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• Diedrich Weiss heals himself and others with his music
  Musician Diedrich Weiss plays his guitar and sings around the Twin Cities. Yet he says his best audiences are at Fairview Southdale hospital in the mental health unit, where he was once a patient.March 17, 2010
• Minnesota Orchestra earns rave reviews in New York
  Earlier this month, Osmo Vanska and the Minnesotans played Beethoven and "Kullervo" a big, dramatic piece by Sibelius, at New York's Carnegie Hall. The New York Times called that performance "riveting" and "thrilling."March 17, 2010
• Iron Range wants Dylan to bring it all back home
  The Iron Range Tourism Bureau has launched an online campaign inviting Bob Dylan to return to the area where he grew up as Robert Zimmerman and perform a concert.March 16, 2010
• Brothers in song
  From their days playing in college bands through their time co-writing songs in Trip Shakespeare and their respective solo careers, Dan and Matt Wilson have shared the bond of music. They share some of their experiences and their music on Midmorning.Midmorning, March 16, 2010
• Stars gather in Twin Cities to make feature film
  The stars of "The Convincer," a feature film being shot around the Twin Cities, say they are enjoying working with a complicated script.March 5, 2010
• Duluth indie rockers Low reach for 'Heaven' with dance
  Duluth indie band Low is trying something very new about a very old subject as band members are collaborating with Minneapolis choreographer Morgan Thorson on "Heaven," a dance exploring religious ritual.March 4, 2010
• Life in Peter Bognanni's 'House of Tomorrow'
  St Paul writer Peter Bognanni combines geodesic domes and punk rock in his new novel. "The House of Tomorrow" is an off-kilter coming of age story set in small town Iowa. Bognanni, who teaches at Macalester College, says the book came about from a chance encounter.March 3, 2010
• Mpls. musician 'Mad Ripple' talks with MPR's Chris Roberts
  As a music writer and songwriter, Jim Walsh always looks for the meaning of life in a three minute pop song.February 24, 2010
• Prince gives exclusive song to the Current
  Musical superstar Prince has donated a song to 89.3 the Current that will debut on Friday at 7 a.m.February 23, 2010
• New SPCO season brings new work, lower ticket prices
  The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra announced Monday it's bringing in lower ticket prices, new work, and new artistic partners as part of its 2010-2011 season.February 22, 2010
• The Wailin' Jennys' folk harmonies
  Folk trio The Wailin' Jennys won the Canadian version of a Grammy award by wooing fans with their organic 3-part harmonies. They've performed on A Prairie Home Companion and with Roseanne Cash. The group's latest CD is The Wailin' Jennys Live at The Mauch Chunk Opera House (2009).Midmorning, February 19, 2010
• Black Pearl Sings and touches on difficult issues
  A new play at Penumbra Theater in St. Paul explores the relationship between an academic collecting slave songs and a woman prisoner who claims to have the songs the researcher needs.February 17, 2010
• Sweet Honey to rock Midmorning
  The venerable acapella group Sweet Honey in the Rock draws on musical influences from folk to classical to gospel to fuse its smooth sound. The sweet melodies wrap around lyrics on the struggle for human rights.Midmorning, February 15, 2010
• Director says themes in Noel Coward's 'Brief Encounter' remain timeless
  It's been 70 years since Noel Coward's movie "Brief Encounter" became an international sensation, but the director of an acclaimed new theatrical adaptation says the story has lost none of its emotional punch. The production by the British Kneehigh Theater opens at the Guthrie in Minneapolis this weekend.February 10, 2010
• Rosanne Cash's ode to 'The List'
  In 1973, Rosanne Cash's father Johnny Cash gave her a list of 100 songs every young musician should know. She puts her own spin on a handful of those songs in her latest album.Midmorning, February 9, 2010

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