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The Southside Aces specializes in New Orleans music, and that means they prepare big time for Mardi Gras. Interviewer Phil Nusbaum sat down to talk...
- Added: Feb 26, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Zeitgeist, the St Paul new music group presents Yohannes Tona’s music and poetry reflecting on Yonannes’ journey from Ethiopia to the United States...
- Added: Feb 01, 2019
- Length: 08:00
Hoaxer is a band made up of Edmund Catlin, Peter Goggin, Will Kjeer and Charlie Lincoln. The band formed when all the players were Twin Cities high...
- Added: Dec 20, 2018
- Length: 08:00
What does it mean to “break the mold”? A hard-boiled lesbian detective breaks through the lavender ceiling, a Sudanese model refuses to lighten her...
- Added: Aug 06, 2018
- Length: 18:50
The Sawtooth Bros band members are in their young 20s, and have been playing together half their lives. They play in the Hilde Performance Center i...
- Added: May 31, 2018
- Length: 08:00
You expect pop songs to relate to romance. But not so with City Counselor. Nicky talked to Phil Nusbaum about the inspiration for City Counselor ...
- Added: May 27, 2018
- Length: 08:00
The singing and songwriting of Leam Lemm of Minneapolis reflect both a modern sensibility and her membership in the Mille Lacs band of Ojibwe. Rece...
- Added: Apr 30, 2018
- Length: 08:00
HOUR ONE: "After 30 Years of Prozac" - Happy 30th birthday Prozac. We've had three decades of the drug, so why are we still depressed? HOUR TWO: ...
- Added: Mar 23, 2018
- Length: 01:58:56
This week on Played in Oregon, three pieces by women composers, each separated by about 75 years.
Bought by KMUN, WCNY, WNIJ, Rhythm & News Service, and KWAX
- Added: Nov 30, 2017
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 5
We’ll hear about a contest with the five finalists for the APA - the American Pianists Association on this episode of What’s New!
Bought by KMUN, KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), WETS, KMUN and more
- Added: Jun 01, 2017
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 8
Old Time Fiddle Music is a highly developed form, but the world surrounding bluegrass and old time music don’t always treat it that way. Today’s Ge...
- Added: May 03, 2017
- Length: 06:29
Like many good things, Bobb Fantauzzo’s recent music is both new and old. Both the Native American flute and jazz have been around awhile, but putt...
- Added: May 03, 2017
- Length: 07:38
Interviews with Thomas Frank and Rasul Mowatt--Meritocracy dissected and the politics of popular protest songs: "Entertainment Inaction."
- Added: Apr 05, 2017
- Length: 01:29:36
Poetry and music expressing the transition into adulthood.
- Added: Mar 24, 2017
- Length: 01:00:12
His main musical means of expression is improvising, but he also composes. As it turns out it’s not as crazy a combination as it might seem. Davu S...
- Added: Mar 08, 2017
- Length: 08:09
If you want to know about a creative spirit, take the case of Zack Baltich. Zack synthesizes his informal and formal music experiences to create so...
- Added: Feb 21, 2017
- Length: 08:20
Guitar music is one of the strongest points and Latin American and Spanish music. In this program, we include 19th century guitar music from Perú a...
- Added: Unknown
- Length: 58:29
The Latino Music Festival celebrated this year its 10th anniversary with a spectacular program presented all across Chicago. Fiesta features a sele...
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- Length: 58:29
What would Bluegrass music be like if its original home was New York City? It's a fun speculation that Phil Nusbaum provides.
For regular users, p...
- Added: Nov 17, 2015
- Length: 06:31
Teen radio journalist, Lilli Carlsen, traces how her journey to become a feminist directly corresponds to musical artist Beyonce’s lyrics. For many...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jan 27, 2015
- Length: 06:41
- Purchases: 1
Folk music and farce, show tunes and satire, madness and escape!
- Added: Unknown
- Length: 01:58:30
One is earthy and comical--an 18th century musical tale of thieves, tramps and trollops. The other is the most beloved holiday concert piece in the...
Bought by WUAL
- Added: Nov 13, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
We know it as “Good King Wenceslas,” but the carol, written in the mid-1800s, has a tune borrowed from a medieval salute to spring flowers! Join ho...
- Added: Nov 13, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
They stand in humble contrast with those other famous visitors to the stable in Bethlehem--the mysterious and awesome Three Kings—but it is the she...
Bought by WUAL
- Added: Nov 11, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
Many composers—Jewish or not—have used Hebraic themes and styles in their music, and whether recalling sacred rituals or scenes from village life, ...
- Added: Oct 31, 2013
- Length: 59:00