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We’ve heard of poet laureates. What is a DRAG laureate? And why has drag, an increasingly popular form of entertainment, become a political footbal...
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- Added: May 15, 2024
- Length: 54:58
- Purchases: 1
When Wayne Anthony does Sinatra with an 8-piece ensemble, the evening is what Wayne says it is: Ultimate Sinatra. Wayne plus ensemble brings an eve...
- Added: May 14, 2024
- Length: 08:00
On this episode of Audacious, hear about life in the stunt industry from two people who've been paralyzed on-set: Jonathan Goodwin and David Holmes...
- Added: May 08, 2024
- Length: 50:00
Tom Wells is the leader of the Selby Avenue Brass Band. Tom has also taught up and coming players at North Community High School in Minneapolis, wh...
- Added: Apr 10, 2024
- Length: 08:00
Singer-Songwriter Ian George has a new, CD that references many music styles. Not only is it hard to place in any commercial genre, but it takes an...
- Added: Mar 18, 2024
- Length: 08:00
Sue Scott is an actor who has always been touched by women's stories. So she started a series of live performances that are recorded and then poste...
- Added: Mar 12, 2024
- Length: 08:00
This week on CHICAGO JAZZ LIVE we welcome back vocalist Paul Marinaro in an ensemble totaling 15 stellar musicians led by guitarist and arranger Mi...
- Added: Mar 12, 2024
- Length: 57:01
- Purchases: 2
This episode of Audacious is the second installment about people who have facial differences. In this episode, meet two actors who worked together ...
- Added: Feb 23, 2024
- Length: 50:00
Red Thread’s songs could be considered what happens when you combine traditional songs, new compositions and modern technology. The new CD is calle...
- Added: Feb 23, 2024
- Length: 08:00
The stories you get from jury duty can be funny, absurd, or, like you’ll hear from a juror from the Derek Chauvin trial, traumatic. That's on this ...
- Added: Feb 21, 2024
- Length: 50:00
MacPhail Center for music has a program called the Spotlight Program, which encourages its teachers to create musical programs. That’s what stimula...
- Added: Feb 17, 2024
- Length: 08:00
MacPhail Center for music has a program called the Spotlight Program, which encourages its teachers to create musical programs. That’s what stimula...
- Added: Feb 17, 2024
- Length: 08:00
In this week's episode of Audacious, hear stories from Craigslist’s 'Missed Connections,' including what a researcher learned from studying over 10...
- Added: Feb 15, 2024
- Length: 50:00
Kathleen Johnson and members of the Historical Soul Tight Committee have long-term affection for Stevie Wonder. That feeling is the basis of the gr...
- Added: Feb 13, 2024
- Length: 07:57
Kathleen Johnson and members of the Historical Soul Tight Committee have long-term affection for Stevie Wonder. They are finally presenting an even...
- Added: Feb 13, 2024
- Length: 07:57
Corky Siegel has been entertaining audiences with the blues for over half a century. For many of those years, Corky has performed with violinist an...
- Added: Feb 01, 2024
- Length: 08:00
Corky Siegel has been entertaining audiences with the blues for over half a century. For many of those years, Corky has performed with Saint Paul v...
- Added: Feb 01, 2024
- Length: 08:00
Most of us know what it feels like to fall in love. But what’s it like to fall in love with an ashtray? Or a chandelier? In this episode of Audacio...
- Added: Jan 26, 2024
- Length: 50:00
On this episode of Audacious: There are the common allergies like pollen, peanuts, and certain medications. But what if you had a bad reaction to w...
- Added: Jan 25, 2024
- Length: 50:00
Singer – songwriter Michael Monroe has sought a simple life, and that’s why he lived a long time in the area of Grand Marais, MN. His songs relate ...
- Added: Jan 25, 2024
- Length: 08:00
Larry Long hosts a new edition of the American Roots Revue, Friday January 13 at the Dakota in Minneapolis, with shows at 6:30 and 8:30pm. The show...
- Added: Jan 03, 2024
- Length: 08:00
Ben Cook-Feltz Used to Get his band inside whatever studio, and then bang out a CD. But on Trucks, he tried a whole new approach. The process took ...
- Added: Jan 02, 2024
- Length: 08:00
Mother Banjo’s new lp is actually a reissue of gospel lp, called The Devil Hasn’t Won. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Mother Banjo, a.k.a. El...
- Added: Dec 24, 2023
- Length: 08:00
Mother Banjo’s new lp is actually a reissue of gospel lp, called The Devil Hasn’t Won. Mother Banjo, a.k.a. Ellen Stanley performs at Icehouse in M...
- Added: Dec 24, 2023
- Length: 08:00
The stylistic range of guitarist Tim Sparks is as broad as any, and he does it again on his new CD. The project is called Lost and Found, whose tit...
- Added: Dec 23, 2023
- Length: 08:00