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• The Current Music Blog: Posts by Peter Valelly (RSS Feed)
  RSS Feed of Peter Valelly's posts to The Current Music Blog.February 2, 2010
• Minnesota Opera announces new season
  The Minnesota Opera's 2010-2011 season, announced today, includes a world premier adaptation of a novel and film about the rise of fascism in Italy in the 1930's.January 31, 2010
• Friendship, love of music drives chamber group 'Accordo'
  Chamber music is sometimes defined as the music of friends, written for small clusters of musicians and played in intimate settings and a new Twin Cities-based chamber group called "Accordo," epitomizes that spirit of friendship.January 29, 2010
• Grammy winners on Midmorning
  The 52nd annual Grammy Awards are on Sunday, with Beyonce, Lady, Gaga, and Taylor Swift among the nominees. Midmorning replays Grammy winners interviewed by Kerri Miller in 2009: Dave Pirner, Bela Fleck, and Roger McGuinn.Midmorning, January 29, 2010
• Shawn Colvin's storytelling through song
  Her biggest hit, "Sunny Came Home" showed audiences that Shawn Colvin could write songs that were intriguing as they were catchy. Colvin talks about her singing and songwriting influences.Midmorning, January 28, 2010
• Local songstress Dessa celebrates new CD release
  One of the more anticipated local CDs in recent years has hit the stores, and rapper and songstress 'Dessa' will celebrated the release of "A Badly Broken Code" at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis Friday night.January 22, 2010
• Study finds untapped potential in Native American art
  A new University of Minnesota study suggests that if helped, Native American artists could become a major economic asset to the state.January 21, 2010
• Approaching 80, singer Cyril Paul still performing strong
  As Cyril Paul nears 80, the native of Trinidad is still singing and performs Sunday night at a Minneapolis Martin Luther King Day observance.January 15, 2010
• 'Crazy Heart' director got a start in Minnesota
  This weekend Minnesota audiences will get to see "Crazy Heart" a new movie about an aging country musician teetering on the edge of self-destruction, and director Scott Cooper says part of the success of "Crazy Heart" may lie in the Twin Cities.January 15, 2010
• Ordway Center celebrates 25th year
  This week the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in downtown St. Paul celebrates its 25th Anniversary with an open house on Sunday that takes a look back at the effort it took to build, and what it has meant to the community.January 13, 2010
• The Red Pens make their mark on local music scene
  A local indie rock duo is riding a wave of fuzzed-out guitar distortion into the hearts of critics and fans.January 8, 2010
• Group raises money for charity while reviving old pianos
  Brand new pianos demand hefty prices, and used ones, though cheaper, can be an expensive hassle to move. But a St. Paul group is addressing both issues while also raising money for children.January 4, 2010
• Minn. Orch's jazz director still calls New Orleans home
  Minneapolis revelers looking to add some New Orleans spice to an otherwise chilly New Years Eve will likely head to the Dakota jazz club tonight, where trumpeter Irvin Mayfield is performing with his quintet, part of a national New Year's Eve concert broadcast.December 31, 2009
• Music in the midst of Sri Lanka's civil war
  Minnesota and journalist Jesse Hardman got an inside view of the brutal civil war in Sri Lanka, and in the midst of the chaos he came upon an amazing story of a forgotten people.December 30, 2009
• Mayo's unique carillon rings over Rochester
  The Rochester carillon is one of the largest in the country and one of only three in Minnesota. The musical instrument consists of 56 bronze bells housed in a tower.December 29, 2009

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