always & Forever opened last night at Illusion Theater, a two-hour revue of 1960s and 70s R&B hits performed with a live band that, among other vitrues, has to be one of the great date shows of the year. Soulful ... More >>

Carrie Rodriguez

by Lauren B. PhotographyOn the love train: the cast of "Always & Forever"​ Always & Forever opened last night at Illusion Theater, a two-hour revue of 1960s and 70s R&B hits performed with a live band that, among other vitrues, has to be one of the great date shows of the year. Soulful ... More >>

Quiet Please with Low, Kate Nash, and more

by Lauren B. PhotographyOn the love train: the cast of "Always & Forever"​ Always & Forever opened last night at Illusion Theater, a two-hour revue of 1960s and 70s R&B hits performed with a live band that, among other vitrues, has to be one of the great date shows of the year. Soulful ... More >>

Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson bring 'Loud and Rich' to the Fitz

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​There's an "Odd Couple" affability to the Loud & Rich tour of songwriters Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson. The two are longtime friends and collaborators, Thompson having produced or played on most of Wainwright's recordings in the 80s, but for their first t ... More >>

Loud & Rich, Dark Dark Dark, and more

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​There's an "Odd Couple" affability to the Loud & Rich tour of songwriters Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson. The two are longtime friends and collaborators, Thompson having produced or played on most of Wainwright's recordings in the 80s, but for their first t ... More >>

Solas

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​There's an "Odd Couple" affability to the Loud & Rich tour of songwriters Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson. The two are longtime friends and collaborators, Thompson having produced or played on most of Wainwright's recordings in the 80s, but for their first t ... More >>

Street Sounds, Battle of the Jug Bands, and more

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​There's an "Odd Couple" affability to the Loud & Rich tour of songwriters Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson. The two are longtime friends and collaborators, Thompson having produced or played on most of Wainwright's recordings in the 80s, but for their first t ... More >>

Spanic Boys: Sunshine

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​There's an "Odd Couple" affability to the Loud & Rich tour of songwriters Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson. The two are longtime friends and collaborators, Thompson having produced or played on most of Wainwright's recordings in the 80s, but for their first t ... More >>

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Bad Luck!

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I Like the Spite In You

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Angst for the Memories

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Missing in Action

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Blurring the Border

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I'm With the Bandwidth

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Barbara Manning: 1212

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WORLD MUSIC '96

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Music Notes

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Dreams Derailed

The Suburbs, the Replacements, Soul Asylum--Twin/Tone Records has all but defined Minneapolis's musical past. Now proprietor Paul Stark is making a play for the future.