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Minnesota Music on Explore Minnesota
Minnesota bands and recording artists have played a significant role in shaping popular music in the last 50 years. Bob Dylan, Prince, the Replacements, Soul Asylum and The Jayhawks are just a few of the influential artists from Minnesota. In recent years Mason Jennings, Motion City Sound Track, Low, Atmosphere, and Cloud Cult have found national audiences. And some of the latest to emerge include Howler and Polica.
Minnesota also has many and varied venues for experiencing live music, from coffee shops to stadiums and lots in between. In summer a wide assortment of outdoor music concerts and festivals representing all genres of music are happening.
To get a taste of Minnesota music check out the link below and listen to Local Current, an online stream of Minnesota music from our partner 89.3 The Current, from Minnesota Public Radio.
Minnesota Music News & Notes:
Summer outdoor concerts
A wide assortments of outdoor concerts emerge in the summer months in Minnesota . Some of the prominent ones include:
Music in the MN Zoo, June 6 – Aug 29 http://www.suemclean.com/zoo
Music in Mears, St Paul, Thursdays June 6-Aug 29 http://www.musicinmears.com/index.html
Twin Cities Jazz Festival, St Paul June 27-29 http://www.hotsummerjazz.com/
St John’s Block Party, Rochester, July 13 http://www.sjblockparty.org/
Basilica Block Party, Minneapolis July 12-13 http://www.basilicablockparty.org/#
Moon Dance Jam, Walker, July 18-20 http://moondancejam.com/index.html
Wefest, Detroit Lakes, Aug 1-3 http://www.wefest.com/
65 Roses Art and Music Festival June 9, Downtown Minneapolis
A nice lineup of Minnesota musicians performs on three stages On Sunday June, 9th at the Pourhouse in Downtown, featuring performances by:
The Honeydogs Retribution Gospel Choir
The Color Pharmacy Story Of The Sea
The Attley Project by Ray Smart Bigtree Bonsai
Actual Wolf Jenny Dalton
Taj Raj Breanne Marie
Marcus Lere Tim Cheesebrow
http://sixtyfiverosesfestival.com/
Storyhill Fest, a music and camping experience
Storyhill, the acoustic duo made up of Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson, have set August 31 and September 1 for the sixth Storyhill Fest, a unique music and camping experience held at the Clearwater Forest Camp in Deerwood, Minnesota. The two-day festival features multiple offerings and activities for all ages and interests, including guided kayak trips, nature hikes and campfires, along with a line-up of ten original singer/song writers. www.storyhillfest.com.
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Locusic: New local music website Locusic is an internet radio service that lets you discover local music and gives bands free airplay in their community. It recently started in the Twin Cities and features many music genres: http://www.locusic.com
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Find Concerts and Live Music Listings From Around the State
Minneapolis/St. Paul:
www.citypages.com/events/music/
Duluth:
www.twinportsnightlife.com/music.htm
Rochester:
www.downtownrochestermn.com/live-music/
Mankato:
www.katoinfo.com/mankatoevents.php
www.verizonwirelesscentermn.com/
Fargo/Moorhead:
www.fargomoorhead.org/calendar.html?category=concert
Local Current Blog
Andrea Swensson has been writing about the local music scene for over seven years and now pens the “Local Current “ blog for MPR’s 89.3 The Current. Check out her daily updates: http://blog.thecurrent.org/
Minnesota Music Videos from the Local Show
Watch videos of Minnesota bands and musicians in the studios of 89.3 The Current, from the video archives of Local Show sessions. Each week a track from that week's in-studio guest is highlighted. The archive includes songs from artists in our playlist as well other Minnesota bands.
More Minnesota Music Videos
Watch select videos of Minnesota bands and musicians from around the internet.
