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  1973: It Was a Very Good Year for Rock...and Other Genres

  December 2 at 4 a.m.

  1973: Rock at the Crossroads By Andrew Grant Jackson 448 pp. $29.99 Thomas Dunne Books Andrew Grant Jackson has a thing for dates. His previous rock book, 1965, argued how that trip around the sun was just as important in music as its closer and more celebrated cousins 1966 and...

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  Go to Paisley Park While It's Still in Your Heart

  November 1 at 4 a.m.

  Matt’s, a 1950s era bar and grill in midtown Minneapolis, invented the culinary delight known as the “Jucy Lucy.” It’s a grilled all-beef patty stuffed at the center with gooey and delicious cheese. They serve ‘em simply as they did when they first concocted 'em. The Chatterbox Pub is right...

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  John Mayer Rocks Toyota Center - Summer Tour 2019

  September 9 at 9:16 a.m.

  John Mayer Toyota Center September 8, 2019 There's something supremely genuine about a John Mayer concert. You won't be bombarded with lasers or sexy back-up dancers or mosh pits during his show. Everything surrounding the performance hits the sweet spot, from the overall volume to the on-stage banter, the set...

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  Peter Noone's Busy Schedule is Hardly Hermit-Like

  June 10 at 4 a.m.

  Peter Noone has heard it for years: “You should write a book!” After all, the lead singer of British Invasion band Herman’s Hermits certainly has a lot of stories he could tell. About hanging out with members of the Beatles and the Stones in swinging London clubs like the Ad...

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  Emily King Floats to the Top of Music Fans' Playlists With Scenery

  April 22 at 5 a.m.

  Emily King is a New Yorker, through and through. She grew up in Manhattan’s East Village and when she decided her life and the music informed by it needed a change, she packed up and moved upstate, where she pieced together Scenery, arguably the best work of her career. The...

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  Why Don't We Are The Champions At Smart Financial Centre

  March 30 at 6:58 a.m.

  It was kind of fun to note exactly what was eliciting the screams in question. Going by my own hazy recollection, the loudest were in response to references to Houston, prom, and Corbyn saying his pants were falling down.