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Music critic at Star Tribune. Author of books on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan. jonbream.com startribune.com/bios/10644496.…

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Jon Bream has covered popular music for the Minneapolis Star Tribune since 1974, giving him the second longest tenure of any current daily newspaper pop-music critic in the United States. He writes about all kinds of music but classical. He's the author of the biographies "Prince: Inside the Purple Reign," "Whole Lotta Led Zeppelin" and "Neil Diamond Is Forever." In addition to the Star Tribune, his reviews and features also have been published in numerous publications from the Los Angeles Time…

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The Big Gigs: 10 top concerts in the Twin Cities this week

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By Jon Bream , Chris Riemenschneider 
| The Minnesota Star Tribune
The Big Gigs: 10 top concerts in the Twin Cities this week Highlights for June 11-17 include Mavis Staples, Alison Krauss, Trey Anastasio, Molly Brandt, Rotsam and Rodney Crowell. Get a Phish fix when Trey Anastasio comes for an acoustic duo show.
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Two Prince superfans dish about the good and bad of Prince Celebration

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By Jon Bream 
| The Minnesota Star Tribune
Two Prince superfans dish about the good and bad of Prince Celebration Too little Prince, too many parties, but there were meaningful unofficial activities during the Twin Cities celebration of Prince’s life. Donny English (left) and Rick Blanton gave their trips to the Twin Cities an A-plus for the overall "Purple experience" but C-minus and C-plus for official Prince Celebration 2026 activities.
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Review: Prince tribute concert was like buffet with no satisfying entree

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By Jon Bream 
| The Minnesota Star Tribune
Review: Prince tribute concert was like buffet with no satisfying entree Marathon show at Minneapolis Armory featured Morris Day and feast of Prince music. Morris Day does "The Bird" at the Armory in his hometown of Minneapolis. (Jon Bream) Comment Gift Share The band was terrific. The set list had enough deep tracks to appease the biggest Prince diehards. This is the kind of thing you’d expect as the pinnacle of Prince Celebration 2026.
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