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Native American flutist Keith Bear performs with the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra at a children’s concert Wednesday at Bemidji High School. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Cultures join to shape Keith Bear’s music

BEMIDJI – When two cultures co-mingle to become one, the wisdom that ensues erases the earthly boundaries to become one spiritually. This week Bemidji children have listened to the “Fable...

entertainment / music Thu, Feb 28, 2013 - 1:15am

This April 11, 1958 file photo shows pianist Van Cliburn performing in final round of Tchaikovsky International Piano & Violin competition in Moscow. Cliburn, the internationally celebrated pianist whose triumph at a 1958 Moscow competition helped thaw the Cold War and launched a spectacular career that made him the rare classical musician to enjoy rock star status died early Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. He was 78. (AP Photo, file) Copyright 1958, The Associated Press

Van Cliburn, American classical pianist, dies

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Van Cliburn, the internationally celebrated pianist whose triumph at a 1958 Moscow competition helped thaw the Cold War and launched a spectacular career that made...

entertainment / music Wed, Feb 27, 2013 - 2:25pm

This Dec. 8, 2011 file photo shows musician Questlove from the band The Roots in New York. Questlove's memoir, “Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove,” will be published through Grand Central Publishing on June 18. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, file) Copyright 2011, The Associated Press

Drummer Questlove of the Roots to release memoir

NEW YORK (AP) — Drummer-producer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the Roots is adding "author" to his resume. Thompson announced Wednesday that "Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove" will...

entertainment / music Wed, Feb 27, 2013 - 1:51pm

SC court nixes James Brown estate settlement

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a settlement divvying up the multimillion-dollar estate of James Brown, saying a former attorney general didn't follow the...

entertainment / music Wed, Feb 27, 2013 - 12:05pm

9/11 victim's mom upset film used son's last words

NEW CANAAN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman whose son died in the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center says she's upset the Oscar-winning movie "Zero Dark Thirty"...

entertainment Wed, Feb 27, 2013 - 9:50am

For 1st time since 1999, music revenues inch up

LONDON (AP) — More than a decade after online file swapping tipped the music industry into turmoil, record executives may finally be getting a sliver of good news. Industry revenue...

entertainment / music Tue, Feb 26, 2013 - 11:40am

This publicity photo provided by Fisher-Price shows multi-platinum recording artist and new father, Nick Lachey's album cover for "A Father's Lullaby." Lachey's first-ever lullaby album inspired by his son, Camden, releases in March in partnership with Fisher-Price, Inc., a subsidiary of Mattel, and Mood Entertainment. Lachey and wife, Vanessa, welcomed their son in Sept. 2012. (AP Photo/Fisher-Price, Austin Hargrave) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

New dad Nick Lachey to release a lullaby album

NEW YORK (AP) — First-time dad Nick Lachey knows all about rocking a baby to sleep. Now he wants to help other kids get their rest. His new album, "A...

entertainment / music Tue, Feb 26, 2013 - 10:15am

Bull Bullard, left, a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, arrives at Pyongyang Airport, North Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman known as "The Worm" arrived with three members of the basketball team, a VICE correspondent and a production crew from the company in Pyongyang, becoming an unlikely ambassador for sports diplomacy at a time of heightened tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Dennis Rodman worms his way into North Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman brought his basketball skills and flamboyant style — neon-bleached hair, tattoos, nose studs and all — on Tuesday to the...

entertainment Tue, Feb 26, 2013 - 10:11am

Capt. Kirk's 'Vulcan' top name for new Pluto moons

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — "Star Trek" fans, rejoice. An online vote to name Pluto's two newest, itty-bitty moons is over. And the winner is Vulcan, a name suggested by...

entertainment Mon, Feb 25, 2013 - 1:37pm

Author and illustrator create Sandy Hook tribute

NEW YORK (AP) — The author of the children's classic "Sarah, Plain and Tall" is teaming up with an acclaimed illustrator for a tribute to the victims of the Sandy...

entertainment / writing Mon, Feb 25, 2013 - 11:08am

In this March 2, 2007, file photo, Prince accepts an award during the NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Copyright Associated Press, 2013

Prince to appear on Jimmy Fallon's show Friday

NEW YORK (AP) — Prince is continuing to ramp up his public profile. This week, he'll make an appearance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” A rep for the late-night...

entertainment / music Mon, Feb 25, 2013 - 11:06am

Ravens' Jones joins 'Dancing With the Stars'

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones is the newest contestant to join TV's "Dancing With the Stars." Jones was the first contestant announced Sunday night for the...

entertainment Mon, Feb 25, 2013 - 11:02am

Grant Heslov, from left, Ben Affleck, and George Clooney pose with their award for best picture for "Argo" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

'Argo' wins best picture on scattered Oscar night

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread...

entertainment Mon, Feb 25, 2013 - 9:23am

Host Seth MacFarlane performs during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press.

MacFarlane proves he's an Oscar guy in hosting gig

NEW YORK (AP) — He ruffled feathers. He maybe even turned some viewers off. But it's likely no one turned off Seth MacFarlane. Best-known until recently as the bad-boy creator...

entertainment Mon, Feb 25, 2013 - 9:18am

Photo by Amy Borgman

Lord of the Dance thrills Sanford Center audience

Over 1,600 people attended the Lord of the Dance at the Sanford Center Feb. 24.

entertainment Sun, Feb 24, 2013 - 4:40pm

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