Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities

1868 – J. R. Watkins was headed to Ohio to marry his bride. But a stopover along the way gave him a new career as a muscle rub salesman.

Listen to our session with this Duluth singer/songwriter from May 4, 2023 in advance of her May 6 performance as part of Duluth’s Homegrown Music Festival.

Listen to our session with this Duluth bluegrass and country-inspired trio from May 2, 2023. They performed the same night as part of the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival.

Alexander Craig says his new tour entitled “Country Funk Grease Punk” perfectly embodies his sound – a tough and energetic style of blues rock with songs holding messages of finding ways to getting over any obstacle that comes your way. This spring he’s been releasing a series of new singles, as well as a music video for the song “Motorcycle.” On the Scenic Route with Will Moore he plays one of his latest songs live, talks about the struggles of being a musician in an ever-evolving online landscape, and gives the crazy backstory to how his bombastic new music video came to be.

Willow Waters is a multi-instrumentalist from Minneapolis who leads the band the Earth Tones – a rotating cast of players that span brass, wind, and string instruments. Their rich and eclectic sound is found on every track of the new record “The Friction I Demand”. Waters joins Will Moore on the Scenic Route to talk about the album’s themes grief, loss, and experiencing transphobia. She says the record tells a story of moving through those heavy feelings in order to come back “with a sense of return and a sense of purpose”. You can listen to the whole interview below: