Cast Category: MusicCast
Say Hello to Ben Lubeck of Farewell Milwaukee
KVSC’s Jo McMullen caught up with Ben Lubeck of Farewell Milwaukee to learn more about this Midwest Americana band. The band is performing as part of the station’s Minnesota Music concert series on Thursday, May 9th at the Pioneer Place Theatre in St. Cloud with Tina Schlieske of Tina and the B-Sides. Take a listen […]
Interview with Goodbye Lucy Grey
Music Director, Sydney Wolf, had the opportunity to sit down with Cathy and Cameron from the local St. Cloud band Goodbye Lucy Grey. They discussed their upcoming record and also how they’re changing things up within the band. Stay tuned to hear their newest single “heartbeats”.
Tim Sparks and James Buckley Riff on “Jukebox Dreamin”
Minneapolis musicians Tim Sparks and James Buckley played a show in support of the duo’s new CD “Jukebox Dreamin” at Bo Diddley’s Pub and Deli in January 2019. Tim Sparks is well-known as a finger-picking guitar specialist, playing in jazz group Rio Nido for over 40 years. Double bassist James Buckley leads his own jazz […]
Granite City Radio Theatre Musical Guest Erik Koskinen on KVSC
Songwriter and producer Erik Koskinen has long been a part of the local music scene— even before he moved to Minnesota. Now living in St. Peter, Koskinen has opened a new studio in nearby Cleveland, Minnesota and continues to write songs and produce music by many of the outstanding artists from across the state. Erik […]
Party Favor: Max from Wilderado
Since 2016, Wilderado has released 3 EPs and numerous singles that garnered a lot of online attention and manifested into festival appearances at Bonnaroo in addition to dates with Band of Horses and Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie. Sydney Wolf of the KVSC Music Department speaks to Max Rainer of the lush indie rock band […]
Folk Legend Peter Yarrow Returns to Central Minnesota
Peter, Paul and Mary have been a bright beacon on the folk music scene since 1961. The trio’s music figured prominently in the Civil Rights movement and the anti-war protests during the ’60’s. Since the death of Mary Travers in 2009, both Noel Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow still tour, and sometimes together. Yarrow—who has […]
Genital Panic On Undercurrents
Tina Schlieske is probably best remembered locally as the leader of Tina & The B-Sides, the Minneapolis band that released eight records from 1987-1999. Tina then relocated to Santa Barbara, California and has continued with various musical projects, returning occasionally to Minnesota. Looking for a way to channel her frustration over misogyny in U.S. culture […]
The Baddest Hats in the Whole Dang Town
Kerry Alexander, principal songwriter and lead of the Minneapolis indie pop outfit Bad Bad Hats spoke with Chris G. of Crispy Critics about the new Bad Bad Hats full-length album ‘Lightning Round‘, the growth she has witnessed since starting the band, and what they get up to when they are not touring/making music. If […]
Joe Reinhart Yaps About
Musician and producer Joe Reinhart, currently the guitarist of Philadelphia-based indie rock quartet Hop Along, spoke with Crispy Critics host Chris G. about his experience co-running a recording studio called The Headroom in Philadelphia, the newest Hop Along record ‘Bark Your Head Off, Dog’, and the band’s upcoming sold out show at the Turf Club […]
Crispy Critics: Robert Gordon
Free lance writer and filmmaker Robert Gordon recently published “Memphis Rent Party–The Blues, Rock & Soul in Music’s Hometown.” (Bloomsbury Publishing) Gordon’s sixth book is a collection of short pieces that pull together some of the colorful characters that have defined the music scene in Gordon’s hometown. John Drake recently had a conversation with Gordon […]
