Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
By Doug MacRostie, host of Centerstage MN. Big Walter Smith is the lead vocalist with the Groove Merchants and has personified the blues in MN for 40 years. Winner of multiple MN music awards, his 300 pound presence and velveteen voice have graced nearly every blues and R&B stage in the Midwest and he joins us to talk about “Royal Blue Cadillac,” his new album with the Groove Merchants this week on Centerstage MN. He came to Minneapolis back in 1970 for a two week MC gig which lasted over a year and a half. He fell in love, both with MN and his future wife, and has been here ever since.
By Doug MacRostie, host of Centertage MN. Big Walter Smith is the lead vocalist with the Groove Merchants and has personified the blues in MN for 40 years. Winner of multiple MN music awards, his 300 pound presence and velveteen voice have graced nearly every blues and R&B stage in the Midwest and he joins us to talk about “Royal Blue Cadillac,” his new album with the Groove Merchants this week on Centerstage MN. He came to Minneapolis back in 1970 for a two week MC gig which lasted over a year and a half. He fell in love, both with MN and his future wife, and has been here ever since.
Heart to Gold dropped in to the studio (http://www.radiok.org/instudios/) to talk about about his gnarliest wipe out story. Recorded 10.25.19 at Radio K. http://radiok.org Be sure to check out their in-studio performance! https://youtu.be/JLHRDF1FC-8 Check them out online at https://hearttogold.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. Camera: Jeremiah Michalik Editor: Jeremiah Michalik Interviewer: Emma Chekroun
The soothing Minneapolis-based chamber-pop octet known as Sister Species settled down in Studio K (http://www.radiok.org/instudios/) to play some great new songs for us! Recorded 5.3.19 at Radio K. http://radiok.org Be sure to check out their in-studio performance! https://youtu.be/CHFyORXFAr0 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 Grace Baldwin. Interview conducted by Sam Walsh.
Today we’re talking with Samsoche Sampson (Mvskoke Creek/Seneca) who is an interdisciplinary artist, powwow and hoop dancer, performer, musician, as well as a father and partner. Samsoche and his brother, Luhme, make up the world-renowned hoop dancing team known as the Sampson Brothers, who over twenty-five years have performed throughout the world: on stage in big cities and at powwows in remote Indigenous communities.
Even as the ice on Sawbill Lake stubbornly stays put, Bill’s thoughts turn to spring and summer. In this edition of West End News, Bill spots his first chipmunk of the season, looks forward to summer events and highlights a few Cook County residents who have recently made headlines.
Palm Friends stopped by our studio (http://www.radiok.org/instudios/) to chat about the big apple, the Foshay tower, and their new album. Recorded 10.04.19 at Radio K. http://radiok.org Be sure to check out their in-studio performance! https://youtu.be/gATc9tfjpa4 Check them out online at https://palmfriends.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. Camera: Jeremiah Michalik Editor: Jeremiah Michalik Interviewer: Emma Chekroun
Power punk padawans Heart to Gold dropped in to play some songs in our studio. (http://www.radiok.org/instudios/) Recorded 10.25.19 at Radio K. http://radiok.org Check out Heart to Gold online hearttogold.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. Cameras: Jeremiah Michalik, Kruz Karstedt, Teddy Nordvold Editor: Jeremiah Michalik Audio: Will Cushman