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Caption: Aaron Kerr, Credit: Elizabeth Thonen-Kerr
Aaron Kerr’s Dissonant Creatures plays every Wed at the Black Dog in Saint Paul. It is a group that thrives on Aaron’s original music, which is inf...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Jon Pemberton, Credit: Lana Pemberton
Jon Pemberton loves solo piano shows because it allows him to explore a lot of interesting music. He says, too, that Vieux Carré, where he plays on...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Capri Big Band, Credit: Brianna Johnson
By mid- February in the North Star state, folks need a concert held in warm air. And that’s what they get at Edinborough Park in Edina on Feb 12, a...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Mississippi Hot Club, Credit: Matt Lien
The Mississippi Hot Club has a slightly different strategy depending of it if plays for dancing, listening, or a mixture of both. Group members Jos...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2017
  • Length: 07:50
Caption: Mississippi Hot Club, Credit: Matt Lien
Great dance bands are often great concert bands. But you approach the different types of venues with slightly different strategies. Members of the ...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Tom Loftus, Credit: Chris McDuffie
The Cedar Commissions presents two nights of new music this weekend. Over two nights, six composers will present works never played previously. The...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Poster for Blackout, Credit: Frank Cage
The Cedar Cultural Center hosts Blackout, a concert featuring local artists. The intents are to entertain, but also to serve to get people together...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Dakota Dave Hull, Credit: Dale B. Hanson
Dakota Dave Hull has been recording and performing for decades. But as time has moved forward, the output has increased. And it all seems original,...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2016
  • Length: 06:49
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The Exhibitionism display at Industria in NYC's West Village is highlighted with songs inspired by the exhibit's contents.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, WYAP, WLPR , KRPS, and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 21, 2016
  • Length: 01:02:43
  • Purchases: 5
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We wonder about how to blend different styles of music together in a way that makes sense to audiences who prefer specific styles. The folk music f...

Bought by WOUB and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 31, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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There are songs and artists that stick with us over time. It's what makes us true fans of their work. This week, I'll open up the doors of my music...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Judi Vinar w/Wolverines Quartet, Credit: Paul Nixdorf.
Judi Vinar, the former Judy Donaghy has been at the forefront of Minnesota music for Decades. She wears many musical hats. She sat down with interv...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2016
  • Length: 09:46
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Music is an experience, and it’s the degree of that experience that leads us to follow artists’ songbooks, buy their music, attend their gigs, and ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KMXT


  • Added: May 22, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Graydon Peterson at Crooner's, Credit: Andrea Canter
Graydon Peterson is a local jazz composer who started out as a classical musician. But as a student, he was drawn to jazz, not only as a bassist, b...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Managing Emotional Relationships
Two callers, Rich and Cathy, with challenging situations. Rich is dealing with passive aggressive behavior at work and Kathy is dealing with dysfun...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2016
  • Length: 21:38
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The newly reunited Veruca Salt talks with Kyle Meredith about what it took to bury the hatchet and put the band back together, and what the band me...

Bought by KUCB, KHNS, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 21, 2015
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
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Stroke doctors all know the phrase, “Time is brain.” There's a game changer in stroke treatment that's helping some patients achieve a dramatic rec...

Bought by WJCT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WKCC, WEZU, KVSC and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Ancia Saxophone Quartet, Credit: Daniel Soderstrom
The Ancia Saxophone Quartet specializes in contemporary American Saxophone quartet music. It’s a field that bridges formal music and jazz. The ense...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 03, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This Earth Day, we’re taking the planet’s pulse—and our own. What are the "dragons of inaction" that keep us from changing our behaviors, even if w...

Bought by Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WSKG, KMUD, CHSR-FM 97.9, KWIT and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2015
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 11
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This Earth Day, we’re taking the planet’s pulse—and our own. What are our "dragons of inaction" that keep us from changing our behaviors, even if w...

Bought by WXDU, KVSC, WKCC, KRDP, WLIW and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
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There’s a small town in Idaho where prostitution was practiced openly—in effect, decriminalized. The practice was tolerated, even embraced, until 1...

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, KUNV, KKRN, and KPVL


  • Added: Mar 06, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: A resident of Loma Linda, CA, Credit: Landscapes of Longevity
Blue zones are areas of the world that have been identified as having the longest expected lifespans. What about these places make for long, health...

Bought by WJCT, KVSC, KRDP, KPVL, WLIW and more


  • Added: Feb 20, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
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Blue zones are areas of the world that have been identified as having the longest expected lifespans. What about these places make for long, health...

Bought by WCNY, WEZU, KKRN, KUNV, KCMJ Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 20, 2015
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Cristy Johnston-Limon on MIW, Credit: Allegra Bandy
Making It Work Radio Season 1-Episode 10 with Cristy Johnston-Limon, Destiney Arts Center Executive Director

  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 20:07
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In Japan, insects (or "mushi") are pets, medicine, and even vehicles for spirits. Plus: A robot that kills ticks. And more...

Bought by WCNY, WABE, WTJU, and KKRN


  • Added: Jul 11, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 4