River is three women, Deb Brown, Sara Renner and Jana Anderson who present memorable songs by Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simons. When Phil Nusbaum got together with Deb Brown, he asked Deb how to narrow down a set list when there are so many great songs to choose from.
Songwriter Sarah Morris’ new EP is called “Between here and There.” Always planned as a group of collaborations, it was scaled back to duets because of Covid. Sarah talked about the collaborations that led to Between Here and There” with Phil Nusbaum.
In this episode of Real College Podcast we discover the benefits of learning a second language, take a dive into immersion language learning here at the U, hear from our multilingual gophers here on campus, reflect on the power of the written word, discuss if Minnesota should have an official language, and an extra special installment of Radio K sports hour!
1:30-Why Learn a Second Language?-Kasey Salazar
8:19-Immersion Language Learning-Emma Morris
10:12-How Many Languages?-Max Kaelberer
13:46-My Beloved Son of a Gun-Casey McCabe
26:12-Minnesota’s Official Language-Isaac Maruyama
34:24-Radio K Sports Hour-Jason Rutman
Susan Feigenbaum’s sculpture exhibit, Flights of Fantasy: Birds, Nature, and Art at Play is currently on view at the McRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids. In this Area Voices segment, learn how she transitioned from a career in graphic design to one in ceramics, find out how she discovered her artistic voice in the new medium, and hear how she developed this phenomenal show abstractly depicting Minnesota birds in their natural habitats!
Central Lakes College is hosting a drag show fundraiser supporting its Rainbow Coalition at the outdoor campus theater at 6pm tonight. Alex Pfannenstein, also known as Dakota Hunter, is a President of the Saint Cloud State University Drag Troupe and will be performing at the event. They joined the morning show to discuss the event, how the Rainbow Coalition serves people and how drag has positively impacted their life.
This week on Minnesota Music notes Brett Carter features the Duluth band Woodblind. This band stands apart with their unique blend of vocal sound effects, taps, slaps, and grunts backing up strong guitar from Jason Wussow and banging bass from Veikko Lepisto. With a mix of original music and covers of local muscians’s songs, Woodblind creates a lot of sound from just two instruments and two voices.
Two Girls And a Boyd is a vocal harmony-driven Group that the three Singers dreamed of for years. And when Richard Kriehn joined the band, his mandolin seemed to complete the package. Phil Nusbaum talked to Mary Jane and Boyd Lee of the group which plays at Crooner’s this Friday at 5:30.