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The story of a song

Paul Metsa  |  Thursday Jan. 22

Veikko Lepisto: A musical chameleon

Jill "jillybones" Fisher  |  Thursday Jun. 26

Judy Collins: Who knows where the time goes?

Jill "jillybones" Fisher  |  Thursday Jun. 5

Weird and wacky album art

Jim Lundstrom  |  Thursday May. 29

Bob Dylan – Highway 53 revisited

Paul Metsa  |  Thursday May. 15

A brotherly commitment to music

Jim Lundstrom  |  Thursday Apr. 10

Emily Slaubaugh presents the magic of Ditty Wish & Tabitha

Pam Dowell  |  Thursday Feb. 27

Getting down at the Jade Fountain

Carly Pruszinske  |  Thursday Jan. 9

A show not to miss at R.T. Quinlan’s

Jim Lundstrom  |  Thursday Dec. 5

A family man growing a family band

Pam Dowell  |  Wednesday Nov. 27

Goblin knows how to Halloween

Jim Lundstrom  |  Thursday Oct. 24

Crowdsourcing for the people’s pulse

Elsa Krantz  |  Thursday Oct. 10

England Dan and John Ford Coley ruled the airwaves of the 1970s

Jim Lundstrom  |  Thursday Oct. 3

The Fish Heads Bunker Sessions fill bellies and bring beautiful music

Pam Dowell  |  Thursday Sep. 26

You don't want to miss The Carpenter Ants with John Ellison

And my pal pat mAcdonald

Jim Lundstrom  |  Friday Aug. 30

Oshkosh band recorded with Steve Albini two months before his death

Jim Lundstrom  |  Thursday Aug. 1

Listen for the blooming

Elsa Krantz  |  Thursday Jun. 20

91-year-old Willie brings it to Bayfront

David K  |  Thursday May. 30

Musicians on the Range: Inspiration from Kim Grillo Nagler and Hobo Revival

Pam Dowell  |  Thursday Apr. 25

Many parts equal the whole Baharat

Elsa Krantz  |  Thursday Apr. 18

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