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Caption: clockwise from upper left; Lori Dokken, Patty Peterson, Rachel Harder, Judy Vinar, Credit: Lori Dokken
I Am Woman Hear Me Roar shines lights on great women artists of the past 50 years or so, 7PM this Friday night at the Belvedere at Crooners in Minn...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Thomas Bruce, Credit: Thomas Bruce
When Thomas Bruce is touched by a song, he wants to sing it to others. He shares some great ones via recordings and live performances. One of Thoma...

  • Added: May 31, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Thomas Bruce, Credit: Thomas Bruce
When Thomas Bruce is touched by a song, he wants to sing it to others. He’s sharing some great ones at Crooner’s Dunsmore Room Friday evening June ...

  • Added: May 31, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Lila Ammons , Credit: Andrea Canter
Audiences know Lila Ammons for her renditions of blues and historic jazz, but the pandemic has caused Lila to think about a new emphasis. She talke...

  • Added: May 24, 2021
  • Length: 07:59
Caption: Lila Ammons , Credit: Andrea Canter
Lila Ammons performs Saturday night June 5 at 7 at the Granada in Minneapolis. Twin Cities music fans know Lila Ammons for her renditions of blues ...

  • Added: May 24, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jennifer Grimm, Credit: Nathan Nelson
Jennifer Grimm sings Judy Garland in front of 7 horns newly arranged by Todd Matheson. Jennifer told Phil Nusbaum that she has always identified wi...

  • Added: May 19, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Monica LaPlante, Credit: Noah Hollander
Monica LaPlante was gaining momentum in the Minneapolis music scene and beyond. But then came Covid. However, Monica adapted to the circumstances, ...

  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Monica LaPlante, Credit: Noah Hollander
Monica LaPlante was gaining momentum in the Minneapolis music scene and beyond, but then came Covid. However, Monica adapted to the circumstances, ...

  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Tou Saik, Credit: Nenick Vu
Tou SaiK is known for addressing youth. He mixes the wisdom of his late grandmother with hip hop, and is releasing a CD that adds to the videos he ...

  • Added: May 11, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Maud Hixson, Credit: Olivia Wilcox
Maud Hixson’s Doris Day show was such a hit at Crooner’s that she’s doing it again Mother’s Day weekend, May 8 at 5PM and May 9 at 4. It turns out ...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Richard Pender
It comes in at just over 650 pages, and weighs-in at just under three-and-a-half pounds. It’s also worth every word. Why? Because, if there’s anyth...

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  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Scott Keever, Credit: Ben Zvan
When Covid coops you up, you look for new things to do. Scott Keever and his wife Natalie Nowytski are both musicians, and stretching in new musica...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Tearra Oso Adapts Traditional Puerto Rican Bomba to modern situations, and to cultural and personal healing. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, T...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Hassan Shahid, Credit: Mai Ly
Hassan Shahid is a Minneapolis African American performer who writes frequently about love, despite the discord that is seemingly everywhere. Hassa...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Leslie Rich and the Rocket Soul Choir, Credit: Chrystal Liepa
The Pandemic and the current unrest have combined to make this era different than others in memory. The songs on the new CD, called Butcher Boy by ...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2021
  • Length: 07:59
Caption: Joyann Parker, Credit: Jeannine Marie
Joyann Parker Celebrates the Release of her new CD, Out of the Dark, Friday and Saturday Feb 19 and 20 at Crooners in Minneapolis. The new project ...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Pavel Jany, Credit: Andrea Canter
Pavel Jany is a staple of the Twin Cities Music scene. But over the years he has played many styles, and the styles are represented on Pavel’s new ...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
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Preview trailer to the hour-long radio program TAPESTRY AT 50 produced by top public radio music documentary producer Paul Ingles. Top music write...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 05:34
Caption: Ben Abrahamson, Credit: Corrina Bernstein
Ben Abrahamson is a finger-style guitarist with a knack for integrating multiple world and personal styles into his own playing. In an interview wi...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Anthony Ihrig and Eric Christopher, Credit: Anthony Ihrig
2021 marks the 9th year of High 48s bluegrass brunches. It’s virtual, from 11 till noon every Saturday in January and February. The shows feature ...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Every band wants to grow. But you can’t force growth. We’re talking to Scottie Miller of the Scottie Miller Band. Scottie, this group has evolved o...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The pandemic severely curtailed Raycurt Johnson’s music lessons, so he moved from Washington, D.C. to Minneapolis. Raycurt met guitarist Elgin Fost...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Charlie Parr, Credit: Shelly Mosman
Charlie Parr is the type of musician who is always refining past work and creating new ones. When Charlie got together with Phil Nusbaum, Charlie t...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Storyhill, Credit: Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson
Storyhill’s CD Bethlehem is no ordinary Christmas CD. The project has original songs, and reimagined traditional ones. Chris Cunningham and John H...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 07:59
Caption: Steve Schmidt, Credit: Kate Klaus
Steve Schmidt is a Midwestern songwriter who’s been at it for the long haul. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Steve said that his songs reflec...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 08:00