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Bob Boilen

The two Tiny Desk veterans bring a spirit of serious fun to each other's songs.


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NPR Music

Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine: Tiny Desk Concert

Spektor performs songs filled with truth and whimsy from her astonishing new record, plus some old favorites.


Regina Spektor: Tiny Desk Concert

Mike came to MPR as a newsroom intern in 1988 and since then has been an audio engineer, mail delivery boy, overnight news host, production manager, program manager and producer with MPR News talk shows Midday and Midmorning. Most recently, Mike produced The Morning Show with Dale Connelly and Jim Ed Poole. A native Minnesotan, Mike was a touring musician around the Midwest before arriving at MPR and holds a B.A. in Music Education from Gustavus Adolphus College.


Host, Radio Heartland and Producer for Classical Music

Mike Pengra

Local singer-songwriter Matthew French visits the Radio Heartland studio to perform songs from and talk about his recent two albums, Two Sides: Side One, and Two Sides: Side Two. 


Evan Clark | MPR

The Current

Matthew French gives us both sides now 

Local musician and journalist Diane is host and producer of The Local Show. Airing Sundays from 6 to 8 p.m. on The Current's radio broadcasts across Minnesota and online, The Local Show is a weekly listening must for music fans looking for the latest from up-and-coming artists across the state.


Diane

Catch five entertaining new videos by Minnesota artists Just Pete, Lunch Duchess, Taylor Rouge, Jillian Rae, and Yung Gravy.


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Just Pete - Still Holding My Phone

Lunch Duchess - How It Ends (Official Video)

Taylor Rouge- "Pull Up" (Official Music Video)

Jillian Rae - Stuck [Official Video]

Yung Gravy - Betty (Get Money) (Official Music Video)

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Friday Five: Minnesota music videos to entertain your brain

Recorded at the Hook & Ladder Theater and Lounge in Minneapolis, the Shreveport, La., four-piece kicked out a lively set that included songs from their latest album, ‘Love & Algorhythms.’ 


Eric Romani | MPR

Watch Seratones' captivating MicroShow set

The band plays a comfortable, playful set — including an unreleased song — from a house in Connecticut.


Big Thief

Big Thief: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The band Animal Collective performs a transfixing, unpredictable concert at MASS MoCA.


Animal Collective

Animal Collective: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The band from Glasgow gives a charming, magnificent performance of songs from its new album, plus a classic tune from If You're Feeling Sinister.


Bob Boilen/Bob Boilen

Belle and Sebastian: Tiny Desk Concert

Eric Teel

Ondara delivers a new sonic package that embraces both his intriguing voice and a unique accent that remains present when he sings.


Ondara - An Alien In Minneapolis (Official Video)

Courtesy of the artist / Verve Label Group

Watch Ondara's video for 'An Alien In Minneapolis'

Bobby Carter

The R&B goliath caps off our Black Music Month celebration, highlighting a catalog chock-full of hits spanning 25 years.


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