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Caption: The building that would become First Avenue when it was a Greyhound Bus Stop, Credit: Public domain
It's been 40 years since Prince released Purple Rain. The film and soundtrack made Prince a superstar and turned First Avenue, featured in the Purp...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 05:01
Caption: Erin Aldridge, Credit: Emily Haavik
Erin Aldridge (AHL-dridge) is a prominent classical violinist in the Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior. But in recent years, a slightly rowdier for...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 06:08
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Tonight on The Live Feed we're heading back to the Boats and Bluegrass festival to hear from Kind Country. Playing their own blend of cosmic americ...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2022
  • Length: 01:02:02
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Tonight on The Sound we follow some rising stars through their explosive musical journey over the past year. During the quarantine times of the COV...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:32
Caption: Joyce Yang, Credit: KT Kim
Synesthete Joyce Yang describes the colors of Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op. 31 as she plays.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:37
Caption: The New York Philharmonic performs at Bravo! Vail in 2019., Credit: Chris Lee
In Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony No. 3, his intention was to shock his audience.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 03:13
Caption: Dr. David Korevaar, Credit: Manfred Fuss
He wanted larger and louder. The stage was set for Beethoven, but being on the cusp of change had its challenges.

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  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ludwig van Beethoven, b. 1770
Cómo Ludwig van Beethoven proyectó una gran sombra sobre Haydn y Brahms, dos gigantes de la música que vinieron antes y después de él.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 03:14
Caption: Ludwig van Beethoven, b. 1770
Beethoven’s teacher, Franz Josef Haydn, was eclipsed by the genius of his young student. Later, a young Johannes Brahms spent decades writing his f...

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  • Added: Dec 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ludwig van Beethoven, b. 1770
En el apartamento de Ludwig van Beethoven se encontró una carta en un cajón secreto poco después de que el soltero de toda una vida muriera en 1827...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 03:40
Caption: Ludwig van Beethoven, b. 1770
A letter was found in a secret drawer in Beethoven's apartment not long after the life-long bachelor died in 1827. It was a 10-page rough draft wri...

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  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Evelyn Glennie, Credit: James Callaghan/Courtesy of the Artist
La multipercusionista escocesa Evelyn Glennie ha estado completamente sorda desde los 12 años. Compartió con CPR Classical cómo una persona sorda p...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 03:07
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On this episode of the Live Feed, we go to the 2019 Midwest Music Fest to hear from The Heavy Set. We’ll hear the band’s performance and speak to t...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2019
  • Length: 33:01
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Writer, musician, and artist Kelly Schirmann shares from her collection of poetry and prose pieces, "Popular Music." She also reads new work.

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2019
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: "Small Kindnesses: WEATHER PERMITTING" by Janet Zweig, Credit: Metro Transit
Sometimes public art so seamlessly blends with its environment, it can go unnoticed. KFAI's Matthew Schneeman takes us on a short sonic tour of und...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2019
  • Length: 05:55
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On this episode of The Live Feed we take you once again to the 2019 Mid West Music Fest with Fort Wilson Riot. This Minneapolis based band isn’t af...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2019
  • Length: 30:23
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Throughout history, many married couples have taken to instruments and made music together. This unique dynamic has produced such impressive acts a...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2019
  • Length: 31:33
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On this episode of The Live Feed, we are joined by Minnesota singer/songwriter Wayne Hamilton to hear some songs off of his latest CD “Love Grows”....

  • Added: Apr 08, 2019
  • Length: 39:54
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're talking to Joel Washing, an artist who works for a steel fabricator company half of the day and then cre...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2019
  • Length: 06:16
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: Afflatus, Credit: Willard Huyck
No! Don’t Touch, This is not the problem. That’s the name of the new album by Afflatus, a psychedelic folk trio from Winona, MN. On this episode of...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2019
  • Length: 38:47
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On this episode of The Live Feed we take you to Blooming Grounds Coffee House in Winona, MN to check out 12 year old singer Milana Shira. KQAL's KJ...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2018
  • Length: 32:45
Caption: Stringdingers
On this episode of The Live Feed we take you to the 2018 Boats and Bluegrass Festival for Stringdingers. Stringdingers are a Minneapolis based blue...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2018
  • Length: 30:10
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On this episode of The Live Feed it’s back to the 2018 Boats and Bluegrass Festival for Pert Near Sandstone. Pert Near, as the band is often known,...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 41:07
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On this episode of The Live Feed, we take you back to the 2018 Boats and Bluegrass Festival. This time around we check out Little Squirrel Paw. Lit...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 26:56
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: Tim Lovas, Credit: Bill Stoneberg
On this episode of The Live Feed we take you to Blooming Grounds Coffee House in Winona to check out Tim Lovas. Tim is a local folk musician who te...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2018
  • Length: 45:50