On Friday night, February 2, the Nicollet Mall concert series known as Super Bowl Live showcased ZULUZULUU, who just announced that day that they would be changing their name to Astralblak; the Grand Marais blues-rock artist Cobi; a rare reunion performance by ’80s Billboard-charting stars the Jets; and the R&B trio King, which features Minneapolis-born…

After last night, many people can say that they watched Justin Timberlake’s halftime performance during the Super Bowl from the comfort of their own couch. Many fewer can say that they had an on-field experience. Nathan Bahr was one of those lucky few, but it was a privilege that he definitely worked for. Bahr, a…

There is no debate over the fact that the Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl LII last night. The results of Justin Timberlake’s halftime performance, however, are not as cut and dry. This morning, the reviews started pouring in. Responses ranged from strongly negative to “just kind of meh.” No one really loved even the Prince…

This April, Prince will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Minnesota — an honor that was being planned prior to his tragically premature death on April 21, 2016. The posthumous presentation will take place in conjunction with “Prince from Minneapolis,” a symposium taking place at the university from April 16-18. The symposium announced…

The Orpheum Theater has rarely shined so brightly as it did on Sunday night. The theater was completely transformed for a live taping of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, which aired following the Super Bowl, and as the 2,500 lucky ticket winners filed into the performance space on Sunday evening and made their way to their…

A lot of people were fooled — including plenty of locals. After Justin Timberlake duetted with a virtual Prince during last night’s Super Bowl halftime show, an overhead shot of U.S. Bank Stadium seemed to show purple lights blinking on all around the stadium, culminating in a giant Love Symbol ringing the stadium. Was it…

There was no hologram. Or was there? There was a projection. On a sheet. With singing. Also, there was a GIANT LOVE SYMBOL RINGING U.S. BANK STADIUM. Or at least it looked like there was. Was that the hologram? Is the whole stadium a hologram? Did this whole crazy week even happen? My frostbite says yes.…

Watching Justin Timberlake play the halftime show at Super Bowl LII tonight in Minneapolis, some of us will be reminiscing about seeing him perform in the exact same spot — back when it was home to the Metrodome instead of U.S. Bank Stadium, and back when he was still a member of NSYNC. The boy…

First came the icy gusts of wind, then the plummeting temperatures, and then, finally, the endless snow: Big, billowing clouds of sparkling flakes that seemed to dance over downtown Minneapolis and turn the outdoor concert series Super Bowl Live into one giant singing, swaying snow globe. It wasn’t always easy to brave the elements, but…

When someone passes away, as long as we find ways to embrace their memory, we keep them alive in our hearts. With guest vocalists André Cymone, Kip Blackshire, and Mackenzie Green, the New Power Generation kept Prince’s memory alive on Friday night amidst the chaos of Super Bowl LII in downtown Minneapolis. Right in the…