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R.I.P. Allee Willis

Rembrandts: I'll Be There for You Read More The Rembrandts Their intro song was The Rembrandts' "I'll Be There For You", and soon enough, Fake Problems started in with "Soulless". I thought "Astronaut" and "Mr. Rock and Roll" was the best songs. …

Allee Willis, one of the co-writers of the famous Friends theme song, “I’ll Be There For You” (recorded by The Rembrandts) has died at the age of 72.

She is also known for co-writing such Earth, Wind & Fire’s hits like “September” and “Boogie Wonderland”.

It’s reported that she died of a heart attack.

For the full death list head over to Musicians who died in 2019.

December (38)

[28 Dec 2019] Thanos Mikroutsikos (Greek composer and politician), 72

[28 Dec 2019] Erzsébet Szőnyi (Hungarian composer and music pedagogue, vice-president of the International Society for Music Education), 95

[27 Dec 2019] Garrett List (American trombonist, vocalist and composer), 76

[27 Dec 2019] Art Sullivan (Belgian singer), 69, pancreatic cancer

[26 Dec 2019] Jerry Herman (American composer and lyricist), 88, pulmonary disease

[26 Dec 2019] Sleepy LaBeef (American rockabilly singer), 84

[26 Dec 2019] Nguyễn Văn Tý (Vietnamese composer), 94

[25 Dec 2019] Ethella Chupryk (Ukrainian pianist), 55

[25 Dec 2019] Kelly Fraser (Canadian Inuktitut pop singer and songwriter), 26

[25 Dec 2019] Peter Schreier (German operatic tenor and conductor), 84

[24 Dec 2019] Dave Riley (American bassist for Big Black), 59, throat cancer

[24 Dec 2019] Allee Willis (American Hall of Fame songwriter and lyricist), 72, cardiac arrest

[22 Dec 2019] Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis (Brazilian musician for Programa do Jô), 85, stroke

[18 Dec 2019] Patxi Andión (Spanish singer-songwriter, musician), 72, traffic collision

[18 Dec 2019] Alain Barrière (French singer), 84

[18 Dec 2019] Kenny Lynch (English singer), 81

[18 Dec 2019] Arty McGlynn (Irish guitarist for Patrick Street), 75

[18 Dec 2019] Abbey Simon (American classical pianist), 99

[17 Dec 2019] Jacques Grimbert (French conductor), 90

[15 Dec 2019] Monique Leyrac (Canadian singer and actress), 91

[15 Dec 2019] Jud Phillips Jr. (American music industry executive for Mercury Records), 71, cancer

[14 Dec 2019] Irv Williams (American jazz saxophonist), 100

[13 Dec 2019] Roy Loney (American singer and guitarist for Flamin' Groovies), 73

[12 Dec 2019] Dalton Baldwin (American pianist), 87

[12 Dec 2019] Jack Scott (Canadian-American rock singer and songwriter), 83

[11 Dec 2019] Jiří Jirmal (Czech classical guitarist), 94

[10 Dec 2019] Gershon Kingsley (German-American composer and electronic musician), 97

[09 Dec 2019] Marie Fredriksson (Swedish singer-songwriter for Roxette), 61

[08 Dec 2019] Juice Wrld (American rapper), 21

[07 Dec 2019] Joe McQueen (American jazz saxophonist), 100

[04 Dec 2019] Rosa Morena (Spanish flamenco pop singer), 78, cancer

[03 Dec 2019] Arthur Baysting (New Zealand musician), 72

[03 Dec 2019] Shaaban Abdel Rahim (Egyptian shaabi singer), 62

[02 Dec 2019] Jimmy Cavallo (American musician), 92, heart failure

[02 Dec 2019] Jacques Morgantini (French record producer and promoter), 95

[02 Dec 2019] Andrew "Greedy" Smith (British songwriter for Mental As Anything), 63, heart attack

[01 Dec 2019] Michael Lai (Hong Kong Cantopop composer), 73

[01 Dec 2019] Stuart Fraser (Australian musician for Blackfeather), 57, lung cancer

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Minneapolis: August 24 to August 31, 2018

Here are some shows taking place in the Minneapolis/St Paul area from August 24 to August 31, 2018.

Read more: Minneapolis Music Guide.

MN State Fair Read More Minnesota State Fair Despite my protests, we end up going to the Minnesota State Fair every year. This is the "Great Minnesota Get-together", where everyone goes to enjoy eating something on a stick…

MINNESOTA STATE FAIR
MN State Fairgrounds
Thu 08/23/2018-Mon 09/03/2018
mnstatefair.org

It’s that time of the year again. The annual gettogether called the Minnesota State Fair.

As usual, in additional to the Fair’s entrance fee, there may be extra cost to get to the Grandstand music events. Personally speaking, sometime the free music is good enough!

Grandstand:

Aug. 23, 2018 · Niall Horan ($49)

Aug. 24, 2018 · Sugarland ($57)

Aug. 25, 2018 · Trampled by Turtles with Lord Huron and Lissie ($35)

Aug. 26, 2018 · Earth, Wind and Fire ($39)

Aug. 27, 2018 · The Beach Boys ($38.50)

Aug. 28, 2018 · Jason Mraz ($39)

Aug. 29, 2018 · Old Dominion ($25)

Aug. 30, 2018 · Tenderloins ($50)

Aug. 31, 2018 · 311 and Offspring ($49)

Sep. 1, 2018 · Hairball: A Bombastic Celebration of Arena Rock ($15)

Sep. 2, 2018 · Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest Finals (Free)

Sep. 3, 2018 · Culture Club and B-52s ($35)

Leinie Lodge Bandshell Stage (Free):

August 25 BoDeans

August 27 En Vogue

August 28 En Vogue

September 2 The Secret Sisters

Full schedule at mnstatefair.org/schedule

Chuck Prophet 2018 Poster Lil Baby 2018 Tour Read More Chuck Prophet Other shows in the area: 03/15/2017 Chuck Prophet will be at the Turf Club in Saint Paul. 03/15/2017 The Revivalists is headlining Fine Line Music Café. .…

Other shows in the area:

CHUCK PROPHET
+ Jeremy & the Harlequins
Turf Club
Fri 08/24/2018 (8pm/$17)
turfclub.net

Chuck Prophet will be playing the Turf Club in St Paul in support of his latest album Bobby Fuller Died For Our Sins.

Jeremy & the Harlequins to open.

Tour dates:

08/18/2018 Levitt Pavilion Denver Denver, CO
08/21/2018 Off Broadway Nightclub St. Louis, MO
08/22/2018 SPACE Evanston, IL
08/23/2018 Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI
08/24/2018 Turf Club Saint Paul, MN
08/25/2018 Orton Park Festival Madison, WI
08/26/2018 The Waiting Room Omaha, NE
08/31/2018 San Jose Improv San Jose, CA
09/01/2018 San Jose Improv San Jose, CA
09/02/2018 San Jose Improv San Jose, CA
10/06/2018 The Venue Hammond, IN
10/21/2018 Hopmonk Tavern Novato, CA

LIL BABY
Varsity Theater
Fri 08/24/2018 (7pm/Sold Out)
varsitytheater.com

Atlanta’s fastest rising star Lil Baby will be headlining the Varsity Theater in support of his Harder Than Ever project, out now on Quality Control Music / Motown Records / Capitol Records / Wolfpack Global.

Tour dates:

8/13 Phoenix, AZ @ The Pressroom
8/15 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
8/16 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
8/19 Denver, CO @ Cervantes' Masterpiece
8/21 Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
8/22 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
8/24 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
8/25 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
8/26 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
8/28 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
8/29 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
8/31 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
9/01 Providence, RI @ The Strand
9/02 New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
9/05 New York City, NY @ Irving Plaza
9/06 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
9/08 Washington DC @ The Filmore
9/09 Richmond, VA @ The National
9/11 Norfolk, VA @ The Nova
9/12 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
9/13 Charlotte, NC @ The Filmore

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RIP Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)

Read More Earth Wind & Fire Opening up the show will be Earth, Wind & Fire's lead singer, Philip Bailey. The last news I received about Bailey, it was for his memoir called Shining Star: Braving …

Various news sources are reporting that Maurice White, co-founding member Earth, Wind & Fire, has died at the age of 74.

According to tmz.com, he died in his sleep Thursday morning (4 February 2016), to a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was diagnosed in 1992 and stopped touring with the band in 1994... however he still retained control of the band.

For updated list, head over to Musicians who died in 2016.

February (7):

[04 Feb 2016] Maurice White (Earth, Wind and Fire), 74, Parkinson's Disease

[03 Feb 2016] Alba Solís, 88, unknown

[03 Feb 2016] DJ Big Kap, 45, heart attack

[02 Feb 2016] Steve Childers (Black Witchery), 49, car accident

[01 Feb 2016] Robert Hamlett (The Fairfield Four), 84, unknown

[01 Feb 2016] Jon Bunch (Sense Field), 45, unknown

[01 Feb 2016] Jim Reeves (Sqeezer), 47, murdered

Read more: Musicians who died in 2015.

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Minneapolis: January 5 - January 7, 2015

Read More Pink Mink Today (March 2nd) is Minneapolis' Pink Mink big send-off party show at First Avenue. 03.02.12 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue (SXSW Send-off Party) …

Here are some shows taking place in Minneapolis/St Paul from January 5 to January 7, 2015.

Read more Minneapolis Music Guide.

TRASH FILM DEBAUCHERY
at Turf Club
Monday 01/05/15, 7pm (Free)
turfclub.net

I have been to a few Trash Film Debauchery, I'm glad to see that they are still around.

If you're over 21 and have nothing to do on Monday, January 5th, they are having a free screening of Masters of the Universe (1987), starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man. Of course, if you're already a fan of the toy line, you've probably already seen the movie a few times... but it's always fun with an audience.

Upcoming Trash Film Debauchery screenings:

01/05 Masters of the Universe at Turf Club
01/21 Defenders Series: Arzu Gokcen at Trylon ($8)*
01/28 Big Meat Eater at Trylon ($5)
02/18 Defenders Series: Drew Ailes at Trylon ($8)
02/25 The Mind Snatchers at Trylon ($5)

* NOTE: If you're not familiar with Arzu Gokcen, I may or may not have seen her band Selby Tigers in 2001 with the Donnas, but you may know her from Pink Mink (an semi-active band from Minneapolis). I am going to assume that Gokcen will be there (Trylon Microcinema on 01/21) to MC the event.

Read More Dosh Billed as "Dosh and friends 7th Annual Cedar show (ft. Jeremy Ylvisaker) with Jel and Ghostband" this is the annual Dosh holiday show. …

DOSH
at Turf Club
Tuesday 01/06/15, 8pm ($6)
turfclub.net

Did you miss Dosh on at Cedar Cultural Center (12/13/14)? Good news, he's back for a month long residency at the Turf Club in St Paul, courtesy of Anticon and Graveface Records.

According to Dosh, there will be some surprise guests and "largely improvised shows"... plus these shows will be recorded for a future release or bonus material.

Guests includes: DeVon DVRG Gray, Ryan Olson, Andrew Broder, Ryan Francesconi, JT Bates, Kristoff Krane, Nona Marie Invie, Joe Horton, Paul Dosh, James Everest, Jeremy Ylvisaker, Dennis Conrad, Cory Healy, Joey Van Phillips, James Buckley, Mike Lewis, Jon Davis, Chris Thomson, Erik Bolen and more.

Oddly enough, I did not see his collaborator Ghostband on the list?

Dosh & Ghostband's first collaborative project, Def Kith, is out now for CD, cassette tape, Vinyl and mp3 purchases (Vinyls ship in January). Don't know about you, but when I see Kith, I think of Kids in the Hall.

Read More Earth Wind & Fire Playing in the music background is members of Earth Wind & Fire (Verdine White, Phillip Bailey, and Larry Dunn) and Kool & The Gang …

RAMSEY LEWIS
at Dakota Jazz Club
Wednesday 01/07/15, 7pm ($70+)
dakotacooks.com

Three time Grammy Award winner Ramsey Lewis (billed as Ramsey Lewis Electric Band) will be in Minneapolis for a two night residency (Wednesday, January 7th and Thursday, January 8th). Fans looking to get new releases from Lewis can turn to 2014 boxsets Ramsey Lewis Complete Recordings: 1957-1960 and Ramsey Lewis Complete Recordings: 1960-1962.

Opening up the show will be Earth, Wind & Fire's lead singer, Philip Bailey. The last news I received about Bailey, it was for his memoir called Shining Star: Braving the Elements of Earth, Wind & Fire (Viking; April 15, 2014).

Tour dates:

01/07/15 Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz Club
01/08/15 Minneapolis, MN Dakota Jazz Club
01/13/15 New York, NY Blue Note New York
01/14/15 New York, NY Blue Note New York
01/15/15 New York, NY Blue Note New York
01/16/15 New York, NY Blue Note New York
01/17/15 New York, NY Blue Note New York
01/18/15 New York, NY Blue Note New York
02/22/15 Macon, GA Douglas Theatre
02/24/15 Saint Petersburg, FL Mahaffey Theater
02/25/15 West Palm Beach, FL Dreyfoos Hall
03/18/15 Santa Barbara, CA Lobero Theatre
03/19/15 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly Theatre
03/20/15 Cerritos Center For The Perf. Arts
03/21/15 San Francisco, CA Fairmont Hotel
04/03/15 Alaska Ctr. For The Performing Arts
04/04/15 Fairbanks, AK Hering Auditorium

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