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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Shana David-Massett, the new organizer for Duluth Homegrown Music Festival, talked with us about the festival (the first week of May) and highlight...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2010
  • Length: 16:09
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Scott Hall talks with Paul Imholte of Ring of Kerry, an Irish music group from the St. Cloud area with sounds that range from the thunder of the Ir...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 14:00
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A live recording of McInnis' Kitchen recorded in October of 2008 in the KAXE Studios. From Duluth, they perform Celtic music from Ireland, Newfound...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 16:32
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Bemidji singer, songwriter and community organizer Shannon Murray on the 3rd Annual SisterSong: A Celebration of Women and Their Music, March 27th ...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 16:17
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When I was told, "I'll be bringing a digital piano," to the session for Centerstage MN, I thought it was a fancy way to say "keyboard." Nope. I'll ...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2010
  • Length: 24:41
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The first time I picked up an electric guitar I was 12 years old (I think)...it was my Uncles "Terminator" (that's all I remember of the name, my c...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2010
  • Length: 33:36
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Pat Surface has been creating music in Northern MN for over 30 years and his new CD with The Boundary Water Boys is called Holy Wind - an album ins...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2010
  • Length: 17:21
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This week on Centerstage MN we’ll be joined in-studio by Eric Brandt and the Urban Hillbilly Quartet for live music and conversation. The Urban Hi...

Bought by KMSU and KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 16, 2010
  • Length: 55:17
  • Purchases: 2
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Erik Brandt and the Urban Hillbilly Quartet are a St. Paul based Americana roots-rock band who just released their 7th album, "Bring in the Sails,"...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 16, 2010
  • Length: 26:52
  • Purchases: 1
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We be talk with MN Legend Willie Murphy about his latest CD “A Shot of Love in a Time of Need.” Willie Murphy helped define the sound of blues and...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Length: 37:31
  • Purchases: 1
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We'll also travel back in time and hear the story of a song. John Berquist of Eveleth has been telling stories and performing traditional music of ...

Bought by mnartists.org


  • Added: May 03, 2010
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
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KAXE Intern Tim Krueth (A.K.A. Timtern) reviews Us, the latest release from Minneapolis hip-hop artist Brother Ali. BrotherAli.com describes Us as,...

  • Added: May 03, 2010
  • Length: 04:46
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Ostroushko is actually two Ukrainian words put together: Ostro and Ushko which mean Sharp and Ear, and as one of the most accomplished instrumental...

  • Added: May 03, 2010
  • Length: 33:32
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I'm joined in-studio by Aaron Kaercher from Ely for live music and conversation.

  • Added: May 10, 2010
  • Length: 25:08
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The band name Roma Di Luna translates to 'Gypsies of the Moon' - the name is a mish-mash of different languages and cultures; 'Roma' references th...

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 31:21
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Something about falling in love with music while stationed in Iraq strikes me as profound... The other day a young man named Alex Aldrich came into...

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 14:06
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The difference between seeing a band live and hearing a band on CD can be night and day. The reason for this is simple: it's hard to recreate the e...

  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 34:39
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We're joined in-studio by virtuoso jazz guitarist Sam Miltich to talk about his new group The Big Dipper Jazz Band...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 45:06
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This week on Centerstage MN we’ll be joined in-studio by Courtney Yasmineh [Yas-ME-nay] from Minneapolis to talk about her latest CD “Beautiful Lon...

Bought by WTIP, KMSU, WTIP, KFAI Minneapolis, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 56:30
  • Purchases: 5
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While dreams of being a rockstar and performing around the world are in the hearts and minds of many aspiring songwriters, the reality of the music...

Bought by KSRQ and KVSC


  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 27:39
  • Purchases: 2