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Caption: JM Stevens, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic
JM Stevens is a singer/songwriter based out of Austin, Texas. He grew up in West Point, Mississippi fortunate enough to have a mother who was a sin...

  • Added: May 11, 2024
  • Length: 58:05
Caption: Ben de la Cour, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic
I first encountered Ben de la Cour and his songs when he opened a concert in support of Peter Case. To say I was immediately smitten by his songwri...

  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 57:42
Caption: Peter Case/Sunset Blvd Records, Credit: Ekevara Kitpowsong the Aperturist
After turning 16 Peter Case left home in Buffalo, New York and headed West to California. He became part of the street musician scene out there and...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Mar 05, 2023
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Robin Armstrong of Cosmograf, Credit: Cosmograf Facebook
Part 2 of Up Close And Acoustic's interview of Robin Armstrong and Cosmograf 2022. It's a fine return visit by Robin and contains lots of music fro...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2022
  • Length: 58:12
Caption: Cosmograf Heroic Materials, Credit: Cosmograf Facebook
Robin Armstrong's music project, Cosmograf, has released a new album entitled 'Heroic Materials'. It's a song cycle based on the life of a World Wa...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2022
  • Length: 57:02
Caption: The Round Window album cover, Credit: Richard Lock Facebook
As described by the band, The Round Window is wide-screen rock. And for lyricist Rich Lock, different listeners getting different messages from the...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 11, 2022
  • Length: 57:50
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of Art Beat we sit down with Sharon Mansur to discuss her new site specific dance film, "...in the space between". Featuring Mansur...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2018
  • Length: 12:33
Caption: Courtesy of The Photographing Tourist, Credit: David Noyes
Explore social responsibility through travel photography, crime writing, science and water conservation.

  • Added: Nov 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:55
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring Actress Kristina Anapau, Screenwriter Mike Kravinsky, and the New York Times Bes...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 58:01
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According to Native American creation stories, the Ojibwe were guided to Minnesota by visions to migrate west until they came to a place where food...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 04:58
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At Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, travelers are finding more than just moving sidewalks, shops and restaurants. KFAI's Allison Herrera...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:13
Caption: Credit: Russian Public Library via Wikipedia Commons
Silent film may be a thing of the past, but scoring music to flickering screen classics isn't. This documentary focuses on three Minneapolis bands ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 26:46
  • Purchases: 2
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Larger-than-life Serbian sculptor Zoran Mojisilov creates work from the most primal of elements: rocks, wood scraps and steel he hauls to his North...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:22
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Minneapolis-based collage artist Zach Collins loves to collaborate. During the past three years he's put together two books showcasing his team spi...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:23
Caption: (L to R) Jeremy Quiroga, Lilah Katcher, Raymond Luczak (w/guide dog “Rocky”), Bex Freund, Rachel Mazique
The Anderson Center in Red Wing, Minnesota, welcomes temporary residents, but for the first time this year, they are offering a month exclusively f...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 11, 2014
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 1
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring South African Flutist Wouter Kellerman, International Fusion Music Star Ricky Kej...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2013
  • Length: 58:20
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Musician Sassy Vee and Artist David Phillips.

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 57:59
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For the second week of June (6/15): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a venue with a small name that had a big impact on ...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:41
Caption: The CivicCommons.com
The Cleveland International Film Festival's line-up of great documentaries.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
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Tish Jones is the Community Engagement Director for the St Paul Almanac, and Executive Director of TruArtSpeaks. She began performing at age 14, an...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 04:47
Caption: Lyuti Chushki: From Left to Right: Varol Saatcioglu (gaida), Bruce Sagan (gûdulka), Len Newman (tambura), Tzvety Weiner (vocals), Valeri Georgiev (kaval), Larry Weiner (tûpan)
It may not have as big an impact as the Brittish Invasion, but the folk music group, Lyuti Chushki are bringing their styling of traditional Bulgar...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jul 05, 2010
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Attkinson's Star Toy Museum, Credit: Courtesy of Andrew Hiller
A Hungarian Princess Leia, a six foot long Millenium Falcon, and over 13,000 other Star Wars toys live in Stephen Atkinson's home turned Museum. S...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUT, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2010
  • Length: 06:34
  • Purchases: 3
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A program from our sister studio, the Sudan Radio Project.

  • Added: Dec 25, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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The city's rising cost of real estate and gentrification have forced some well-known music clubs to go silent. While venues come and go, bands are ...

  • Added: May 19, 2008
  • Length: 20:00
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Award-Winning Story on a University of Maryland Festival on the Bard

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 17, 2007
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1