Energy, Hope And Smooth Jazz: Keiko Matsui At The Dakota
Twin Cities Arts Reader Review
If you have listened to smooth jazz at any point over the last three decades, then you know the music...
May 15
On & On: José James Sings Badu
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIG
The genre-blending Minneapolis native returns with his salute to Erykah Badu, the high priestess of neo-soul. Recording "On & On,"...
May 3
Thoughts of Joni Mitchell and David Crosby spark Graham Nash concert in Minneapolis
STAR TRIBUNE REVIEW
Joni Mitchell, with a stylish beret, might as well have been sitting in the corner booth at the Dakota Tuesday...
May 3
The Prodigy’s Next Act: The Joey Alexander Trio
TWIN CITIES ARTS READER REVIEW
Joey Alexander became an international sensation at 11 years old, playing jazz standards on piano like a seasoned veteran. At 12,...
May 2
Minneapolis jazz singer José James channels his inner feminist to interpret Erykah Badu songs
STAR TRIBUNE FEATURE
If acclaimed vocalist José James ordered prescription glasses, one lens would focus on soul music, the other on hip-hop, with...
May 2
Graham Nash
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
It's been an emotional year for the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. His pal David Crosby died, his...
Apr 26
Sophie B. Hawkins Pens a Celebration of Moving On
MUSIC IN MINNESOTA INTERVIEW
Music veteran and trailblazer Sophie B. Hawkins is set to return to The Dakota on May 12th, celebrating her seventh...
Apr 26
Graham Nash says David Crosby was ‘a very interesting couple of people’
STAR TRIBUNE FEATURE
"Let's address the walrus in the room right away, shall we. David Crosby, he of the walrus mustache, sweet voice...
Apr 25
Loudon Wainwright III
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
On his aptly titled 26th album, "Lifetime Achievement," the veteran singer-songwriter, 76, contemplates mortality and his legacy. He's fathered three...
Apr 12
Avery*Sunshine
STAR TRIBUNE BIG GIGS
The Atlanta neo-soul singer/actress/pianist came up with a novel concept for her 2022 album, "Four Songs & a Bootleg." In...
Apr 12