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Lissa Hanner - My Colorado
From: Off the Dial Music Radio
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Interview with Colorado singer/songwriter Lissa Hanner.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
Cuban Charanga Music Comes to Studio Z in St Paul
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Charanga Tropical, Credit: Walter Horishnyk
Doug Little leads Minnesota’s great Charanga Band, Charanga Tropical. Charanga is a substyle of salsa, one that adds three violins to the mix. The ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 04, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
THE WRECKING CREW -- Denny Tedesco Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Denny Tedesco, San Francisco, CA 6/22/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Denny Tedesco talks famous riffs, untold stories, and making his mother cry.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2015
  • Length: 26:40
Minnesota's Professional Balkan Band Brings its act to the St Louis Park Library
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Orkesta Bez ime, Credit: Stefan Iwaskewycz
Orkestar Bez Ime, Bulgarian for orchestra with out a name, or OBI for short, has been performing in our town and more widely for well over a decade...

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  • Added: Mar 22, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
SEYMOUR: AN INTRODUCTION -- Seymour Bernstein Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Sydney Bernstein talks synchronicity, metaphysics, and why the universe may be resonating in b-flat.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 18:32
Twin Cities Jewish Chorale Performs a Concert of Diverse Vocal Music
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Twin Cities Jewish Chorale, Credit: Peter Eckert
The Twin Cities Jewish Chorale was formed six years ago to provide opportunities to sing types of Jewish music other than that which is sung in syn...

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2015
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 1
Pig's Eye Jass Band plays for Dancing and Listening at the Minneapolis Eagles
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Pig's Eye Jass Band at the Minnesota State Fair, Credit: Nancy Hite
The Pig’s Eye Jass Band out of the Twin Cities has been around seemingly forever. Many people come to the Minneapolis Eagles Club to dance the firs...

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Heaping Helping of Local Bluegrass Coming on January 31
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: The High 48s, Credit: Daniel Corrigan
On January 31, the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association celebrates its 40th anniversary by creating an event to remember, Twelve in T...

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  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Fresh New Organ Trio at Jazz Central in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: JT Bates at the drums in his Minneapolis studio, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Three experienced players have formed a new organ trio that is one of the more promising groups on the scene, the JT Bates Organ Trio. In the piece...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz Sampler CD Release Party
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Twin Cities Jazz Sampler CD, Credit: Tim Nyberg
This Saturday night, the jazz community will be toasting itself, as the Twin Cities Jazz Sampler CD has it’s release party. The CD contains work by...

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  • Added: Dec 11, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tropics Steeldrum Band Heats Up a December Saturday.
From: KBEM
Caption: Norbert Augustine and Jahbee Bennet, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
The Tropics Steeldrum band gets Minnesotans moving Saturday Dec 6, 2014. It’ll be at the Northtown Library in Blaine from 2-3pm. The band wants eve...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
Jazz Artists of Tomorrow Featured at Jazz Central in Minneapolis on Nov 29, 2014
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
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
Next Weekend is the Harvest Jam, the Twin Cities' Annual Fall Bluegrass Festival
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Earl Jarosh, Credit: Jeremie
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 13, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
North Indian and Persian Cultures Combine in a New Twin Cities Production
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
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Rita Mustaphi has lead Kathak Dance Theater for decades. Maryam Yusafzadeh has led the Persian-based musical group, Robayat for a similar duration,...

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
RUDDERLESS -- Casey Twenter and Jeff Robison Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Casey Twenter and Jeff Robison talk chartreuse pants, staying in Oklahoma, and why William H. Macy is a prince.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2014
  • Length: 16:54
WHIPLASH -- Damien Chazelle Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Damien Chazelle, San Francisco, CA 10/8/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Damien Chazelle talks primal myths, subjective reality, and making Miles Teller bleed.

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 16:41
  • Purchases: 1
Grandmaster Flash on the History of DJ Scratching
From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents
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According to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, "Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five fomented the musical revolution known as hip-hop. Theirs was a p...

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  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 2
Twin Cities Saxophone Icon David Karr at Jazz Central in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Mac Santiago, Managing Director of Jazz Central Studios, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
We talk to Mac Santiago, managing director of Jazz Central about David Karr’s music, and about what it is like to play with David Karr. Karr's next...

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Behind the Scenes at the Washington County Bluegrass Festival
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
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It’s the 13th year of the Washington County Bluegrass Festival, held at the Lake Elmo Park Reserve near Stillwater, MN, 2-6pm on September 6, 2014....

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Davina and the Vagabonds bring in a Rare Hometown Show
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Davina and the Vagabonds, Credit: Christie Williams
Davina and the Vagabonds, definite road warriors take the stage in their home base, Minneapolis on August 29, 2014. There'll be lots of sassy vocal...

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  • Added: Aug 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Cafe Accordion First Time Performance at Mattie's on Main in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Dan Newton, leader of Cae Accordion, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Cafe Accordion leader Dan Newton discusses the directions for Cafe Accordion. Established in 1995, variety is the key to the group's success.

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  • Added: Aug 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Phil Heywood and Tim Sparks in a Summit Meeting of Guitarists
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
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Phil Heywood and Tim Sparks, Twin Cities guitarists with long track records of success, combine talents for a memorable performance at the Aster Ca...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Becky J and Rahjta Ren Present Their Own Takes on Romantic Jazz
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Becky J and Rahjta Ren, Credit: Jim Larson
When Becky J and Rahjta Ren perform, it's a close collaboration between a great singer and an imaginative keyboardist.

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  • Added: Jul 04, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
FADING GIGOLO -- John Turturro Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: John Turturro, San Francisco, CA 4/7/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
John Turturro talks comedy, lying, and the truth of being human.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 18:15
Sumunar Gamelan and Dance Ensemble performs at Macalester College. Piece for week beginning April 28, 2014
From: KBEM
Caption: Joko Suttrisno at home, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
We talk to Joko Sutrisno, leader of the Sumunar Gamelan and Dance Ensemble since 1995. He tells us a little about gamelan music, getting us ready f...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:00