Ginger Commodore Presents: The Music of Tina Turner
MINNPOST WEEKEND PICK
Twin Cities vocalist Ginger Commodore channels Tina Turner this weekend, in a tribute show at the Dakota. If anyone has...
Jul 6
Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
The Oscar-winning actor and sometimes singer-songwriter is heard on Gov't Mule's new song "The River Only Flows One Way" but...
Jul 5
The Lead Sheet Returns: Twin Cities Jazz in July
JAZZ POLICE FEATURE
One of the most revered venues in the Twin Cities, The Dakota continues to thrive in downtown Minneapolis, featuring many...
Jun 30
Talib Kweli
STAR TRIBUNE CRITICS' PICK
The influential Brooklyn hip-hop vet isn't the first rapper to perform at the Minneapolis supper club famous for jazz, but...
Jun 27
Maline Moye
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
Her mother sang backup for Tina Turner and her father is a Brooklyn Center-based bassist who's played with Bernard Allison,...
Jun 21
A Musical Celebration of Juneteenth
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
With his booming basso profundo voice, singer/actor T. Mychael Rambo is the perfect narrator for a musical social justice tour:...
Jun 14
Ranky Tanky w/ special guest Ms. Lisa Fischer
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
It's a night of magical voices. The wondrous Fischer does mesmerizingly organic, spiritually-infused interpretations of songs by the Stones, Zeppelin,...
Jun 14
Meshell Ndegeocello
RACKET CONCERT PICK
The Dakota's a great room for Ndegeocello, and she'll be here for four shows in two nights. Her days of...
Jun 13
Music’s Power to Heal – During the pandemic lockdown, jazz pianist Emmet Cohen streamed concerts from his Harlem apartment to music lovers around the globe
AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD FEATURE
(Photo: Gabriela Gabrielaa) When the AJW contacted pianist Emmet Cohen on a Friday afternoon in late April, he was visiting...
Jun 8
Meshell Ndegeocello
STAR TRIBUNE CRITICS' PICK
Next week, the veteran bassist/singer/composer will release "The Omnichord Real Book," a followup to 2018's "Ventriloquism," her covers collection that...
Jun 6