MUSIC

INDIA INK: From rockers to doctors

After three years of playing med school talent shows, local bars and the annual Springfest event in University Park, the UND med students/musicians of India Ink are getting ready for their final performances.

By Paulette Tobin , May 04, 2012

Called to Love makes its way to Grand Forks

Doors will open at 6 p.m. and general admission tickets are $30, available through Ticketmaster outlets. The Called To Love Tour will run through May 12, and will be sponsored by World Vision.

By Herald Staff Report , May 04, 2012

Tim Wollenzien, director, International Music Camp: GF schools’ music and arts support ring out

I travel to many communities and schools throughout the year, and I am aware of planned events in many other places. But there are very few school districts where a concert like this is even attempted, not to mention where there is the interest and support of the community as there is in Grand Forks.

By Tim Wollenzien , May 03, 2012

Nickelback back on tour, will stop in Fargo on May 20

Before Nickelback became the best-selling band of the past 10 years, remembers Mike Kroeger, they were four guys in a cold van slogging across Canada with a small set of songs and big dreams of a break. Since then, there have been plenty of surreal, down-the-rabbit-hole moments, as the bassist calls them: Like learning that “How You Remind Me” had hit No. 1 in summer 2001. Or hearing a few months later that it was the most-played radio track. Of the entire year. In the entire world.

By Brian McCollum , May 02, 2012

Jessica Simpson gives birth to baby girl

The Jessica Simpson baby watch is finally over. Simpson gave birth to a daughter named Maxwell Drew Johnson in Los Angeles on Tuesday, said publicist Lauren Auslander. Maxwell weighed 9 lbs. 13 ounces.

By Associated Press , May 01, 2012

Stepping out of the spotlight: N.D.-born musician to retire

Singer Bobby Vee says he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease
Vee, who turned 69 on Monday, said a the blog post that he was diagnosed with mild stages of the disease a little more than a year ago. Since that time, he wrote, he’s chosen to remain private and focus on family and music.

By Sam Benshoof , May 01, 2012

Bobby Vee, Fargo-born rock-and-roller, retires after Alzheimer's diagnosis

Bobby Vee, the Fargo-born pop music legend, announced on his blog Monday that he has Alzheimer’s disease and will be retiring from public life.

By Sam Benshoof , April 30, 2012

Bob Dylan awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Northland native Bob Dylan has been named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. The White House on Thursday announced 13 recipients of the honor, including the famed musician who was born in Duluth and raised in Hibbing, Minn. Other recipients, who will receive the awards later this spring, include former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former astronaut and senator John Glenn, author Toni Morrison, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and former Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt.

By Forum Communications , April 28, 2012

Alt music’s Citizen Cope on stage Saturday at the Fritz

Alternative music favorite Citizen Cope will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the UND Chester Fritz Auditorium in Grand Forks in a concert arranged by the UND Association of Residence Halls programming board.

By Herald Staff Report , April 27, 2012

Local organist and choir director receives Gold Note

Devera Warcup, a vocalist and musician especially known for her work as a church organist and choir director and for her support of the local arts, has been chosen the 2012 Gold Note award recipient by the Thursday Music Club of Greater Grand Forks.

By Herald Staff Report , April 27, 2012

Duluth band hits the big time with spot on tonight's ‘Letterman’ show

It wasn’t really a matter of if but when Duluth’s ramped-up bluegrass group Trampled by Turtles would get a slot on “Letterman.” The Turtles will take the Ed Sullivan Theater stage in New York today for the “Late Show with David Letterman,” the group’s first time on a national television stage.

By Mike Creger , April 24, 2012

VIDEO: Levon Helm, key member of The Band, dies at 71

Levon Helm, the drummer and singer for who brought an urgent beat and a genuine Arkansas twang to some of The Band's best-known songs and helped turn a bunch of musicians known mostly as Bob Dylan's backup group into one of rock's most legendary acts, has died. He was 71.

By Michael Hill , April 19, 2012

Grateful Dead on DVD

What a week for Dead Heads. More than 38 hours of Grateful Dead concerts are newly gathered and available in a DVD box set.

By McClatchy News Service , April 19, 2012

Jason Mraz: ‘Love is a Four Letter Word’

With his fourth studio album, “Love Is a Four Letter Word” (Atlantic), Jason Mraz successfully makes the transition from being simply clever to being deep.

By Glenn Gamboa , April 19, 2012

UND Wind Ensemble chosen for international performance

The UND Wind Ensemble, a group of outstanding wind and percussion musicians directed by James Popejoy, was chosen to perform a featured concert Nov. 17 during the Western International Band Clinic in Seattle.

By Herald staff report , April 19, 2012