In MemoriamMusician Joanne Shenandoah, a powerful voice for Native culture, dies at 64Marisa Arbona-Ruiz • Nov 27, 2021A singer and composer whose songs bridged Native and numerous mainstream styles, Shenandoah was driven to create, and to share her history, with audiences around the world.
In MemoriamStephen Sondheim, the Broadway legend, has died at 91Jeff Lunden • Nov 26, 2021The celebrated composer-songwriter died on Friday. He had won several Tonys and Grammys, as well as an Oscar and Pulitzer, for musicals including West Side Story and Into the Woods.
In MemoriamYoung Dolph saw the good in peopleJewel Wicker • Nov 24, 2021Remembering Young Dolph, the Memphis rapper who uplifted collaborators, fans and family
In MemoriamRock is dead, but the photographer's iconic images of Bowie, Blondie and more live onElizabeth Blair • Nov 19, 2021Mick Rock, iconic photographer of rock stars, has died. He was known for his images of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Queen and Blondie. He was 72.
In MemoriamMoody Blues co-founder, drummer Graeme Edge, dies at 80The Associated Press • Nov 12, 2021The band's frontman Justin Hayward called Edge the backbone of the British rock band, which was inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. The band's last album was released in 2003.
In MemoriamAstro, a founding member of the reggae group UB40, has died at age 64Hazel Cills • Nov 7, 2021The artist, born Terence Wilson, sang about issues of racism and poverty in the music of the pioneering reggae band.
In MemoriamRonnie Wilson of The Gap Band has died at 73Hazel Cills • Nov 3, 2021With his brothers Charlie and Robert, the multi-instrumentalist helped define R&B's sound in the 1970s and '80s, bringing a distinct flavor of synth-heavy electro-funk.
News and InterviewsJazz guitarist Pat Martino, a virtuoso twice over, dies at 77Shaun Brady • Nov 2, 2021The lauded guitarist's career spanned nearly six decades, beginning with an auspicious education in Pennsylvania from a teacher of John Coltrane.
News and InterviewsJay Black, lead singer of pop group The Americans, dies at 82Hazel Cills • Oct 24, 2021The singer of Jay and the Americans was known as the voice in 1960s hits including "This Magic Moment" and "Come a Little Bit Closer."
Local Current BlogMinnesota arts community mourns writer Pamela EspelandJay Gabler • Sep 27, 2021Pamela Espeland, a writer and editor who was one of the busiest and most passionate journalists covering the Minnesota arts scene, died on Sunday evening after an apparent stroke, according to a statement her family shared this afternoon on Facebook. “Many of you know her as a voice for the Twin Cities arts community,” they…