Music

November 18, 2011 12:00 AM

Musician Patty Larkin celebrates 25 years in the business

Patty Larkin has been called both a "contemplative songwriter" and a "whoop-ass guitarist." To celebrate 25 years in the music business, she's put out an album of 25 of her most requested songs, recorded with 25 of her favorite artists. Recorded on March 28, 2011.

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November 15, 2011 12:00 AM

The smooth sounds of Al Jarreau

Jazz singer Al Jarreau has been in the music buiness for 40 years, but music was not always a major force in his life. He joins Midmorning to discuss his career, and explain when he decided that he would make singing his life.

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November 11, 2011 4:00 AM

'Silent Night' recounts Christmas Truce across no man's land

Based on the 2005 French movie "Joyeux Noel," the Minnesota Opera's "Silent Night" is the retelling of the World War I Christmas Truce of 1914 when soldiers in Europe put down their rifles and walked across no man's land to celebrate the season together. The production opens to its world premiere on Saturday.

by Euan Kerr

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November 11, 2011 12:00 AM

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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November 8, 2011 12:33 PM

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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November 8, 2011 12:00 AM

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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November 7, 2011 5:00 AM

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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October 28, 2011 5:58 PM

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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October 26, 2011 12:00 AM

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.