This weekend marks the annual art celebration known as Art-A-Whirl, which provides the opportunity for the community to tour the studios of Northeast Minneapolis and connect with local artists. This year, one of those studios, Studio A, is paying a special homage to Prince. The title of the exhibit is 57Princes, the number referencing the…

In the Twin Cities, we’ve hit that special time of year: the spring-summer overlap when outdoor music line-ups go public and people finally start leaving coats at home. Block party announcements started the buzz earlier this year, and Art-A-Whirl’s many outdoor and indoor concerts will take place this weekend. But it’s hard not to anticipate the warmest…

Moog Music has announced the return of the Minimoog Model D, originally produced from 1970 to 1981. “Pilot-production” models are going on sale at this weekend’s Moogfest in Durham, N.C. (Pitchfork) The Minimoog was a staple of prog rock by groups like Emerson, Lake & Palmer; it was used on Kraftwerk’s classic Autobahn and the first four albums by Gary…

The Minnesota Legislature has put the brakes on the PRINCE Act, a piece of legislation — written with the late Prince in mind — that would give survivors the right to keep deceased celebrities’ names and likenesses from being exploited for profit. After observers and legislators raised concerns that the measure was too broad and needed further consideration,…

On the last episode of the O.K. Show, I mentioned that I was pretty, pretty excited about the guests that I managed to somehow convince to appear on my podcast in this season. Today, you’ll see just what I was talking about. Because we are going to get up close and personal with a founding member of one…

Oklahoma-based roots musician Parker Millsap played a show last night at the Turf Club. It was a great show, reports The Current’s Bill DeVille, who was in attendance. Unfortunately, very early Tuesday morning Millsap’s tour van was stolen from outside a hotel near the MSP airport. Millsap and his band lost property including their tour merch,…

Rock icon Kathleen Hanna covers Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark” on the soundtrack to the new movie Maggie’s Plan — with an assist from actor Tommy Buck. Hanna makes a cameo in the film, which comes out Friday. (Pitchfork) Nomad about to wander West Bank landmark the Nomad World Pub is up for sale — for just shy…

The Nomad World Pub, a popular West Bank haven for live music, craft beer, and bocce ball, is on sale for $995,000. Owner Todd Smith has not disclosed exactly why he’s selling the property, but he did tell the Star Tribune that it had nothing to do with his purchase (and reopening) of Uptown’s Country Bar. Real-estate listings call…

Bob Dylan: Fallen Angels On Friday, Northern Minnesota native Bob Dylan releases his 37th studio album — which also marks his second consecutive collection of 20th-century standards done Dylan-style. Shadows in the Night (2015) had Dylan and his crack band sharing their interpretations of songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, and on the new Fallen Angels he takes…

Sinead O’Connor is safe after disappearing in Chicago. When the singer didn’t return from a Sunday morning bike ride in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, a concerned acquaintance reported her absence to the police, who classified her as “missing suicidal” until she was located early Monday afternoon. The incident is the latest in a string…