New Cook County trio Common Ground joined WTIP’s The Roadhouse recently during membership drive. The group is, from left, Bob LaMettry, Drew Heinonen, and Jon Steckelberg. Great sound; listen for their special rendition of “Purple Rain.”
Pat, who is going on 107 years old, says she was surprised that her difficulty breathing was caused by a heart problem, not her lungs.
A native of Orangeburg, South Carolina, Rosa Mavins Bogar grew up in a family of 13 children and lived through segregation. Calling Minneapolis her home since 1966, Bogar worked for 30 years in local schools, and created “The Ancestral Wrap Project” to teach African-American youth about their roots. A fashion designer for more than three decades, Bogar creates work without patterns and sews everything by hand. In 2012 she produced “Black Fashion in the Twin Cities: 1970s through 1990s” at the Capri Theatre in North Minneapolis. She is also the author of two poetry collections: “Black Woman Sorrow” and “Rosa: and Other Poems.” Produced for KFAI by Dixie Treichel.
On this episode of “The Live Feed” we bring you our coverage of The Live at The Levee” benefit concert which took place February 21st at The Historic Masonic Temple in downtown Winona. I visited with members of “The Bills” as sonic Global Acoustic Roots music group hailing from Canada. Chris Frye, Marc Atkinson and Richard Moody fill us in on how the band formed, the evolution of their name, best and challenging moments on the road and performing and much more. Keep listening as we bring you “The Bills” and part of their performance from the show.
