Centerstage Minnesota

Series produced by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

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Centerstage Minnesota showcases the talents of Minnesota musicians. A local production of Northern Community Radio: KAXE - Grand Rapids and KBXE - Bemidji. Also heard on KSRQ in Thief River Falls and on WTIP in Grand Marais.

Centerstage Minnesota is a two hour program airing on Fridays and includes interviews, highlights, music and stories of Minnesota music.

Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.


850 Pieces

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D.B. Curtis & The Suspects, Tea And Sympathy, Brothers Burn Mountain, The Slamming Doors, Sonny Johnson, Breanne Marie, Blood Washed Band, The Fa...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 56:29
Caption: Rena Haus
In this edition of Centerstage Minnesota, Northern Community Radio Producer Britt Aamodt presents a feature on Blues, country, and folk singer-song...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Actual Wolf, Faith Boblett, 12 Rods, Reina Del Cid & The Cidizens, Saint Anyway, The Fattin' Frogs, Crankshaft And The Gear Grinders, Little Man,...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 57:41
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The Fattenin' Frogs, Sonny Johnson, Jelloslave, Wayne Suchy, Cry on Cue, The Brothers Burn Mountain, Chris Mars, Little Man, Germaine Gemberling, ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Faith Boblett at the Great Northern Radio Show in Crosby - 10/19/13, Credit: Charlie Pulkrabek - 10/19/13
Twenty-Two year old singer/songwriter Faith Boblett began penning her own songs when she was thirteen. Working toward her recent debut full-length ...

Bought by KSRQ and WTIP


  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 57:33
  • Purchases: 2
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Paul Metsa, Green River Outfit, Acoustic Smoke, Thea Ennen, Sasha Mercedes, Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, Podipto, Blew Munday, Claudia Schmidt, Son...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 58:14
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Steve Kaul & the Brass Kings
In this edition of Centerstage Minnesota we hear music from, Aitas, Fever Dream, Teague Alexy, Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, Chastity Brown, Terry N...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 05, 2014
  • Length: 57:50
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Dakota Dave Hull with Dave Van Ronk in Kansas City (Courtesy of Dave Hull)
Dakota Dave Hull is a world class guitar player that has been a fixture nationally, and in Minnesota going as far back as Minnesota has been able t...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 03, 2014
  • Length: 54:33
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Bigtree Bonsai, Credit: Charlie Pulkrabek
We hear music in this edition of Centerstage Minnesota from Peter Mayer, Pimentos For Gus, John Perkins, Jim Miller, Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, T...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 29, 2014
  • Length: 57:37
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Green River Outfit
Music in this edition of Centerstage Minnesota from The Bo Conrad Spit Band, Green River Outfit, Barbara Jean, The Minor Planets, Ben Kyle, The Big...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 20, 2014
  • Length: 55:26
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Chris Holm from The Fattenin' Frogs, Credit: Ryan Siverson
Music in this edition of Centerstage Minnesota from the new record from Fattenin' Frogs and Snobarn. Also tracks from No Grass Limit, Romantica, Gr...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 15, 2014
  • Length: 57:45
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Colleen Myhre
In this edition of Centerstage Minnesota, Northern Community Radio Producer Amy Clark brings is a piece featuring Duluth area musician Colleen Myhr...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 55:40
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Charlie Parr at the Park Rapids Armory Square, Credit: Charlie Pulkrabek - 9/19/13
Charlie Parr is a singular musician. Given his refreshingly humble nature, you'll never hear that from Charlie Parr himself. But it's simply true. ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 31, 2013
  • Length: 58:48
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Big Adventure
Music in this edition of Centerstage Minnesota from Hounds of Finn, Morgan's Run, Pert Near Sandstone, Engelhart and McGown, Tom Feldman, Hull and ...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 23, 2013
  • Length: 56:32
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Golden Smog
In this edition of Centerstage Minnesota Charlie Pulkrabek uses supergroup Golden Smog as a reference point into the Minnesota bands related to Gol...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 55:14
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Little Man (Chris Perricelli), Credit: Emily Utne, Clothing: Up Six
This edition features music from the recent, self-titled release from Actual Wolf. You'll also hear from Big Walter Smith and the Groove Merchants,...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 04, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Acoustic Smoke, Credit: Stephen Holt
Joe Holt of Acoustic Smoke brings us an essay in this edition of Centerstage Minnesota called "The Zen of Songwriting." Also, music from Acoustic S...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 27, 2013
  • Length: 57:23
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Peter Ostroushko
This edition of Centerstage Minnesota features another installment of "Sam and Friends." Gypsy jazz guitarist Sam Miltich talks to master of the ma...

Bought by KSRQ and WTIP


  • Added: Nov 27, 2013
  • Length: 56:38
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Matt Ray of Matt Ray & Those Damn Horses on Stage In Park Rapids
During this edition of Centerstage Minnesota we hear music from Willie Murphy & the Angel Headed Hipsters, Patty and the Buttons, Matt Ray and Thos...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 19, 2013
  • Length: 57:47
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Julie Johnson & the No-Accounts, Credit: Peter Lee
If you want to play the flute professionally it will, almost without variation, means you will be the caretaker of revered tradition, and you will ...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 53:42
  • Purchases: 2