POP/ROCK Usually just a stopover city for people to take potty breaks on their way up to the Brainerd/Bemidji areas, Royalton is hoping folks will stay a while at its Halfway Jam, featuring a cooler lineup than the Cities' own big classic-rock fest, Taste of Minnesota. Today's roster includes the Smithereens, Grand Funk Railroad and metal B-listers Drowning Pool and Jackyl. Saturday has '90s radio staples Cracker and Everclear along with oldies the Romantics, Head East and John Cafferty. (Noon today, noon Sat., off Hwy. 10 in Royalton, Minn. $39/day. HalfwayJam.com.) (C.R.) Lumberjack Days may not be the hippest music gig in the metro but it's easy to get excited about some of this year's acts. (Did you, like, see Corbin Bleu from "High School Musical" there on Wednesday?) Saturday's big attraction is Boz Scaggs, the stylish...
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