Sting (Musician)

Timeless: My Journey; My Song

Earl Scruggs: 10 tidbits in honor of his birthday

​Happy 87th birthday to Foggy Mountain Boy Earl Scruggs! Scruggs, who along with Lester Flatt formed one of the most influential bluegrass outfits of all time, was born on this day 1924 in the small town of Flint Hill, North Carolina, and by the age of 21 was showcasing his syncopated, three-f ... More >>

Mates of State, Idle Hands, and more

Critics' Picks for this week

Sting and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Xcel, 6/21/10

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Sting brought the biggest, and clearly the most accomplished, backing band of his storied career along with him to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Monday night, with England's Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra sitting in with the venerable singer, who completel ... More >>

The Wailers

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Sting brought the biggest, and clearly the most accomplished, backing band of his storied career along with him to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Monday night, with England's Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra sitting in with the venerable singer, who completel ... More >>

Art-A-Whirl, Henry Rollins, and more: Critics' Picks

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Sting brought the biggest, and clearly the most accomplished, backing band of his storied career along with him to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Monday night, with England's Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra sitting in with the venerable singer, who completel ... More >>

Christian McBride & Inside Straight

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Sting brought the biggest, and clearly the most accomplished, backing band of his storied career along with him to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Monday night, with England's Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra sitting in with the venerable singer, who completel ... More >>

Anoushka Shankar

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Sting brought the biggest, and clearly the most accomplished, backing band of his storied career along with him to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Monday night, with England's Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra sitting in with the venerable singer, who completel ... More >>

Loud & Rich, Dark Dark Dark, and more

Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Sting brought the biggest, and clearly the most accomplished, backing band of his storied career along with him to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Monday night, with England's Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra sitting in with the venerable singer, who completel ... More >>

The Decemberists, Dave Matthews, many more record music for Haiti

Many sites are offering free, exclusive music in exchange for Haiti donations.

Tim Eriksen is at the Cedar tonight

Learn a little about Sacred Harp singing and check out some videos after the jump.

Tim Eriksen

Learn a little about Sacred Harp singing and check out some videos after the jump.

Gary Louris

Learn a little about Sacred Harp singing and check out some videos after the jump.

The Police serve a nostalgic Xcel crowd

Learn a little about Sacred Harp singing and check out some videos after the jump.

Rap In Peace

With new tracks exhumed from the vaults, Biggie and Tupac add to their corpses' corpora

Single Life

With new tracks exhumed from the vaults, Biggie and Tupac add to their corpses' corpora

Queen Pen-My Melody

With new tracks exhumed from the vaults, Biggie and Tupac add to their corpses' corpora

It's 1979, Okay?

With new tracks exhumed from the vaults, Biggie and Tupac add to their corpses' corpora

Year of the Vulture

A Record Year: Our 13 favorite albums for 1997.

Don't Believe the Hype

The Strib's corporate parent says nothing but good things will happen when they sell the paper. Where have we heard this before?