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R.I.P. Shawty Lo, Jerry Corbetta (Sugarloaf), Trisco Pearson (Force MD’s), Qiao “Kimi” Renliang

September 21, 2016

Read More Sugarloaf The best of Sugarloaf would be the double CD “Sugarloaf/Spaceship Earth.” This...

R.I.P. Clifford Curry, DTTX (A Lighter Shade of Brown), and Bob Bissonnette

September 7, 2016

Read More Lighter Shade Of Brown Lighter Shade of Brown was a great hip-hop duo...

R.I.P. Matt Roberts (3 Doors Down), Lou Pearlman (Backstreet Boys), and Tom Searle (Architects)

August 21, 2016

Read More Backstreet Boys “Backstreet’s Back Alright!” Does saying that ever get old? No, and...

R.I.P. Taylor Tolle (The Carnegies)

August 14, 2016

Read More The Carnegies The night started with two opening bands- The Carnegies featuring the...

R.I.P. Glenn Yarbrough (The Limeliters)

August 13, 2016

Read More The Limeliters Along with The Kingston Trio, The Limeliters were one of the...

R.I.P. Anton Yelchin (Star Trek)

vusleeper June 25, 2016

June is almost over, and the celebrity/musician deaths are skyrocketing… And speaking of rockets, we...

R.I.P. Prince Be (P.M. Dawn)

June 18, 2016

Read More P.M. Dawn If you are a P.M. Dawn fan, you must get this...

R.I.P. Christina Grimmie

June 11, 2016

Read More Christina Grimmie YouTube star Christina Grimmie opened up the show, playing a very...

R.I.P. Muhammad Ali

June 4, 2016

Read More Cat Power Cat Power stopped by Mill City Nights in Minneapolis, last night,...

News: The Tragically Hip Announce Tour and Reveal Cancer Diagnosis

May 24, 2016

Read More The Tragically Hip The Tragically Hip are the quintessential Canadian rock band, and...

Rust in Peace, Nick Menza (Megadeth)

May 22, 2016

Read More Megadeth Megadeth: That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires (Blu-Ray) The not-so-secret secret...

Musicians who died in 2016 (May)

vusleeper May 20, 2016

You might remember how we talked about the untimely death of MCA (Adam Yauch) of...

Prince Block Party, Minneapolis (21 April 2016)

April 25, 2016

Read More Prince Vu and Langen talked about legendary music icon Prince’s final days and...

WGM250 Purple Rain – A Timeline of Prince’s Final Days

W♥M250: Purple Rain – A Timeline of Prince’s Final Days

vusleeper April 23, 2016

Vu and Langen talked about legendary music icon Prince’s final days and post-death celebrations. Prince’s...

R.I.P. Prince

vusleeper April 21, 2016

You have all heard that Prince is dead. TMZ broke the story at 10am this...

R.I.P. Merle Haggard

vusleeper April 6, 2016

Country music legend Merle Haggard has passed away on his 79th birthday to double pneumonia,...

R.I.P. Phife Dawg (A Tribe Called Quest)

March 24, 2016

Read More A Tribe Called Quest Rap music innovators A Tribe Called Quest showcase their...

Metallica and McCartney: Mega Minneapolis music announcements

JohnC@weheartmusic.com March 20, 2016

It was an eye-opening Wednesday morning as after the largest indoor and largest outdoor concert venue in Minneapolis, the Target Center and the yet-to-open US Bank Stadium, had followed through on their teases the day before, to announce big shows coming to town.