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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: Edmunt Catlin on the drums with the group Hoaxer, Credit: Lee Tran
Edmund Catlin is a young Twin Cities drummer who, while still in college, plays in a variety of jazz bands. To Edmund, playing jazz requires a comb...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2016
  • Length: 06:53
Caption: Charlie Lincoln, Credit: Andrea Canter
How do you become a jazz musician? The key just may be persistence. You can take lessons and school courses, but if you really want to play jazz…we...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2016
  • Length: 05:21
Caption: Sound Skirmish, Credit: Kelle Green
Many say there’s no better way to learn a music style than to jump in and do it. That’s what the members of Sound Skirmish have done. Still college...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:44
Caption: Sound Skirmish, Credit: Kelle Green
Sound Skirmish is a group of Twin Cities young people who have been playing serious jazz for years, and with a heavy composing emphasis. Levi Schwa...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
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You’ve probably heard by now that TV On the Radio almost gave it all up before deciding to forge ahead, eventually resulting in last year’s Seeds, ...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 16, 2015
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Emerson Hunton at the drums, Credit: Andrea Canter
Twin Cities Weekend is a five minute feature that keeps listeners up to date on what's happening the following weekend. Artist interviews and music...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Kari in front of the Joe Strummer mural, Niagara Bar, East Village, NYC, Summer 2013
Spending the summer in California while her mother convalesces from a grave illness, a 12 year-old finds herself suddenly alone at a rock concert o...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2014
  • Length: 17:49
Caption: Noor at the piano, Credit: Tatyana Safronova
A couple years ago, this young composer discovered that rhythm manipulation affects us on a deeper level than anyone had imagined. This piece was p...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:42
Caption: Derek Miller, Credit: Courtesy of Lee Hyeoma and Derek Miller Enterprises.
Alex Epperson speaks with Native blues musician Derek Miller.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 13:44
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Devin Whirlwindsoldier
Tobias Grant (Omaha) speaks with Native musician Devin Whirlwindsoldier.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSQM 91.5 FM, and KWIS 88.3 FM


  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 10:14
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Joey Stylez
Tobias Grant speaks with Native American Hip Hop musician Joey Stylez.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSQM 91.5 FM, KWIS 88.3 FM, and WGDR


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 11:35
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: brigid reedy plays her fiddle, Credit: clay scott
The traditional art of Western-style yodeling is extremely difficult to master. That's why it's surprising that one of the most gifted yodelers ar...

Bought by KGLT, Yellowstone Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 21, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
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What would you ask the bass player of one of your favorite bands?

  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 05:02
Caption: A photo of the Beijing rock band Hedgehog, taken from the book "Sound Kapital.", Credit: Matthew Niederhauser
A look at a fast-changing China through the lens of youth culture and rock music.

  • Added: May 03, 2010
  • Length: 06:59
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Satanic and violent or just another genre of music? High school English teacher, Travis Fields, dispels some myths about heavy metal music.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 07:35
  • Purchases: 1