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.


851 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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Diet Folk, Chants & Seas, Bigtree Bonsai, Barbara Jean, Hounds of Finn, Fathom Lane, Faith Boblett, Ryan Lee, D.B. Curtis and the Suspects, Suburbs...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2014
  • Length: 59:34
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Mary Bue, Diet Folk, Saint Anyway, Brothers Burn Mountain, Silverback Colony, Gear Daddies, Barbara Jean, Erik Koskinen, Sonny Knight & the Lakers,...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2014
  • Length: 58:06
Caption: Saint Anyway
What do you get when three Cloquet High School grads head off to Berklee College of Music in Boston, McNally Smith College of Music in Saint Paul, ...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 30, 2014
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Sonny Johnson: World-Touch Cultural Heritage Week (April 12, 2013)
Sonny Johnson has been well known to people in, and around Bemidji for several years now. Sonny Johnson is a musician that recently celebrated his ...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 30, 2014
  • Length: 58:46
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Lila Ammons and Dean Brewington of the Lila Ammons Jazz Quintet
Twin Cities leader of the Lila Ammons Jazz Quintet and the Jazz Trio, Lila Ammons was destined to be a blues and jazz singer. She grew up in Chicag...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 28, 2014
  • Length: 56:38
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Bigtree Bonsai - Park Rapids 2nd Street Stage Thursdays, Credit: Charlie Pulkrabek
Bigtree Bonsai originated in Duluth and, to oversimplify things, moved to Minneapolis. The current lineup developed the way many bands develop in a...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 26, 2014
  • Length: 55:36
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jay Epstein, Credit: Andrea Cantor
This edition of Centerstage Minnesota features another installment of "Sam and Friends." Gypsy jazz guitarist Sam Miltich talks to renowned jazz dr...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jun 26, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Chris Holm, The Fattenin' Frogs, Molly Maher & Her Disbelievers, Barbara Jean, Actual Wolf, Sonny Knight & The Lakers, The Valdons, Little Man, Big...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2014
  • Length: 57:03
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Sonny Knight & The Lakers, The Valdons, Suburbs, Erik Koskinen, Barbara Jean, Charlie Parr, Martin Devaney, Kind Country Band, Jerry O'Hagen And H...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2014
  • Length: 55:25
Caption: Jelloslave (Greg Schutte, Michelle Kinney, Jacqueline Ultan, Gary Waryan), Credit: Sharolyn B. Hagen
Jelloslave, a new music quartet comprised of two cellos, tablas and drums, is committed to creating original music, weaving cellos and drums in a m...

Bought by KSRQ and WTIP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 2
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Javie & The Innocent Sons, Glenrustles, Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, Howler, Teague Alexy, Sean Anonymous, Clubhouse Pow, Erik Koskinen, Nolan John...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 04, 2014
  • Length: 58:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Diet Folk, Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, Sonny Johnson, Barbara Jean, The Clearwater Hot Club, Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelless, Darin Bergsvin

  • Added: Jun 04, 2014
  • Length: 57:23
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Ann Reed, Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, Faith Boblett, Erik Koskinen, Actual Wolf, Sonny Johnson, Frankie Lee, Chants & Seas, Gear Daddies, Martin Z...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2014
  • Length: 57:57
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Sonny Knight & The Lakers, The Valdons, Germaine Gimberling, Erik Koskinen, Saint Anyway, The Ashtray Hearts, The Magnolias, Housebreaker, 4onTheFloor

  • Added: Jun 04, 2014
  • Length: 55:05
Caption: John Gorka, Credit: Jos van Vliet
John Gorka's brother Cass had just taught John how to play a few chords when John Gorka began creating his own songs. Hanging around infamous coffe...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Aaron Tank, Jerree Small, Nolan John, Martin Devaney, Prudence Johnson & Dan Chouinard, Minnesota Klezmer Band, Patty And The Buttons, Brian Laidla...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 1
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Brothers Burn Mountain, Known Only Locally, Useful Jenkins, Jonathan Rundman, Little Man, Unbelievable Jolly Machine, The Brothers Burn Mountain, S...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 54:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Shangoya, Christine Rosholt, The Fattenin' Frogs, The Brothers Burn Mountain, Brothers Burn Mountain, Useful Jenkins, Slamming Doors, Pert Near San...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 57:31
  • Purchases: 1
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The Hold Steady, Brothers Burn Mountain, Crankshaft & The Gear Grinders, The Bad Companions, Javier & The Innocent Sons, Slamming Doors, Useful Je...

  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 55:13
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Useful Jenkins, The Slamming Doors, The Brothers Burn Mountain, Colleen Myhre, Hobo Nephews Of Uncle Frank, Davina And The Vagabonds, Rich Mattiso...

  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 55:46