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August 27, 2014

First Aid Kit take the top spot for the first time in Chart Show history, Jenny Lewis shot back up to #2 and Doomtree solidify their spot in the top 5 the week that their mammoth 500-page photo book releases!

The Chart Show: Doomtree see big boost ahead of MN Music-on-a-Stick grandstand gig

The Chart Show: Doomtree see big boost ahead of MN Music-on-a-Stick grandstand gig

Mark Wheat • Aug 27, 2014

First Aid Kit take the top spot for the first time in Chart Show history, Jenny Lewis shot back up to #2 and Doomtree solidify their spot in the top 5 the week that their mammoth 500-page photo book releases!

Dessa performs live at the Minnesota State Fair

Dessa performs live at the Minnesota State Fair

Mary Lucia, Dessa and Leah Garaas • Aug 27, 2014

This week at the Minnesota State Fair, members of the local emcee collective Doomtree will be stopping by the MPR Booth on the corner of Judson and Nelson. On Tuesday, Dessa performed live and chatted with host Mary Lucia about what's in store the crew in the coming months.

The Current's Guitar Collection: Tim Showalter of Strand of Oaks, Fender Telecaster

The Current's Guitar Collection: Tim Showalter of Strand of Oaks, Fender Telecaster

Luke Taylor • Aug 27, 2014

Strand of Oaks' frontman tells us about the Fender Telecaster he received as a gift -- and how he almost lost it in New York's Lower East Side.

YourClassical

9:30 Coffee Break: Prince Associates

Aug 27, 2014

We're dedicating today's Coffee Break to artists associated with Prince. Who should we play this morning?

Eating and Drinking with Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl: Antibiotics in Food

Eating and Drinking with Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl: Antibiotics in Food

Aug 27, 2014

This week Dara spoke to The Morning Show's Steve Seel about antibiotics in food.

Prince-anointed soul-funk heroes fDeluxe book Dakota Jazz Club shows for Sept. 7

Prince-anointed soul-funk heroes fDeluxe book Dakota Jazz Club shows for Sept. 7

Selena Carlson • Aug 27, 2014

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…

Today in Music History: Dylan Releases "Highway 61 Revisited"

Today in Music History: Dylan Releases "Highway 61 Revisited"

Aug 27, 2014

The King hung out with The Beatles, Robert Plant went solo, and Bob Dylan released Highway 61 Revisited.

Bob Dylan to play three shows at Minneapolis’s Orpheum Theatre, November 4-6

Bob Dylan to play three shows at Minneapolis’s Orpheum Theatre, November 4-6

Jay Gabler • Aug 27, 2014

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…

Prince protégé Liv Warfield books Dakota Jazz Club gig on Aug. 28

Prince protégé Liv Warfield books Dakota Jazz Club gig on Aug. 28

Selena Carlson • Aug 27, 2014

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,”…

Today’s Music News: Kate Bush plays first show in 35 years

Today’s Music News: Kate Bush plays first show in 35 years

Staff • Aug 27, 2014

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.…

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