Wall Of Power Radio Hour – September 17, 2016

This week’s Wall of Power Radio Hour features author, historian, musician, and producer Pat Thomas. Pat curated the 3 CD music set of Beat Poet King Allen Ginsberg entitled The Last Word on First Blues. Sifting through musical recordings from the 70’s and 80’s Mr. Thomas has created a wonderful musical and historical document of…

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Wall of Power Radio Hour – September 10, 2016

This week’s Wall of Power Radio Hour features author, historian, musician, and producer Pat Thomas. Pat curated the 3 CD music set of Beat Poet King Allen Ginsberg entitled The Last Word on First Blues. Sifting through musical recordings from the 70’s and 80’s Mr. Thomas has created a wonderful musical and historical document of…

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Wall of Power Radio Hour – September 10, 2016

This week’s show centered around the issue of gun violence. Our guests included Rev. Nancy Nord Bence who is the executive director of the non-profit Protect MN, the oldest group in the state that addresses the issues surrounding gun violence. Our musical guest was JD Steele, one of the finest soul and gospel singers in…

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Wall Of Power – September 3, 2016

Nashville session musician extraordinaire and MN native, Mr. Russ Paul joins host Paul Metsa in the studio for the entire show. Russ talks about his early days playing in rock bands, encouraged to play the pedal steel by none other than legendary steel cat Ralph Mooney. He talks about his early days in the club…

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Connections Radio – September 3, 2016

Laurie speaks about the first two plays of the 2016-17 season at the Park Square Theater: “The Liar” and “The Realistic Joneses”. She discusses them with the executive director of the Park Square Theater Michael-jon Pease, the director of “The Liar” Doug Schultz-Carlson, and the director of “The Realistic Joneses” Joel Sass.

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Wall Of Power Radio Hour – July 23, 2016

We have a fascinating show this week on the Wall of Power Radio Hour taped live at the Art and Betty Hawkins farm featuring Doug Niemela: National Campaign Manager, The Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters and Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters,Matt Norton: Policy and Science DirectorSpencer Shaver: Outreach intern, Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters,…

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Wall of Power Radio Hour – July 16, 2016

This show features long time Minneapolis rocker and songwriter Brian Drake. Brian talks about moving to, and starting to play in Minneapolis in the early 1980’s, several bands he has fronted, the past and current state of the music scene and the genesis of his new band The April Fools. We played a track from…

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Wall of Power Radio Hour – July 9, 2016

We chatted with legendary Greenwich Village songwriter and poet Eric Andersen previewing his upcoming show in Duluth, MN w/ Scarlet Rivera on July 23, 2016. Eric told us about hearing and then meeting Elvis Presley, his time in the Village, Bob Dylan as his “draft counselor”, Phil Ochs, David Blue, and other musicians from the…

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Connections Radio – July 9, 2016

Host Laurie Beth is joined in-studio by Damon Reynolds, Executive Director of the Southern Theater, and Joe Horton, Director of the upcoming performance “A Hill in Natchez.” They have an in-depth conversation about what “A Hill in Natchez” means, it’s origins and much more.

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Wall Of Power Radio Hour – June 25, 2016

We feature East Coast raised and Northfield, MN resident Jon Manners, a great guitarist, songwriter, and luthier. Jon talked about growing up in Norwalk, CT, his cat whisker close to a record deal working with legendary Rolling Stones producer Andrew Loog Oldham, and his life in MN playing the clubs, coffeehouses, and festivals. Jon played…

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Connections Radio – June 18, 2016

In the first segment, Laurie speaks with Food Freedom Radio hosts Laura Hedlund and Karen Olson about the last week’s Orlando shooting. Then for the rest of the show Laurie and Karen speak about Karen’s new book Common Sense for Common Good and her non-profit Northland Sustainable Solutions.

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Wall of Power – June 4, 2016

This show, originally aired in May of 2014, celebrates Bob Dylan’s 73rd birthday (replayed to celebrate his recent 75th birthday.) It features several great interviews including Leroy Hoikala (Dylan’s first drummer in his high school band The Golden Chords), BJ Rolfzen (Dylan’s 11th Grade English Teacher from an interview host Paul Metsa did with him…

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Wall Of Power Radio Hour – May 21, 2016

We have the first of several shows celebrating Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday. This show features two men who know a little bit about the man. The first set features longtime KUMD DJ John Bushey, who has hosted his radio show Highway 61 for 25 years in Duluth. John tells us about his show, which features…

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Wall of Power – May 7, 2016

We feature two men behind the musical Complicated Fun that is playing at the MN History Theatre in St. Paul through May 29th. Playwright Alan Berks and Musical Director Nic Delcambre join host Paul Metsa in a discussion of this musical that highlights the underground music scene in the Twin Cities in the early ’80’s…

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