Twin Cities Weekend

Series produced by KBEM

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5 to 8-minute, highly produced heads-ups highlighting great musical activities in the Twin Cities broadly conceived. The pieces feature the musicians, their music, club owners, fans, in short all of those responsible for creating musical experiences.

The Twin Cities is home to many musical forms, including jazz, folk, Latin, gospel and bluegrass to name a few. Each week on Twin Cities weekend, we select an upcoming performance and in 5 to 8 highly produced minutes, give it context. The shows are entertaining and informative. Producer is Phil Nusbaum of KBEM-FM, Minneapolis, and funded by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.


788 Pieces

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Joan Griffith and Reuben Ristrom: The Two Guitarists Perform at Hosmer Library
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Joan Griffith, Credit: Ann Marsden
Joan Griffith and Reuben Ristrom are two jazz guitarists who love working together to interpret music on their guitars. The piece features Joan tal...

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2015
  • Length: 04:59
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Fresh New Organ Trio at Jazz Central in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: JT Bates at the drums in his Minneapolis studio, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Three experienced players have formed a new organ trio that is one of the more promising groups on the scene, the JT Bates Organ Trio. In the piece...

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bill and Kate Isles Start the New Year with Some Great Shows
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Bill and Kate Isles, Credit: Jeff Isles
In the piece, Bill talks about songwriting, and about working with his young bandmates, Sarah & Derek Birkeland.

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
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Great Musical Variety is the Tradition of Patty and the Buttons' Sunday Brunches at the Aster Cafe
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Patrick Harison at Home, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Mixing it up musically is the specialty of Patty and the Buttons. And it works. At the group’s weekly Swing Brunch held 11-2 at the Aster Café in M...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
Jazz Sampler CD Release Party
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Twin Cities Jazz Sampler CD, Credit: Tim Nyberg
This Saturday night, the jazz community will be toasting itself, as the Twin Cities Jazz Sampler CD has it’s release party. The CD contains work by...

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  • Added: Dec 11, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
World Choir Premiere in Concert Friday Dec 12, 2014
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Dee Langley, Credit: Shelley Campbell
Dee Langley, well-known Twin Cities Accordionist has created her first vocal piece, “Good Yule.” It receives its world premiere during the Minneapo...

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz Artists of Tomorrow Featured at Jazz Central in Minneapolis on Nov 29, 2014
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Emerson Hunton at the drums, Credit: Andrea Canter
Twin Cities Weekend is a five minute feature that keeps listeners up to date on what's happening the following weekend. Artist interviews and music...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
Next Weekend is the Harvest Jam, the Twin Cities' Annual Fall Bluegrass Festival
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Earl Jarosh, Credit: Jeremie
Twin Cities Weekend is a five minute feature that keeps listeners up to date on what's happening the following weekend. Artist interviews and music...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
Showcase of Minnesota Flamenco Guitarists Coming!
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Michael Hauser at home, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Twin Cities Weekend is a five minute feature that keeps listeners up to date on what's happening the following weekend. Artist interviews and music...

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  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
North Indian and Persian Cultures Combine in a New Twin Cities Production
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
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Rita Mustaphi has lead Kathak Dance Theater for decades. Maryam Yusafzadeh has led the Persian-based musical group, Robayat for a similar duration,...

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
What Would Monk Do at the Black Dog in Lowertown, St Paul
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Steve Kenny, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
What Would Monk Do? It’s a playful name for a serious band that explores the music of Thelonious Monk, as well as the implications of the work of M...

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  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pat O'Keefe Showcases the Bass Clarinet in his CD Release Concert
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Pat O'Keefe with bass clarinet, Credit: Scott Miller
Pat O’Keefe plays an instrument that is not well known to the general public, the bass clarinet. But Pat shows us that the instrument expresses a v...

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  • Added: Oct 17, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dean Magraw and Eric Kamau Gravatt Celebrate Their New CD
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Dean Magraw, Credit: Manfred Pollert
After years of playing together, Dean Magraw and Eric Kamau Gravatt have finally recorded a CD. It contains mature, avant garde work for guitar and...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
Anthony Cox Leads DD7 into Jazz Central Studios on Oct 10, 2014
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Anthony Cox, Credit: Anthony Cox
Anthony Cox is a Twin Cities bassist who has played world stages during his career, but now that he's back in his home turf, he's leading local ban...

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  • Added: Oct 04, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tim Cheesebrow Plays the Minnetonka Unitarian Universalist Church on Oct 4
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Tim Cheesebrow, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Tim has some great new songs, a great new CD, a fresh perspective, and he rolls it all together into a great show on Saturday October 4.

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Twin Cities Saxophone Icon David Karr at Jazz Central in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Mac Santiago, Managing Director of Jazz Central Studios, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
We talk to Mac Santiago, managing director of Jazz Central about David Karr’s music, and about what it is like to play with David Karr. Karr's next...

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Adieu Summer Concert coming to Lake Como Pavilion in Saint Paul
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Ticket to Brasil, Credit: Jane Jany
The first concert was in 2003, and now it’s a major family, locally-produced International music event. We speak with event organizer Pavel Jany, t...

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Haymarket Minstrels at Renaissance Festival in Shakopee
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Curtis and Loretta as the Haymarket Minstrels, Credit: Carr Hagerman
Curtis and Loretta transform themselves into the Haymarket Minstrels for Renaissance Festival in Shakopee, which they are playing Sept 13-14, 2014....

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Behind the Scenes at the Washington County Bluegrass Festival
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
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It’s the 13th year of the Washington County Bluegrass Festival, held at the Lake Elmo Park Reserve near Stillwater, MN, 2-6pm on September 6, 2014....

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Davina and the Vagabonds bring in a Rare Hometown Show
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Davina and the Vagabonds, Credit: Christie Williams
Davina and the Vagabonds, definite road warriors take the stage in their home base, Minneapolis on August 29, 2014. There'll be lots of sassy vocal...

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  • Added: Aug 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1