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Music

Bernice Johnson Reagon: Song leader and scholar

Bernice Johnson Reagon: Song leader and scholar

Singer, scholar and civil rights activist Bernice Johnson Reagon knows from personal experience the powerful connection between music and protest. She joins Midmorning to talk about the music of the civil rights movement and the power of collective singing.

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Slideshow: Polica at the Turf Club

Still in its infancy, the new band Polica -- fronted by Channy Casselle formerly of Roma di Luna, and featuring additional members from Marijuana Deathsquads, Vampire Hands and Digitata -- performed to a packed Turf Club on Monday night.

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Ray Davies rebooted

Ray Davies rebooted

Ray Davies has written some of the most memorable songs in the rock 'n' roll canon. On his new album, Davies opens up a few of these songs to reinterpretation with the help of Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne and a host of others. He joins Midmorning to discuss his music, his career and why he felt it was time to revisit some of his greatest hits.

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Minnesota Varsity returns!

Minnesota Varsity returns!

We're thrilled to announce the opening of our 2nd annual Minnesota Varsity project. Now through January 19th 2012, we're accepting submissions from Minnesota's high school-level Classical and Music Theater musicians for a chance to be heard on-air, online and on stage.

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Magos Herrera taps Mexico's African roots

Magos Herrera taps Mexico's African roots

When jazz singer Magos Herrera takes the stage tonight at the Ordway, she won't be trying to channel any of the great voices of her genre's majestic tradition, as much as she admires them.
by David Cazares

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Dessa's new direction

Hip hop artist Dessa joined Kerri Miller last week in the Maud Moon Weyerhauser studio to discuss how she started rapping, her song writing process, and why the she felt compelled to rework earlier songs for her new album "Castor, the Twin." She also performed three songs from the album.

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Mary Jane Alm In Studio

Mary Jane Alm and friends perform music on Radio Heartland from her new record, "Me and the Wild Blue."
by Mike Pengra

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Musical highlights from the Maud Moon Weyerhauser Studio

Musical highlights from the Maud Moon Weyerhauser Studio

Excerpts of recent Midmorning conversations with local musicians Chan Poling, the Jayhawks, Adam Levy, Dessa and Chris Koza.

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The sounds of the Twin Cities

The sounds of the Twin Cities

From Prince to Husker Du to Brother Ali, the Twin Cities music scene has been fluorishing now for more than three decades. Midmorning looks at the elements that have made the Twin Cities a musical hotbed.
by Chris Roberts

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Cactus Blossoms keep vintage country music alive

Cactus Blossoms keep vintage country music alive

The "alt country" music scene isn't as big as it used to be, but there's still a lot of vintage twang in the Twin Cities, courtesy of the Cactus Blossoms. The Minneapolis group, fronted by a pair of brothers, harkens back to the roots of country with their earnest songs and pristine harmonizing.
by Chris Roberts

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