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This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

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Song of the Day: I Self Devine

Jon Schober • May 4, 2012

Read about and download his new track "Exist To Remain"

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Friday Five: The Rope, Pennyroyal, K.Raydio and more

Andrea Swensson • May 4, 2012

Local music notes from the week of April 30-May 4

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John Mark Nelson steps out of the basement and into the light

Andrea Swensson • May 3, 2012

Minnetonka High senior has found his voice, prepares for a summer of live shows

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Dylan Hicks’ debut novel “Boarded Windows” reviewed

Jacquie Fuller • May 2, 2012

Jacquie Fuller discusses the local singer's take on themes of music, memory and family

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Local Radar: Bollywood, WriteGroove and more

Jon Schober • May 1, 2012

Local bands that deserve must-hear status this week

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Dan Wilson performs with John Munson, Chan Poling, Jeremy Messersmith at Wits

Andrea Swensson • Apr 30, 2012

Dan Wilson does something funny to my heart. At Wits on Friday, every song Wilson performed seemed more sentimental and familiar, ratcheting up the pop poignancy until the entire audience had no choice but to burst into song. During the closing number, which is traditionally the part of the evening when Wits producers post the…

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Friday Five: Haley Bonar, El Le Faunt, Vision the Kid, and more

Andrea Swensson • Apr 27, 2012

Local music notes from the week of April 23-27

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Song of the Day: L’Assassins

Jon Schober • Apr 27, 2012

Read about and download their new track "Backseat Bomp"

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Obama awards Bob Dylan National Medal of Freedom

Andrea Swensson • Apr 26, 2012

Other recipients include Madeleine Albright, Toni Morrison

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Heliotrope festival moving to Lab Theater for ninth installment

Andrea Swensson • Apr 26, 2012

After a brief stint at the Loring Theater, which closed down last fall, the annual Heliotrope festival has found a new home at the Lab Theater in Minneapolis’s Warehouse District, which the festival’s organizers Flaneur Productions describe as “posh.” The festival traditionally showcases some of the most forward-thinking, avant garde experimental rock music in town,…