If day one of the reborn Eaux Claires loaded the bases, day two was the grand slam to bring everything home, with Dijon in the headlining slot

After an eight-year hiatus, the Eaux Claires Festival is back, and the bases are loaded.

You could look at Foreign Tongues, the Rolling Stones' 25th album, as a tour of the group's musical variations. But it mixes reliable fun and remarkable energy with a generous attitude toward aging.

More than 15,000 fans braved 90-degree heat to watch 20 country, folk, and Americana artists perform at Harriet Island in St. Paul.

Dylan brought his Long Hot Summer ’26 Tour to the sparkling new Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee — but seemed to hand the spotlight to new guitarists Julian Lage and Joel Paterson.

Across a 12-song set, Staples and her band filled the Ordway Music Hall with soulful sounds drawing from Staples’ solo releases, including her 2025 album, ‘Sad and Beautiful World,’ as well as from the Staple Singers’ deep back catalogue.

The Cactus Blossoms and Nikki Lane capped off a full day of music, bull riding, and line dancing on Saturday, June 6.

Members of Prince’s bands the Revolution and New Power Generation took part in a marathon set with guest vocalists Kris Kollins, Miguel, Bilal, Tevin Campbell, and more.

The latest season of Saturday Night Live felt transitional in many ways, but it was full of blockbuster pop stars, up-and-coming bands and musical legends. We ranked them from worst to best.

The scholar Rashad Shabazz offers a compact but sweeping historical overview of the music in Minneapolis that made its way into Prince’s own.