Update: At yesterday’s sale, the New York Times reports, Dylan’s handwritten lyrics sold for $2,045,000—a sum above even the upper limit estimated for the lyrics’ value. This isn’t your ordinary music memorabilia auction, and it isn’t your ordinary collectible. 1965’s “Like a Rolling Stone” is the definitive song by Bob Dylan, the Hibbing native who’s widely…

With the 20th anniversary of the show Friends coming up later this year (Rachel left her groom at the altar and first stormed into Central Perk on September 22, 1994), Minneapolis-based group the Rembrandts have announced that they will perform the hit theme song “I’ll Be There for You” on The Today Show this Friday,…

Though it’s not uncommon for local musicians to head out of state, it’s also quite common for musicians to come here, to Minnesota, to pursue their musical ambitions. Singer-songwriter Chastity Brown moved to Minneapolis from Knoxville, Tennessee. A friend who was attending grad school here convinced her to come after telling her about the local…

Yesterday, Bob Mould released his latest single, “I Don’t Know You Anymore,” off his upcoming album Beauty & Ruin. This was the second track to be released from the record, after the surprise drop of album track “Hey Mr. Grey.” The single is a raw and honest description of emotions after a messy breakup. Catchy…

Update 6/2: The entire Jesus Christ Superstar American tour has been canceled due—say the show’s producers—to disappointing ticket sales. A New York Times article on the cancellation reports surprise and anger among cast members—though, perhaps tellingly, not so much among prospective audience members. * * * John Lydon, former lead singer of the Sex Pistols and Public Image…

Sonny Knight and the Lakers: I’m Still Here In 1965, Sonny Knight cut a single in a studio on the corner of 2nd and West Lake Street. Nearly 50 years later, he returned to a new studio, the basement studio of Secret Stash Records, just a few blocks away, to record I’m Still Here, his new album…

This weekend’s Mid West Music Fest, in Winona, was an epic event. The weekend started early with Wednesday night shows by Dessa at Broken World Records and Apollo Cobra at Ed’s No Name Bar in celebration of the festival’s fifth anniversary; festival organizers actually kicked Dessa’s show off by singing “Happy Birthday” with the crowd.…

Today the annual Twin Cities Pride festival released its 2014 music lineup—and there will be a lot of music to hear over the weekend of June 28-29. Pop star Betty Who, country singer Steve Grand, pop/Motown/disco legend Thelma Houston, and R&B icon Thea Austin will hit Loring Park for the Pride in Concert show at 5:00…

It’s Prince’s house of pain, but it can be your new dream home: a 13-room villa on the coast of the Alboran Sea in southern Spain. “Music Star Prince’s Villa IN Marbella West For Sale!” enthuses the listing on LuxuryEstate.com. “Love Your Dreams…and Live Your Dreams!” Don’t expect to find any 3RDEYEGIRL merch or Super…

How does the Twin Cities’ NHL hockey team celebrate after a big win? With a 90s R&B hit, of course. The Minnesota Wild—currently in a tight playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche—have declared “This is How We Do It” to be their official victory anthem, even going so far as to distribute a press release with…