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Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Do you happen to know of the Execs big band? When the group was founded in 1965, it was composed of Twin Cities business people. So the name Execs ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jazz88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The leader of the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra is a guy named Craig Thrane. As is the case with many big band players, Craig was bitten by the Big Ban...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Monroe Crossing, Credit: Jamey Guy
Our area’s first outdoor bluegrass festival is is coming this weekend. Matt Johnson helped organize the Spring Kickoff, and he tells Phil Nusbaum a...

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Jazz88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
The Phil Hey Quartet plays at Jazz Central on May 19. It’s a group of 4 committed jazz musicians who got started playing together almost by acciden...

  • Added: May 11, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
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The entertainment industry is looking to people with disabilities to not only serve as characters in their productions, but also teach a lesson abo...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 06, 2017
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 1
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In this episode of Overheard, we talk with Emmy winning actor Jeffrey Tambor and Jason Schwartzman.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Local Honeys on the Blue Plate Special, Credit: Grace Leach (WDVX)
Parker Hastings, the Local Honeys, and Darrell Scott perform on this edition of the WDVX Blue Plate Special.

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 56:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Sam Gleaves, Credit: Sam Gleaves on Facebook
Sam Gleaves, Blue Eyed Bettys, and Roochie Tootchie & The Ragtime Shepard Kings perform on this edition of the WDVX Blue Plate Special.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 56:00
Caption: Up the Chain on the Blue Plate Special, Credit: Grace Leach (WDVX)
The New 76ers, Same Gleaves, and The Vivants perform on this edition of the WDVX Blue Plate Special.

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 56:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Frontier on the Blue Plate Special, Credit: Frontier on Facebook
Frontier, Jamie Lin Wilson, and Up the Chain perform on this edition of the WDVX Blue Plate Special.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 01:52:00
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NOTE: The :48 intro CAN be removed without prior permission. Eddie Ramirez remembers a cruising in the newest car he'd ever owned, black, all pow...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2016
  • Length: 05:34
Caption: Brandy Zdan on the Blue Plate Special, Credit: Grace Leach (WDVX)
Brandy Zdan, Chad Elliott, and the Cactus Blossoms perform on this edition of the WDVX Blue Plate Special.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2016
  • Length: 56:01
Caption: Lowell Levinger on the Blue Plate Special, Credit: Grace Leach (WDVX)
Lowell Levinger and Christabel & The Jons perform on this edition of the WDVX Blue Plate Special.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2016
  • Length: 56:01
Caption: Victor Krummenacher on the Blue Plate Special, Credit: Grace Leach (WDVX)
Minton Sparks, John Jorgenson, and Victor Krummenacher perform on this edition of the WDVX Blue Plate Special.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2016
  • Length: 56:00
Caption: The John Alvin Band on the Blue Plate Special., Credit: Grace Leach (WDVX)
The John Alvin Band, Red Shoes & Rosin, and the Lamplight Blues Sessions perform on this edition of the WDVX Blue Plate Special.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2016
  • Length: 56:01
Caption: Simo on the Blue Plate Special, Credit: Grace Leach (WDVX)
Luther Dickenson, Lamplight Blues Sessions, and JD Simo perform on this edition of the WDVX Blue Plate Special.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2016
  • Length: 56:01
Caption: Josh Oliver on the Blue Plate Special, Credit: Grace Leach (WDVX)
Josh Oliver, Tony Furtado, and Leftover Salmon perform on this edition of the WDVX Blue Plate Special.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2016
  • Length: 56:01
Caption: Patty Peterson, Credit: Jennifer Bong
Patty Peterson is one of the bright lights on the Peterson jazz family tree. Her family inspired her to get involved in music. And what they taught...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2016
  • Length: 09:37
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Instagram is a photo sharing app that was released through the Apple App Store in October, 2010 and reached one million users in just three months....

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 32:00
  • Purchases: 1
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
Caption: Stela Burdt plays Florence Foster Jenkins, Credit: The Commonweal Theatre
On this episode of Art Beat, KQAL's Teri Tenseth drives to Lanesboro MN to visit with the two starts of the Commonweal Theatre’s production of "Sou...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2016
  • Length: 17:30
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On this episode we visit with local band, The Weathered Heads during MWMF. The group shares how their popularity has grown, as well as their future...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 35:52
Caption: Debbie Duncan, Credit: Nathan Youngerberg
Debbie Duncan is a vocalist who needs little introduction in the Twin Cities. With over 30 years locally, Debbie is one of the defining figures in ...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards, Credit: Grace Leach
Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards, Emily Kate Boyd, Dave Eggar & Mario Diaz perform on this edition of the WDVX Blue Plate Special.

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Jun 30, 2016
  • Length: 56:00
  • Purchases: 1