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"Alicia Corbett" by Charlie Pulkrabek. When I first saw Alicia Corbett play, it was about 1993, soon after she’d arrived in Minnesota from norther...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 02, 2011
  • Length: 32:11
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sam Rivers, Credit: Frank Stewart
Sam Rivers has sounded his horn across six decades of jazz with Miles Davis, Cecil Taylor, and Dizzy Gillespie. Producer David Goren brings us an i...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 09:23
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: James Moody, Credit: Frank Stewart
"Moody's Mood for Love" is one of the most memorable and recognizable solos in jazz history. But for James Moody, the song contains a bigger history.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 08:15
  • Purchases: 8
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"The Color Pharmacy Fills My Prescription" By Doug MacRostie. The Color Pharmacy is definitely one of the most exciting bands out of Minnesota. The...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 40:36
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"Music is Todd Clouser's Second Language" by Doug MacRostie. Todd Clouser's "A Love Electric" is an instrumental album with a lot to say. For some ...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2010
  • Length: 36:09
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Sela Oveson: Her Music's In My Bones, by Doug MacRostie. I have been quoted saying "Sela is one of my favorite MN musicians - she has a fire that b...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2010
  • Length: 37:53
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By Centerstage MN host Doug MacRostie. It's not too often that the debut release from a band is a double CD, but Matt Ray and Those Damn Horses are...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2010
  • Length: 32:13
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By Doug MacRostie, host of Centertage MN. Big Walter Smith is the lead vocalist with the Groove Merchants and has personified the blues in MN for 4...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KVSC


  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 2
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By Centerstage MN host Doug MacRostie. I could sit and talk with Mary LaPlant all day; she's one of those positive people that is just fun to be ar...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 31:34
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By Doug MacRostie. Something about an emerging performer from a small town really appeals to me, and Katie Corning from Bagley is just starting to...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2010
  • Length: 31:52
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What does it take for a critically acclaimed mystery writer to make it to the New York Times bestseller list? MN writer William Kent Krueger thinks...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2010
  • Length: 21:31
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By Doug MacRostie. You know that saying, "It's not WHAT you said, it's HOW you said it!"? The same thing applies to singing; it's not what you sing...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2010
  • Length: 35:37
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By Doug MacRostie. Everyone once in a while you hear something that truly stands out; it'll get into your head and make your inner-animal instinc...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 32:44
Caption: The Handsome Family , Credit: Stock
With a following that is closely approaching Cult status, The Handsome Family (Brett & Renie Sparks) clue us into the fantastic journeys they take ...

Bought by KKRN, WNMU-FM, WRNC-LP, KRCB 104.9, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Sep 03, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Some artists "own" a style. They eat sleep and breath it. Their entire career is dedicated to it. That's cool and all, but it didn't work for Deb H...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2010
  • Length: 27:44
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A conversation with MN Legend Mark Olson about his new solo CD “Many Colored Kite.” Mark Olson was the founding member, and principle singer/songwr...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 40:46
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Maddi Frick interviews Alison Scott, a singer songwriter from Minneapolis – they’ll be debuting music from Alison’s forthcoming release.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 22:03
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An interview with Jenny Graupmann, originally from Grand Rapids, about her vocal ensemble Lake Effect. Operating out of Duluth, their new CD is cal...

Bought by KMSU


  • Added: Jul 01, 2010
  • Length: 17:27
  • Purchases: 1
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CeI talk with Jason Edmonds of The Magic Castles about their sophomore CD “Dreams of Dreams of Dreams” – from Bemidji, Jason and the Magic Castles ...

Bought by mnartists.org


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 30:49
  • Purchases: 1
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MN Author Gayla Marty and "Memory of Trees: A Daughter's Story of a Family Farm".

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 23:26
  • Purchases: 1
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We're joined in-studio by virtuoso jazz guitarist Sam Miltich to talk about his new group The Big Dipper Jazz Band...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 45:06
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MN author Keven Malmquist talks with Heidi Holtan about "F.L. Wasselwick's Return of the Golden Turtle"

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 14:47
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The difference between seeing a band live and hearing a band on CD can be night and day. The reason for this is simple: it's hard to recreate the e...

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 34:39
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Something about falling in love with music while stationed in Iraq strikes me as profound... The other day a young man named Alex Aldrich came into...

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 14:06
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The band name Roma Di Luna translates to 'Gypsies of the Moon' - the name is a mish-mash of different languages and cultures; 'Roma' references th...

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 31:21