SHRINK / we all need one is an original rock musical by Sophia Pimsler featuring the music of local music legend, Venus de Mars! September 17–20, 2026 Luminary Arts Center, 700 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401 Performance Schedule Thursday, September 17 — 7:00 PM (Community & Industry Night) Friday, September 18 — 7:00 PM...Read More

I frankly didn’t expect to hear recorded music from the Riffin’ Trio. I knew the Riffin’ Trio held court monthly over at Dusty’s in Northeast Minneapolis and I figured it was a project where A-list players had some fun on the side with no recording technology insight. But I’m so glad the group ended up...Read More

Joel Shapira is always out there playing. He’s out playing in town four or five times a week. But behind the scenes Shapira is always working on his own material. Joel came through the Jazz88 studios to discuss his new record Sleepless Montage and the release party coming up on Thursday, October 3 at Berlin...Read More

The placard near the stool of his favorite Minneapolis haunt, Palmer’s Bar, remains and reads, “This place reserved for Spider John Koerner. Ten A.M. Till Noon.” Though the man may be gone, the indelible mark he left on the Dinkytown area of Minneapolis, helping to put the blues and folk scene happening there on the...Read More

https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220527104205-PattyPrince052622Mixdown1.mp3   Ahead of Legends: Let’s Go Crazy at The Capri Theater this weekend, Patty Peterson discussed favorite Prince songs with Doctor Mambo’s Combo vocalist Ashley Commodore and keyboardist Brian Ziemniak, and the Minneapolis music icon’s influence on the scene. The Capri pays tribute to Prince during Legends: Let’s Go Crazy Sat 5/28 at 7...Read More

MNspin is a resource provided by the Hennepin County Library to provide Minnesota musicians with a stipend and a space to share their music with the world. The submissions window is now open, and Jeff Radford talks about the process. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20210222073548-JeffRadfordMNspinfromHCLIBSubmissionsWindow.mp3 Originally aired Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More...Read More