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SUMMARY:Peter White at Dakota
DESCRIPTION:“the gold standard for smooth jazz guitarists.” – All About Jazz\n  \nHaving just turned seventy\, British-born guitarist Peter White raves about his latest album\, 2025’s Light of Day. “I think this recording is one of the best I’ve ever made. I have as much enthusiasm and energy for music as I did in my twenties!” Additionally\, 2024 marked his fiftieth year as a professional musician. There\, he began with a gig in a Top Forty band at a holiday resort in Perranporth\, a seaside resort town in the Southwest corner of England. Then\, six months later\, he met and officially launched his career recording and touring with singer/songwriter Al Stewart. Also\, White co-wrote Stewart’s classic “Time Passages”. \nEarly on in his career he enjoyed working as a sideman for Stewart and later\, Basia. However\, White could never have anticipated becoming an acclaimed instrumental recording artist\, let alone a popular headliner. Now\, 2025 marked thirty-five years since he dropped his debut album Reveillez-Vous. In that time\, he scored four Number One Billboard Contemporary Jazz albums and four Number Two albums. Additionally\, he had seven Number One Smooth Jazz Airplay hits. His most recent Number One was as a featured artist on Carol Albert’s “Sunshine Yellow.” \nWhite’s lyrical style of instrumental music is unique and distinguishable\, occupying a niche of his own in smooth jazz. Moreover\, he has collaborated with Boney James\, Rick Braun\, Richard Elliot\, Kirk Whalum\, Dave Koz and numerous others. \n“Once I began recording instrumental albums and they enjoyed some success\, the biggest surprise of my career is that I actually became an entertainer\,” White says. “I had complete freedom to create music that I loved without rules or compromise. I’m thrilled that I’m still around\, playing with some of the greatest musicians in the world!” \nRecommended for fans of Earl Klugh\, Brian Culbertson\, David Benoit and Bob James. \n📸: Lori Stoll
URL:https://soundminnesota.com/event/peter-white-2/
LOCATION:The Dakota\, 1010 Nicollet Mall\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live Music,Pop
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SUMMARY:Peter White at Dakota
DESCRIPTION:“the gold standard for smooth jazz guitarists.” – All About Jazz\n  \nHaving just turned seventy\, British-born guitarist Peter White raves about his latest album\, 2025’s Light of Day. “I think this recording is one of the best I’ve ever made. I have as much enthusiasm and energy for music as I did in my twenties!” Additionally\, 2024 marked his fiftieth year as a professional musician. There\, he began with a gig in a Top Forty band at a holiday resort in Perranporth\, a seaside resort town in the Southwest corner of England. Then\, six months later\, he met and officially launched his career recording and touring with singer/songwriter Al Stewart. Also\, White co-wrote Stewart’s classic “Time Passages”. \nEarly on in his career he enjoyed working as a sideman for Stewart and later\, Basia. However\, White could never have anticipated becoming an acclaimed instrumental recording artist\, let alone a popular headliner. Now\, 2025 marked thirty-five years since he dropped his debut album Reveillez-Vous. In that time\, he scored four Number One Billboard Contemporary Jazz albums and four Number Two albums. Additionally\, he had seven Number One Smooth Jazz Airplay hits. His most recent Number One was as a featured artist on Carol Albert’s “Sunshine Yellow.” \nWhite’s lyrical style of instrumental music is unique and distinguishable\, occupying a niche of his own in smooth jazz. Moreover\, he has collaborated with Boney James\, Rick Braun\, Richard Elliot\, Kirk Whalum\, Dave Koz and numerous others. \n“Once I began recording instrumental albums and they enjoyed some success\, the biggest surprise of my career is that I actually became an entertainer\,” White says. “I had complete freedom to create music that I loved without rules or compromise. I’m thrilled that I’m still around\, playing with some of the greatest musicians in the world!” \nRecommended for fans of Earl Klugh\, Brian Culbertson\, David Benoit and Bob James. \n📸: Lori Stoll
URL:https://soundminnesota.com/event/peter-white/
LOCATION:The Dakota\, 1010 Nicollet Mall\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live Music,Pop
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SUMMARY:Simply… T. Mychael Rambo at Dakota
DESCRIPTION:Click Here to Donate to Hands & Hearts for the Arts to support T. Mychael Rambo \n\n“local theater legend” – Music in MN\n  \nT. Mychael returns to The Dakota After a seven-month restorative recovery journey due to major spinal surgery. Now\, T. Mychael is ready to take to the Dakota stage under the musical direction of the award-winning Adi Yeshaya. Also\, six of the Twin Cities’ finest musicians will play selections from his highly touted recording\, 2004’s Simply. \nThis evening will also offer Dakota patrons the opportunity to participate in the final phase of “Hands and Hearts” initiative. Here\, this is aimed at assisting T. Mychael with critically needed financial support. Moreover\, this will get him up and over the remaining hurdles that stand between him and full recovery! \nA three-time Emmy Award-winning actor\, vocalist\, arts educator and community organizer\, T. Mychael Rambo is a long-standing Twin Cities arts community pillar. \nT. Mychael has made an indelible mark in the Twin Cities. Here\, he has performed principal roles at such theaters as the Guthrie\, Ordway Theatre\, Illusion Theatre\, and Mixed Blood. Also\, Park Square Theatre\, Ten Thousand Things\, Children’s Theatre and Minnesota Opera among others. His Penumbra Theatre credits alone include: Black Nativity\, Don’t Bother Me I Can’t Cope\, Dinah Was\, Last Minstrel Show\, Jitney\, Spunk\, Gem of the Ocean\, Ain’t Misbehavin\, Piano Lesson\, and Ballad of Emmett Till to name just a few. \nComposer\, arranger and jazz pianist Adi Yeshaya was born and raised in Israel. A graduate of Berklee College of Music\, Adi has been active as musician and educator for nearly four decades. He has arranged and orchestrated shows for many artists. These include Prince\, Whitney Houston\, Aretha Franklin\, Lena Horne and Burt Bacharach. Also\, Adi has arranged for the Swiss Jazzaar jazz festival and NBC’s The Voice. \nRecommended for fans of Stevie Wonder\, Peabo Bryson\, Marvin Gaye and Vanessa Williams.
URL:https://soundminnesota.com/event/simply-t-mychael-rambo/
LOCATION:The Dakota\, 1010 Nicollet Mall\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live Music,Pop,R&B
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SUMMARY:Rufus Wainwright at Dakota
DESCRIPTION:“a bounteous feast… he’s never sung better” – Pitchfork\n  \nRufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists\, songwriters\, and composers of his generation. In a career peppered with critical acclaim\, he has been praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality”. The New York-born\, Montreal-raised singer-songwriter has released ten studio albums to date\, three DVDs\, and three live albums. Also\, this includes the Grammy-nominated Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall. \nHe has collaborated with artists such as Elton John\, Burt Bacharach\, Miley Cyrus\, David Byrne\, Boy George\, and Joni Mitchell. Also\, Pet Shop Boys\, Heart\, Carly Rae Jepsen\, Robbie Williams\, Jessye Norman\, Billy Joel\, Paul Simon\, Sting\, Mark Ronson\, and others. Further\, he has written two operas and numerous songs for movies and TV. \nHis 2020 Grammy-nominated studio album of original songs\, Unfollow the Rules\, finds Wainwright at the peak of his powers. Here\, he enters artistic maturity with passion\, honesty\, and a new-found fearlessness. In 2023\, he embarked on a journey to his family folk roots with his Grammy-nominated album Folkocracy. This album features reinvented folk duets with Chaka Khan\, Brandi Carlile\, John Legend\, Anohni and many more. \nHis first musical of John Cassavetes’ Opening Night for the West End with Ivo van Hove premiered at the Gielgud Theater in March 2024. During this time he also completed a Requiem\, which premiered with the Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio France in June of 2024. Co-commissioners for the Requiem are the Master Chorale in Los Angeles and the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona. Also\, Helsinki Symphony Orchestra\, the RTE Orchestra in Ireland\, and the Royal Ballet London. \n  \n \nBeloved London-born\, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson has returned with the exquisitely crafted Never Be The Same\, his first collection of original material since 2020. Across ten tracks\, Thompson refines his craft via an exploration of music’s enduring preoccupations — love\, longing\, and the uneasy passage of time. \nThis album wasn’t built upon a grand narrative. There was no self-imposed exile\, no forced reinvention. Instead\, it is centered around an exhortation that is threaded through the songs like a refrain: “Never Be The Same\,” its title only revealing itself to Thompson after he’d completed the recording. \nRecommended for fans of Regina Spektor\, Ben Folds\, Ingrid Michaelson and Harry Nilsson. 
URL:https://soundminnesota.com/event/rufus-wainwright-4/
LOCATION:The Dakota\, 1010 Nicollet Mall\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Pop
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SUMMARY:Rufus Wainwright at Dakota
DESCRIPTION:“a bounteous feast… he’s never sung better” – Pitchfork\n  \nRufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists\, songwriters\, and composers of his generation. In a career peppered with critical acclaim\, he has been praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality”. The New York-born\, Montreal-raised singer-songwriter has released ten studio albums to date\, three DVDs\, and three live albums. Also\, this includes the Grammy-nominated Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall. \nHe has collaborated with artists such as Elton John\, Burt Bacharach\, Miley Cyrus\, David Byrne\, Boy George\, and Joni Mitchell. Also\, Pet Shop Boys\, Heart\, Carly Rae Jepsen\, Robbie Williams\, Jessye Norman\, Billy Joel\, Paul Simon\, Sting\, Mark Ronson\, and others. Further\, he has written two operas and numerous songs for movies and TV. \nHis 2020 Grammy-nominated studio album of original songs\, Unfollow the Rules\, finds Wainwright at the peak of his powers. Here\, he enters artistic maturity with passion\, honesty\, and a new-found fearlessness. In 2023\, he embarked on a journey to his family folk roots with his Grammy-nominated album Folkocracy. This album features reinvented folk duets with Chaka Khan\, Brandi Carlile\, John Legend\, Anohni and many more. \nHis first musical of John Cassavetes’ Opening Night for the West End with Ivo van Hove premiered at the Gielgud Theater in March 2024. During this time he also completed a Requiem\, which premiered with the Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio France in June of 2024. Co-commissioners for the Requiem are the Master Chorale in Los Angeles and the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona. Also\, Helsinki Symphony Orchestra\, the RTE Orchestra in Ireland\, and the Royal Ballet London. \n  \n \nBeloved London-born\, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson has returned with the exquisitely crafted Never Be The Same\, his first collection of original material since 2020. Across ten tracks\, Thompson refines his craft via an exploration of music’s enduring preoccupations — love\, longing\, and the uneasy passage of time. \nThis album wasn’t built upon a grand narrative. There was no self-imposed exile\, no forced reinvention. Instead\, it is centered around an exhortation that is threaded through the songs like a refrain: “Never Be The Same\,” its title only revealing itself to Thompson after he’d completed the recording. \nRecommended for fans of Regina Spektor\, Ben Folds\, Ingrid Michaelson and Harry Nilsson. 
URL:https://soundminnesota.com/event/rufus-wainwright-3/
LOCATION:The Dakota\, 1010 Nicollet Mall\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Pop
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SUMMARY:Rufus Wainwright at Dakota
DESCRIPTION:“a bounteous feast… he’s never sung better” – Pitchfork\n  \nRufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists\, songwriters\, and composers of his generation. In a career peppered with critical acclaim\, he has been praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality”. The New York-born\, Montreal-raised singer-songwriter has released ten studio albums to date\, three DVDs\, and three live albums. Also\, this includes the Grammy-nominated Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall. \nHe has collaborated with artists such as Elton John\, Burt Bacharach\, Miley Cyrus\, David Byrne\, Boy George\, and Joni Mitchell. Also\, Pet Shop Boys\, Heart\, Carly Rae Jepsen\, Robbie Williams\, Jessye Norman\, Billy Joel\, Paul Simon\, Sting\, Mark Ronson\, and others. Further\, he has written two operas and numerous songs for movies and TV. \nHis 2020 Grammy-nominated studio album of original songs\, Unfollow the Rules\, finds Wainwright at the peak of his powers. Here\, he enters artistic maturity with passion\, honesty\, and a new-found fearlessness. In 2023\, he embarked on a journey to his family folk roots with his Grammy-nominated album Folkocracy. This album features reinvented folk duets with Chaka Khan\, Brandi Carlile\, John Legend\, Anohni and many more. \nHis first musical of John Cassavetes’ Opening Night for the West End with Ivo van Hove premiered at the Gielgud Theater in March 2024. During this time he also completed a Requiem\, which premiered with the Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio France in June of 2024. Co-commissioners for the Requiem are the Master Chorale in Los Angeles and the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona. Also\, Helsinki Symphony Orchestra\, the RTE Orchestra in Ireland\, and the Royal Ballet London. \n  \n \nBeloved London-born\, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson has returned with the exquisitely crafted Never Be The Same\, his first collection of original material since 2020. Across ten tracks\, Thompson refines his craft via an exploration of music’s enduring preoccupations — love\, longing\, and the uneasy passage of time. \nThis album wasn’t built upon a grand narrative. There was no self-imposed exile\, no forced reinvention. Instead\, it is centered around an exhortation that is threaded through the songs like a refrain: “Never Be The Same\,” its title only revealing itself to Thompson after he’d completed the recording. \nRecommended for fans of Regina Spektor\, Ben Folds\, Ingrid Michaelson and Harry Nilsson. 
URL:https://soundminnesota.com/event/rufus-wainwright-2/
LOCATION:The Dakota\, 1010 Nicollet Mall\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Pop
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SUMMARY:Rufus Wainwright at Dakota
DESCRIPTION:“a bounteous feast… he’s never sung better” – Pitchfork\n  \nRufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists\, songwriters\, and composers of his generation. In a career peppered with critical acclaim\, he has been praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality”. The New York-born\, Montreal-raised singer-songwriter has released ten studio albums to date\, three DVDs\, and three live albums. Also\, this includes the Grammy-nominated Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall. \nHe has collaborated with artists such as Elton John\, Burt Bacharach\, Miley Cyrus\, David Byrne\, Boy George\, and Joni Mitchell. Also\, Pet Shop Boys\, Heart\, Carly Rae Jepsen\, Robbie Williams\, Jessye Norman\, Billy Joel\, Paul Simon\, Sting\, Mark Ronson\, and others. Further\, he has written two operas and numerous songs for movies and TV. \nHis 2020 Grammy-nominated studio album of original songs\, Unfollow the Rules\, finds Wainwright at the peak of his powers. Here\, he enters artistic maturity with passion\, honesty\, and a new-found fearlessness. In 2023\, he embarked on a journey to his family folk roots with his Grammy-nominated album Folkocracy. This album features reinvented folk duets with Chaka Khan\, Brandi Carlile\, John Legend\, Anohni and many more. \nHis first musical of John Cassavetes’ Opening Night for the West End with Ivo van Hove premiered at the Gielgud Theater in March 2024. During this time he also completed a Requiem\, which premiered with the Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio France in June of 2024. Co-commissioners for the Requiem are the Master Chorale in Los Angeles and the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona. Also\, Helsinki Symphony Orchestra\, the RTE Orchestra in Ireland\, and the Royal Ballet London. \n  \n \nBeloved London-born\, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson has returned with the exquisitely crafted Never Be The Same\, his first collection of original material since 2020. Across ten tracks\, Thompson refines his craft via an exploration of music’s enduring preoccupations — love\, longing\, and the uneasy passage of time. \nThis album wasn’t built upon a grand narrative. There was no self-imposed exile\, no forced reinvention. Instead\, it is centered around an exhortation that is threaded through the songs like a refrain: “Never Be The Same\,” its title only revealing itself to Thompson after he’d completed the recording. \nRecommended for fans of Regina Spektor\, Ben Folds\, Ingrid Michaelson and Harry Nilsson. 
URL:https://soundminnesota.com/event/rufus-wainwright/
LOCATION:The Dakota\, 1010 Nicollet Mall\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Pop
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SUMMARY:VIP Event: Alicia Witt: Album Release
DESCRIPTION:Click the link below for show tickets!\nAlicia Witt: Album Release – SEP 27 • 7:00pm performance \n\nAlicia Witt VIP Meet & Greet Upgrade – $50 \nIMPORTANT: This is not a ticket to the show.\nYou must have a concert ticket in order to purchase this VIP Meet & Greet upgrade. \nJoin Alicia Witt for an exclusive pre-show VIP experience!\nYour VIP upgrade includes: \n\nPre-show Meet & Greet with Alicia Witt\nPhoto Opportunity\nAutographs (Bring up to 5 items from home or purchase merchandise at the merch table)\n\nCheck-in Time: Please arrive at the venue by 4:30 PM.\nAfter check-in\, you’ll be escorted to the VIP area for the meet & greet\, which takes place before doors open at 5:30 PM. \n*Availability for this event is limited to ensure proper time to spend with everyone. \n\n“gorgeously sung… If this is what ‘directing from beyond’ sounds like\, it’s rather beautiful.” – Times UK\, 7/2026\n  \nAlicia Witt releases Between Heaven and Earth\, the haunting and deeply personal new album\, August 28 via Thirty Tigers. Witt recorded the album live in New York City with producer Joe Henry and a band she assembled specifically for the project. Now\, the album occupies a space suspended between transcendence and intimacy. On it\, Witt channels “eternal unconditional love” and “the place suspended between heaven and earth.” \nDavid Lynch’s influence and memory profoundly shaped the album. There\, his impact on Witt stretches back to her first film role as Alia in Dune at age seven. “I can’t imagine who I would be without David Lynch\,” Witt reflects. “He is weaved throughout the fabric of my life.” Throughout Between Heaven and Earth\, Witt explores what she learned from Lynch “regarding love. The eternal nature of it\, the idea that only love is real.” Moreover\, she describes his presence as palpable during the record’s creation. “David was with us every day in the studio. All six of us in the band felt his presence.” \nWitt is widely recognized for her acclaimed acting career spanning film\, television\, and stage. However\, music remains a constant throughline in her life. She is a classically trained pianist who supported herself as a musician when she first moved to Los Angeles. Also\, Witt integrates music into her creative identity\, through her own songwriting and in many of her onscreen roles. She’s released multiple full-length albums\, including Revisionary History (2015)\, The Conduit (2021)\, and I Think I’m Spending Christmas With You (2024). Here\, Between Heaven and Earth represents the latest chapter in that ongoing musical journey. \nWitt tracked the album live over four days\, recording vocals and instrumentation simultaneously. There\, she embraced what she calls a “visceral and eternal” energy\, one that “could never be replicated.” Guided by Henry’s vision and the chemistry of the musicians in the room\, the band created the songs instinctively and in-the-moment. Consequently\, the album features minimal overdubs and an openness to what Witt repeatedly refers to as “that place”. Thus\, the transcendent emotional state she connects to through Transcendental Meditation\, prayer\, creativity\, and Lynch’s work itself. \nThe songs on Between Heaven and Earth explore themes of longing\, fate\, healing\, surrender\, nostalgia\, gratitude\, and connection through what Witt describes as a lens of “insistent optimism.” The title track embraces “a mystical connection with a brand-new person.” Also\, they root themselves in “childlike faith in the possibility” and the belief that “it does no harm to dream.” On “Artifacts\,” Witt examines “releasing ancient lessons that no longer serve\,” gently excavating old wounds and learning “how to love.” Also\, “Kindred” channels the feeling of “walls crumbling” and “barriers evaporating in a fabric made of light and destiny.” Then\, “Build Me A Dream” reflects on “constructing the reality we wish to exist in” and recognizing “an eternal soul connection.” \nElsewhere\, songs like “Freeze Frame\,” “Test Drive\,” and “Blue Moon” meditate on alternate timelines and nostalgia. Also\, the peaceful acceptance of connections that were not meant to remain. On “Thank You\,” featuring John Paul White\, Witt transforms heartbreak into gratitude. Here\, Witt reflects on relationships that “cleared the way for new relationships and opportunities to come in.” On “Love Anyway\,” Witt sings about unconditional love that remains even when unreturned: “The love is what’s important. You love and give love without condition or expectation.” \nWitt closes the album with “The Director\,” a bonus track she describes as “communication with David” and “a collection of his words to me since he passed away.” She completed the song spontaneously during the album’s final day in the studio. There\, she recorded a single uninterrupted performance while the microphones continued running during lunch break. “I just knew when I played this one that it had arrived and was complete at last\,” she recalls. \nFor Witt\, Between Heaven and Earth ultimately explores connection — to spirit\, to memory\, to other people\, and to something larger than ourselves. “Too often\, it seems to me\, people imagine love in a vacuum\,” she explains. “I know love to be eternal and unconditional.” Thus\, the result is an album rooted not in bitterness or regret. Here\, it’s rooted in surrender\, gratitude\, wonder\, and the belief that “only love can change minds and hearts.” \n“What all these songs have in common is that there is no bitterness. No angst\, no revenge\, nothing resembling hatred or regret\,” Witt says. “This is my offering. May it bring you exactly where you need it to bring you.” \nPresave the album here\nRecommended for fans of Patty Griffin\, Over the Rhine\, Shawn Colvin and Natalie Merchant.
URL:https://soundminnesota.com/event/vip-event-alicia-witt-album-release/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live Music,Pop
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SUMMARY:Shoshana Bean
DESCRIPTION:“a vocalist who could set a stage on fire with a single note.” – Broadway World\n  \nShoshana Bean is a Grammy Award winner and three-time Tony Award nominee. She can currently be seen starring in The Lost Boys musical on Broadway. Prior to that she starred in Alicia Keys’ hit Broadway musical\, Hell’s Kitchen. There\, her portrayal of ‘Jersey’ earned her a Grammy Award\, her second Tony Award nomination\, a Drama League Award nomination\, and a Drama Desk nomination. Furthermore\, her performance in the Public Theater’s Hell’s Kitchen Off-Broadway production earned her a Lucille Lortel Award nomination. \nIn 2022\, she received Tony and Grammy nominations as well as an Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination. Also\, a Drama League Award Nomination for her role as Susan Young opposite Billy Crystal in Broadway’s Mr. Saturday Night. Additionally\, she previously starred on Broadway as the first replacement for Elphaba in Wicked and as Jenna in Waitress. \nHer six independent studio albums and EP’s have landed her on top of the iTunes and Billboard charts. Additionally\, she haslent her voice to countless films and television shows. There\, these include The Boys\, Sing\, Sing 2\, Enchanted\, Jersey Boys\, Glee\, and Galavant. Shoshana made her Broadway debut in the original cast of Hairspray\, and appeared Off-Broadway in the 2000 revival of Godspell. Also\, she performed in Songs for a New World at City Center Encores. \nRegionally\, she appeared in Sarah Silverman’s The Bedwetter\, and won an IRNE Award for her performance in Funny Girl. Additionally\, she earned a Jeff Award nomination for her portrayal of CeeCee Bloom in the pre-Broadway musical production of Beaches. She has appeared in Bloodline\, Bill and Ted Face The Music\, and Great Performances: 50 Years of Broadway’s Best. Recently\, she filmed a solo concert special for PBS. \nRecommended for fans of Toby Gad\, Lawrence\, Joy Woods and Andra Day.
URL:https://soundminnesota.com/event/shoshana-bean/
CATEGORIES:Broadway,Live Music,Pop
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SUMMARY:Mac McAnally
DESCRIPTION:“a true storyteller” – Americana Highways\n  \nRecord setting ten-time Country Music Association Musician of the Year\, Mac McAnally is a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee. Additionally\, he is in the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame and Alabama Music Hall of Fame. The renowned songwriter\, singer\, and instrumentalist has written dozens of hit records for other artists\, several of which peaked at Number One. He has written hits for Alabama\, Jimmy Buffett\, Kenny Chesney\, and Sawyer Brown\, and has studio credits that include albums by Toby Keith\, Linda Ronstadt\, George Strait and Dolly Parton among many others. \nMcAnally notes that he typically sees three kinds of people at his shows. Those who have followed his career since his 1977 debut album. Those who recognize him as the guitarist in Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band. And those who remember his notable credits in country music. The latter category is particularly impressive\, with songs cut by Alabama (“Old Flame”)\, Kenny Chesney (“Back Where I Come From”)\, Sawyer Brown (“All These Years”)\, Shenandoah (“Two Dozen Roses”) and many others. \nMcAnally became a journeyman storyteller and musician. Also\, he was an occasional\, then full-time Coral Reefer\, and duet partner on Nanci Griffith’s seminal “Gulf Coast Highway.” He can talk about recording the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in New Orleans and Jimmy Buffett’s vocals in Key West. Then\, he marvels about Kenny Chesney driving to Canada and back to see a girl listening to Mac’s Simple Life the entire way. He talks about\, “ridiculous things. I’ve gotten to open shows for Willie Nelson\, play with Ray Charles and talk music with Sir Paul McCartney. I don’t mean to name drop\, but I love all those people and their music.” \nRecommended for fans of Jimmy Buffett\, Kenny Chesney\, Alabama and Dolly Parton.
URL:https://soundminnesota.com/event/mac-mcanally/
CATEGORIES:Americana,Live Music,Pop
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