Music

Courtney Burton talks about her music career and starting a new business in her 60s. Read more about At 62, This Local Singer Ditched Her Corporate Career to Pursue Music Full-Time

Chris Thomson and Emma Nadler use their vocations and creative pursuits to convey the emotions spurred by their daughter's diagnosis. Read more about Daughter's Struggle with Rare Genetic Abnormality Inspires Deephaven Parents

Over the past year, the 150-person music venue, now called the Freight Room, has undergone a rebranding. Read more about Inside The Freight Room, The Depot Coffee House's Rebranded Music Venue

On his latest, First Taste, Ty Segall shows that the quality of his work has not dipped despite the volume of music he has released. Read more about Music Review: Ty Segall's Latest Shows He Isn't Slowing Down

This year has seen new releases from The Black Keys and Raconteurs. So it’s easy if you overlooked Fontaines D.C. and their debut, Dogrel. Read more about Monthly Music Pick: Fontaines D.C.'s 'Dogrel'

Billie Eilish's "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" opened on top of the charts worldwide. Read more about Billie Eilish is the Perfect Soundtrack for Moody Teens...or Their Confused Parents

Minnetonka physician Daniel Volovets is also an up-and-coming classical guitarist. Read more about The Art of Medicine, The Science of Music: Meet Minnetonka's Guitar-playing Doctor

The Cactus Blossoms play throwback country a la The Everly Brothers. The brothers cut their teeth at the Turf Club. Read more about The Cactus Blossoms: Old School Country Homegrown in Minnesota

James Blake has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry recently (e.g. Beyoncé), but Assume Form is a celebration of the English producer’s own talents. It’s easy to get hooked on the sweet falsetto or his unique sense of lyric. Yet Blake is more than just a sad boy  singing over his own beats. Sparse trip-hop sections segue seamlessly into full orchestras. Elements of electro-pop and R&B keep the record fun and romantic. Read more about Fans of Radiohead, Bon Iver, Brian Eno: Give James Blake a Listen

Manhassen strikes a fun chord as a homegrown cover band. Read more about Lake Minnetonka's Very Own Boy—Er, Make That Man—Band