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For the last few years I’ve been hearing about this Minnesota-based bluegrass band from my in-laws, so I finally decided to check them out on Saturday night in St. Croix Falls. Dressed in vintage clothing, they took the stage and immediately impressed with their modern musicianship. Four men and one woman used just a single [...]
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They call themselves “the most performing group in classical music today” and earned that title by giving their fifth concert of the day to a small but enthusiastic crowd this evening at Grantsburg High School. Based in Boston, the group consists of two trumpets, a french horn, a trombone, and a tuba playing a predominantly classical [...]
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It’s not often that I get out for a concert, but free tickets from Cities’ 97 helped me find my way to Dinkytown’s Varsity Theater last night to see these two former Jayhawks vocalists. Recently reunited, Louris (53) and Olson (47) were touring in support of their January 27th release Ready for the Flood. True to [...]
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For almost 40 years, Leo Kottke has been one of the world’s best acoustic guitar players. He is a virtuoso finger-picker on both the 6- and 12-string with more than 30 albums to his credit. Still, do you know any of his songs? I didn’t either (other than “Mona Ray,” which was featured on the [...]
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My wife and I saw these two singer-songwriters live at the Fine Line last night after winning tickets in a Cities 97 drawing. Haven’t heard of them? I hadn’t either, but I listened to some of their music online and decided it might be a good show. Micah started out with my favorite song of his, “Blame [...]
