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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
Caption: Laamar at First Ave's Best New Bands show in 2024, Credit: James Napoli
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
Caption: Peter Jesperson's record room, Credit: Todd Melby
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
Caption: Rail crossing, Credit: Samuel Robinson
Taylor Vick, known as Boy Scouts, and Rose Droll are San Francisco musicians based in the fog-kissed Sunset District. They craft original songs, bl...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 10:45
Caption: Lesley Earles, Credit: Paige Haggerty
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
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Duluth singer, songwriter, and guitarist Severio Mancieri joined us in the studio on February 22, 2023 to talk about his new album and perform some...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2023
  • Length: 25:22
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Listen to our session with this Minneapolis singer/songwriter from November 17, 2022

  • Added: Apr 26, 2023
  • Length: 26:58
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Duluth native Emily Haavik joined us in the studio on Friday, September 23 at 2pm. Listen to find out more about the "Do You Think You Protect Me?"...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 25:03
Caption: Patrick Adkins by Andrea Carter, Credit: Andrea Canter
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
Caption: Patrick Adkins by Andrea Carter, Credit: Andrea Carter
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
Caption: Claire Zach performing with their band Wet Denim behind the Weinery in Minneapolis, Credit: Cyn Collins
Art can be an expression of many elements of the self. So what happens when your sense of self is evolving or fluid? That’s something that local ar...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 07:39
Caption: Collin Roycroft by Andrea Canter, Credit: Andrea Canter
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
Caption: Collin Roycroft by Andrea Canter, Credit: Andrea Canter
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
Caption: Minneapolis-based recording artist Tufawon, Credit: Tufawon
Recording artist, singer/songwriter and producer Tufawon has gained notoriety In Minnesota and internationally for his powerful songs of protest an...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 05:05
Caption: Kenan Serenbetz, Credit: Urian Franco
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
Caption: Kenan Serenbetz, Credit: Urian Franco
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
Caption: Red Hot Django Peppers, Credit: Ryan Picone
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
Caption: Nunnabove, Credit: Michele Pollard
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
Caption: Nunnabove, Credit: Michele Pollard
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
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
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
Caption: jazz88 logo 2022, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
When the Twin Cities Flamenco Collective performs, it’s a combination of singing, dancing and guitar playing. To pull it off, the performers have ...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2023
  • Length: 08:01
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Dyker Heights is a destination this time of year, with houses decked out in lights drawing visitors from all around the world. And inside Dyker Lib...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 10:42
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A music special perfect for Thanksgiving. A look at songs from the Great American Songbook about the comforts of home life, performed by Frank Sina...

Bought by KUGS Bellingham, Wash., KTXK, Morehead State Public Radio, WITF, KRBD and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 38
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It's all about the band sound on this installment of Folk Salad. We will be playing songs from the Rolling Stones, Oklahoma's own Double Not Spyz,...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
Caption: Gena Gear and Ryan Walz at their StoryCorps interview in Minneapolis, MN, on May 5, 2022.
Gena Gear and her son, Ryan Walz, remember Army Sergeant First Class Jodi Walz, a Desert Storm veteran who served as a trumpet player in the United...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 03:02