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After more than a decade of trying to publish 'Annika Rose,' Minnesota author finally breaks through
From: KFAI MinneapolisSeries: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Reporter Rob McGinley Myers talked with writer Cheri Johnson about her decade-long struggle to publish her acclaimed novel "Annika Rose."
- Added: Aug 06, 2024
- Length: 05:54
At 22, Lasse Corson already has years of composing under his belt. Lasse loves to combine styles in his work. He had a recent conversation with Phi...
- Added: Jul 11, 2024
- Length: 08:00
At 22, Lasse Corson already has years of composing under his belt. He performs a chunk of his multi-faceted repertoire this Friday at Jazz Central,...
- Added: Jul 11, 2024
- Length: 08:00
The annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival is staged at multiple venues this Friday and Saturday. The event presents some of the biggest names in Jazz, a...
- Added: Jun 10, 2024
- Length: 08:00
Bagpipes arrived in Minnesota in the 1850’s, brought by Scottish immigrants to what is now Blue Earth county, as settlers moved in, occupying Dakot...
- Added: Apr 24, 2024
- Length: 06:32
In the wake of the police killing of Philando Castile, North Minneapolis native Geoffrey Lamar Wilson turned to music as an act of protest and reme...
- Added: Apr 08, 2024
- Length: 05:39
"Instant Theater" was a term that Dudley Riggs, founder of the Brave New Workshop theater came up with in the 1950s. The former circus and vaudevil...
- Added: Mar 28, 2024
- Length: 17:42
Peter Jesperson is a music legend. Born in Minnesota, Jesperson was a seminal figure in the Minneapolis punk and new wave scene of the 1970's and 1...
- Added: Feb 22, 2024
- Length: 23:01
In the summer of 1965, the Beatles were the hottest act in the world. And for the first — and only time — John, Paul, George and Ringo were coming ...
- Added: Dec 13, 2023
- Length: 35:39
After learning that their landlord had donated to a former KKK leader, HUGE Improv Theater knew they needed to move. So how did a small arts non-pr...
- Added: Sep 13, 2023
- Length: 05:24
Carl Levine and his daughter, Chloe E.W. Levine, look back on what contra dance has meant to their family.
- Added: Jul 24, 2023
- Length: 02:25
Lucha libre is a style of Mexican wrestling that blends acrobatics, combat, and classic narrative tropes of good and evil to engage audiences. One ...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 05:56
Edison High School Jazz Band directed by Lesley Earles teams with Funk band The Good The Bad and the Funky for a 7PM performance at Edison on Tuesd...
- Added: May 11, 2023
- Length: 08:00
Every year, the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) highlights a selection of local talent that pushes the boundaries of co...
- Added: May 10, 2023
- Length: 06:17
While ax throwing was historically reserved for frontiersmen and lumberjacks, it is becoming a popular recreational activity, thanks to spaces like...
- Added: Apr 26, 2023
- Length: 04:29
Pianist Patrick Adkins’ Quartet takes inspiration from Keith Jarrett’s American Quartet. That includes covers as well or original music that Patric...
- Added: Apr 15, 2023
- Length: 08:00
Pianist Patrick Adkins’ Quartet takes inspiration from Keith Jarrett’s American Quartet. That includes covers as well or original music that Patric...
- Added: Apr 15, 2023
- Length: 08:00
The Collin Roycroft Quartet gives unique spins to great Jazz created over recent decades. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Collin addressed th...
- Added: Apr 05, 2023
- Length: 08:00
The Collin Roycroft Quartet plays the Emerging Talent series at jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis next Thursday at 8PM. At the show, Collin and t...
- Added: Apr 05, 2023
- Length: 08:00
Catharus sings new songs reflecting religious traditions written by Kenan Serenbetz. Kenan is steeped in shaped-note and medieval singing. It has a...
- Added: Feb 17, 2023
- Length: 08:00
Catharus sings new songs reflecting religious traditions written by Kenan Serenbetz. Kenan is steeped in shaped-note and medieval singing. It has a...
- Added: Feb 17, 2023
- Length: 08:00
The Red Hot Django Peppers has a new CD and is featuring it at all shows. The group plays music called jazz manouche or Hot Club jazz, and pulls mu...
- Added: Jan 27, 2023
- Length: 08:00
Nunnabove is an all-sibling band that sings and plays songs they compose. When band members talked to Phil Nusbaum, Matti Nunn stressed the need to...
- Added: Jan 10, 2023
- Length: 08:00
Nunnabove is an all-sibling band that composes, sings and plays, and brings it to the Dakota in Minneapolis, Wednesday January 18 at 7PM. When band...
- Added: Jan 10, 2023
- Length: 08:00
When the Twin Cities Flamenco Collective performs, it’s a combination of singing, dancing and guitar playing. To pull it off, the performers have t...
- Added: Jan 06, 2023
- Length: 08:01
