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Czech-out this concert

The Czech Heritage Partnership is proud to announce that on April 15, 2012 at 2:00 PM in St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Spillville, Iowa a concert that has been under development for over a year will be presented by acclaimed faculty members of the Luther College (Decorah, IA) music department.

What better place to experience the genius of Antonín Dvorak’s Quintet for Piano and Strings in A Major, Op. 81, than in Spillville, Iowa, the village where Dvorak spent the summer of 1893, and in St. Wenceslaus Church (the oldest Czech Catholic Church in America) where he attended and played mass nearly every day he was here.

Rochester hip hop artist NoTrace releases debut album

NoTrace, a hip hop artist and songwriter from Rochester, just released his debut album "Heavy Heart" on his own label, NTE Music Group. 

NoTrace is described as having an aggressive and unique sound with a deep voice. His style is a mid-west with some southern influence.

The singles "Wont Change My Love," "Hit It Off," "Let Do Us" Feat. Kriss Liss and "Set You Free" are available on iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon and many more digital music stores.

 

Listen to "Won't Chang My Love' and "Who I Am" here

02 Won't Change My Love

05 Who I Am

 

Warrant is ready to rock RochesterFest with new album/sound

Warrant will headline a week of entertainment at Rochesterfest. The band, best known for its hits "Cherry Pie" and "Heaven" released a new album last month.

Here's a video of behind the scenes in the making of "Rockaholic."

 

 

 

And check out their official website at www.warrantrocks.com

Did you see Jeff Tweedy's solo Rochester show? What did you think?

Post-Bulletin photographer and music fan Michele Jokinen described Jeff Tweedy's audience rapport as as good as the music. Read her review here.

 

What did you think of the show?

The Minnesota Orchestra goes PSYCHO

"Our strings have been known to thrill an audience, but never quite like this! The Minnesota Orchestra celebrates Halloween weekend and the 50th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock’s suspenseful masterpiece, Psycho, performing Bernard Herrmann’s spine-tingling score against the dramatic backdrop of the big screen. We defy you to keep your eyes open during the shower scene!"

More here

 

-- Chris Miksanek

-- The Med City Movie Guy

  

Prepare to be Trampled

The headline in today's Stage&Screen says it all. Trampled by Turtles, the ultimate jam-grass band, is on its way to Rochester and their breakneck precision picking may just bowl you over.

 

Click here to read more.

 

And let us know if you're going to the show Saturday at Whiskey Bones Roadhouse.

Former Korn guitarist to play his new music in Rochester

Soon after accepting Jesus Christ into his life and becoming a Christian, Brian Head Welch, the former guitarist and co-founder of the metal band KoRn, described what he did next in his video memoir "I am Second": He went home, chopped up some crystal meth and snorted it through a hundred dollar bill.

Learn more about what happened from there in today's Post-Bulletin.

Then tell us if you are planning to attend the Labor Day weekend concert and what you think of Welch's new music.

More from Owl City

This just in from Owl City's publicist:

Multi-platinum international sensation Owl City has penned a new song – “To the Sky” – to serve as the theme to Director Zack Snyder’s animation debut Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures).  Based on Kathryn Lasky novels Guardians of G’Hoole, the film opens nationwide in theatres and IMAX on Sept. 24 in both 3D and 2D and will be accompanied by an original motion picture soundtrack that will be released on Sept. 21 by WaterTower Music.
 
“It is such an incredible honor to be part of this film.  As a fan of both the children’s book series growing up, and Zack Snyder’s work as a director, having my music included is pretty surreal.  I’ve been waiting for someone to make a movie like this for some time now.  I’m endlessly grateful to be involved.” – Owl City’s Adam Young
 
“To the Sky” will be released as the soundtrack’s first single and will be accompanied by a music video. 
It is the first new Owl City song to be released since Summer 2009’s "Ocean Eyes," which was certified platinum on April 1.

Owl City returns to "Owl City" Owatonna

Adam Young, the one-man hit-maker better known as Owl City, will return to his hometown of Owatonna, which he dubbed "Owl City" for a special Halloween performance.

Tickets, $30, are being made available to local fans first through Ticketmaster. Use the password: huskies.

The concert will be held at the Owatonna High School gym as a fundraiser for the school's arts programs.

Owl City is touring with John Mayer, after having recently toured with Maroon 5. His debut album Ocean Eyes was released in July 2009 and went platinum on April 1.  The first single “Fireflies” is now triple platinum and hit the #1 spot on the Hot 100 twice as well as going #1 in 22 countries around the world.  He played his first live show in February of 2009 and has been on the road with his band since May of 2009 on several consecutive sold out headlining tours in the US and abroad.