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August 22, 2019

Twin Cities graphic designer Adam Turman has created a custom poster for Iron Maiden's August 26 show in St. Paul. Enter for a chance to win a print of the poster.

Enter for a chance to win an Adam Turman custom Iron Maiden poster

Enter for a chance to win an Adam Turman custom Iron Maiden poster

Aug 22, 2019

Twin Cities graphic designer Adam Turman has created a custom poster for Iron Maiden's August 26 show in St. Paul. Enter for a chance to win a print of the poster.

Interview: Taja Sevelle on her work with Prince, and Urban Farming

Interview: Taja Sevelle on her work with Prince, and Urban Farming

Sean McPherson • Aug 22, 2019

Hear Taja Sevelle, singer and urban farming activist talk about her work with Prince and Paisley Park records in the 1980s.

Louie Kemp on his friend Bob Dylan: 'You can take the boys out of Minnesota, you can't take Minnesota out of the boys'

Louie Kemp on his friend Bob Dylan: 'You can take the boys out of Minnesota, you can't take Minnesota out of the boys'

Jay Gabler • Aug 22, 2019

Louie Kemp has known Bob Dylan since before the times a-changed. The North Country native met Jay Gabler for a candid conversation about his legendary friend, his new book 'Dylan & Me,' and his portrayal in the new Martin Scorsese documentary about the Rolling Thunder Revue.

Lizzo, Prince, Freddie Mercury, and more music tributes in Minnesota State Fair crop art 2019

Lizzo, Prince, Freddie Mercury, and more music tributes in Minnesota State Fair crop art 2019

Jay Gabler • Aug 22, 2019

It’s amazing what diverse themes Minnesotans manage to fit into a single wall of the Horticulture Building each year at the Minnesota State Fair. Crop art has become one of the Fair’s most famous exhibits, as Gopher State residents pay tribute to the famous, the infamous, the ordinary, and the extraordinary in the form of…

Prince is the star of the ‘homegrown legends’ in Minnesota State Fair ‘Floralpalooza’

Prince is the star of the ‘homegrown legends’ in Minnesota State Fair ‘Floralpalooza’

Jay Gabler • Aug 22, 2019

Let’s go crazy! Attendees at the Minnesota State Fair on the first day of what looks to be another record-breaking run didn’t need any encouragement, but there was Prince’s music regardless, infusing a dose of funk into the heart of the iconic Horticulture Building. Each year, that space is used for elaborate arrangements that showcase…

Coffee Break: Sights, sounds and smells of the fair

Coffee Break: Sights, sounds and smells of the fair

Anna Weggel • Aug 22, 2019

Happy first day of the Minnesota State Fair! So many concerts, so many new foods to try, so many live broadcasts to take in. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention the sights, sounds and smells of the fair?

The Chart Show: The Black Keys are All Time #1!

The Chart Show: The Black Keys are All Time #1!

Mark Wheat • Aug 22, 2019

The Black Keys have been inducted for the 12th time to our Chart Hall of Fame - first inducted back in July 2010 this is the most of any act, so they are Number One on The All Time Chart Hall of Fame!

Coffee Break: That day in 1965

Coffee Break: That day in 1965

Anna Weggel • Aug 21, 2019

Today in 1965, The Beatles played their one and only concert in Minnesota. And guess what? We're going to relive it for you today.

Rock and Roll Book Club: Ani DiFranco's 'No Walls and the Recurring Dream'

Rock and Roll Book Club: Ani DiFranco's 'No Walls and the Recurring Dream'

Jay Gabler • Aug 21, 2019

Ani DiFranco's new memoir is as proudly idiosyncratic as her entire career has been.

Today in Music History: The Beatles played their one and only show in Minnesota

Today in Music History: The Beatles played their one and only show in Minnesota

Aug 21, 2019

Count Basie and Joe Strummer were born (48 years apart); Patsy Cline recorded 'Crazy'; the Stones had their first U.S. No. 1 album; Bono got married; synthesizer pioneer Robert Moog passed away; Kenny Rogers celebrates a birthday; and the Beatles performed their one and only show in Minnesota, 50 years ago Today in Music History.

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