Pioneers of funk fDeluxe will be dishing out a double dose of soul on Sept. 7 for two performances (7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.) at the Dakota Jazz Club. With deep roots in Minneapolis, fDeluxe is the second coming of the Family, a band created by Prince in the ’80s. Morris Day’s departure from the Time in 1984…

This morning, Bob Dylan announced a fall tour that will stop in Minneapolis for three shows at the Orpheum Theatre: Nov. 4, 5, and 6. Tickets, which go on sale Sept. 6, are priced at $55 to $135. The shows, at a venue formerly owned by Dylan and his brother, are the Minnesota native’s first home-state shows…

A voice to be reckoned with, goddess of soul Liv Warfield will seize the stage of the Dakota Jazz Club on August 28, with the NPG Hornz by her side. “Portland’s most soulful singer” is no stranger to Minnesota, proudly calling Prince “her ultimate musical mentor.” After sending Prince a link to a video of Warfield singing “Gimme Shelter,”…

Yesterday in London, reclusive singer-songwriter Kate Bush played her first show in front of a paying audience since 1979—and it was, by all reports, a stunner. The first of 22 shows planned for the Eventim Apollo, it was a multimedia experience devised with the help of musicians, actors, puppeteers, the writer David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas), and others.…

It’s a busy week for Sims, who is getting ready to play the State Fair Grandstand this Saturday with the rest of his Doomtree crew (not to mention Brother Ali, Bob Mould, Har Mar Superstar, Cloud Cult, and the Cactus Blossoms) as part of Minnesota Music-on-a-Stick just a few days before releasing his first album in…

Doomtree: Every Single Day Doomtree always seem to have their hands in everything—and why shouldn’t they? With seven members working both as a group and solo, it’s hard to keep up with this hard-working hip-hop crew. The crew’s newest endeavor has landed them in publishing. The new release, Every Single Day, is a 500-page full-color Doomtree history book.…

Sitting in a tub of ice, Minnesota singer-songwriter Jeremy Messersmith recently nominated the Current’s program director Jim McGuinn to participate in the Ice Bucket Challenge—that is, to be doused in ice water to raise money and awareness to fight the disease ALS. (It’s been a busy week for Jeremy—take a behind-the-scenes look at his recent appearance…

The 11th installment in Bob Dylan’s official “Bootleg Series” will be an expanded version of an album that could be described as his first official bootleg release: The Basement Tapes, a 1975 release of recordings made with the Band in 1967. On Nov. 4, Dylan will release The The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, a…

Music retailers are looking to fall releases to put some perks in their sales figures: among the highest-profile releases are new albums by Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean, One Direction, and Lil’ Wayne. Only the Beatles, though, could inspire the production of a million copies—in mono—of albums they’ve already released. That’s how many vinyl records Universal…

After 15-plus years as Burnsville’s acclaimed community youth center, the Garage will transition to a nonprofit music venue in 2015. The Star Tribune reported the organization’s future plans following a joint City Council and school board meeting in July. City Pages recently sat down with project leaders Jack Kold-Williams and Logan Adams to discuss its…