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17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
By Doug MacRostie, host of Centerstage MN. I have been quoted saying “Sela is one of my favorite MN musicians – she has a fire that burns within her, a voice that’s powerful and songs with meaning. She sings in a unique style that can carry you away to the heart of her music.” She was “a wonderful surprise when I had her in-studio” and “The music scene in Northern MN is a much better place since she embraced her creativity.” And all of that was before she even released her first full-length album! I am very excited to welcome Sela Oveson back to Centerstage MN to talk about her debut album “Rogue Lightning.” It’s powerful stuff. As a solo artist her music is already commanding, but she invited many of her favorite Iron Range musicians to join her on this CD. When a song starts with her delicate guitar and then a bass note slides in, a drum pounds and you hear the pull of a violin the music wraps around you, inviting your mind to sail through the great unknown. Sela has captured Rogue Lightning in a bottle. We’ll also hear new music from Todd Clouser. He is a Minneapolis musician who recently moved to Baja, Mexico and mixes elements of 70’s rock with modern jazz defining his own genre of instrumental music. And we’ll hear another song from Mason Jennings new acoustic CD “The Flood.” Also Pieta Brown and The Sunny Era.
Whether it’s the amazing blues scenes that still holds strong from 30 years ago along the banks of the Mississippi in the Twin Cities, the authentic and raw roots/Americana music of Duluth and the Iron Range, the experimental rock and singer-songwriter movement in Bemidji or any of the other music strongholds in MN – we’ve got basically every base covered when it comes to musical variety – and Irish music is no different. We’ll be having a St. Patty’s Day special this week on Centerstage MN.
Nostalgia-punk band Ahem joined us in Studio K on January 27th. Featured above is the live performance of their song “Brighter Ones”.
Check ’em out on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/helloahem/
Bandcamp: https://helloahem.bandcamp.com/
Radio K is the award-winning student-run radio station of the University of Minnesota, playing an eclectic variety of independent music both old and new.
Listen to Radio K at 770 AM, 100.7 FM and 104.5 FM, as well as online at radiok.org.
Video shot by Helen Teague, Ryan Gilman, and Kayla Martin.
Edited by Ryan Gilman.
Audio recorded and mastered by Jaak Jensen.
“Alicia Corbett” by Charlie Pulkrabek.
When I first saw Alicia Corbett play, it was about 1993, soon after she’d arrived in Minnesota from northern Michigan. She was the lead performer, along with Jay Basso, in Tea and Sympathy, a band that she still fronts today. The show was at The 24 Bar – 24 Hennepin Avenue – in the bowels of the now razed Berman Buckskin Building on the south end of the Hennepin Avenue Bridge next to the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. It was one of the first of what would be many, many live music events I eventually attended. I quickly began to pay attention to this band.
Through much seasoning of my sonic sensibilities, the impact of Tea and Sympathy’s songwriting and live performances have never paled. Alicia Corbett writes songs that paint partial pictures into mosaic-like stories with the depth of both detail and mystery. In listening to Tea and Sympathy, one is first taken by Alicia Corbett’s exceptional voice. Her range is stunning, from a sweetness that makes the spine tingle, to depth and power that might have made another singer by the name of Janis Joplin a little envious had she been able to bear witness.
It is my pleasure to present this interview with Alicia Corbett to KAXE listeners. It is a pleasure to introduce the music lovers amongst our listeners to a musician who would be in the top five of my list of the most underappreciated musicians in Minnesota. In terms of talent, depth, and professional presentation, there is no reason that Alicia Corbett shouldn’t be on the roster of a great music label like Red House Records. Tune in Thursday at 6 pm to Centerstage Minnesota to discover whether you find Alicia Corbett’s music as striking as I do.
Stef Chura and band joined us in Studio K (http://www.radiok.org/instudios/) to play a killer set! Recorded 8.9.19 at Radio K. http://radiok.org Check out their music here: http://stefchura.com/ Radio K is the award-winning student-run radio station of the University of Minnesota, playing an eclectic variety of independent music both old and new. Listen to Radio K at 770 AM, 100.7 FM and 104.5 FM, as well as online at radiok.org. Video shot and edited by Jane Borstad. Mixed by Will Cushman.
With wit and whimsy Adam Swanson paints animals and windmills, bikes and birds. This new batch of paintings are fanciful and stunning with a bright palate and curious subjects. If you’re familiar with his work, you don’t want to miss this new exhibit. If his work is new to you, you don’t want to miss this exhibit. Pizza Luce in Duluth. www.adamswanson.com