Tina Schlieske

Tina Schlieske, originally hails from Minneapolis, MN and is best known for fronting the band Tina and the B-Sides. The band released several albums on their own label Movement Records before getting signed to a major record deal with Sire Records in 1996.

Our Neighbor: A Benefit Concert at The Dakota (February 12, 2026)

Our Neighbor: A Benefit Concert held at The Dakota was truly that, with an actual cavalcade of Twin Cities musicians, centered by The New Standards, playing songs of protest and raising money for local charities fighting for our neighbors who are under attack.

Dakota 40th Anniversary Block Party at Dakota Jazz Club (September 20, 2025)

Forty-year anniversary celebrations were on the menu this weekend. In Chicago the Pogues played Riot Fest to celebrate the 40 years since the release of their seminal album Rum Sodomy & the Lash. At The Bank on the University of Minnesota campus an all-star line-up, including Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, headlined the 40th Farm Aid Music Festival. And on Nicollet Mall in the heart of downtown Minneapolis, a jazz club reached the rare milestone and decided to throw a party.