Brian Oake Show

This Friday, The Parkway Theater will feature three incredible bands (Magic Castles, Chatham Rise, and Lana Leone) for the Stand With Immigrants Benefit. If you love shoegaze and psychpop, you will LOVE this entire evening dedicated to raising money for, and awareness of, Immigrant Defense Network and Community Aid Network. Collin and Mike of Chatham Rise stop by with the details. Enjoy!

Jordan Roll and Jeff Gavin of Six Appeal join us to talk about their history, and the way they do the things they do - which is deliver jaw-dropping a cappella vocal performance! We hear atheir songs and share the details on the their next upcoming performance here in town. Enjoy!

This week, it's just me and John Cosgrove. Sure, we talk a little about his native Ireland, but we do our best to avoid any blatant shamrockery. This epi8sode is mainly about the music. May the road rise to meet ye!

This time, we are joined by 2/3 of Heartland Souvenirs, an incredible MN music collaboration featuring nuanced playing and gorgeous vocal harmonies. They have an intimate gig coming up this Saturday at the 318 in Excelsior. Listen, learn and enjoy! Cheers!

Christy Costello is back for her 5th visit on Episode 555! Dude, cosmic. She's got such great energy for this city and the music she plays. Speaking of, she's headlining the 7th St Entry this friday with a killer lineup of supporting acts. I'm already looking forward to having her back again soon. Enjoy!

Ross Willits is the Executive Director of the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Association. He swings by to talk about the modern state of Bluegrass in the Upper Midwest and to share all the details of the upcoming 46th Minnesota Bluegrass Winter Weekend. Enjoy!

Jillian Rae has always been one of our favorites. She's out now with a very timely and jaunty protest song 'Fuck ICE'. We talk about her music, day-to-day life in a city under siege and her long-gestating new album. This one felt good. Enjoy!

For the last several weeks, I've been reading these posts on FB that were so informative, so concise and so hopeful that I had to get the author on the 'cast. Sean Snow is an ameteur curator journalist who believes in information, honesty and decency. He also brought along a few great songs. Enjoy!

MN singer/songwriter Obadiah Gamble may still be in high school, but his voice and his critically-acclaimed new album 'Notice' speak to a voice and heart that were always meant to make music. A great conversation with one of the youngest voices we've ever had on the show. Enjoy!

the 11th Annual drone not drones event is happening this Friday at The Cedar. drone not drones is an annual 28-hour continous sound collage featuring more than 70 artists/bands. Sound interesting? Mind-bending? Imortant? It is. Alex Bissen (IOSIS) and Zak Sally (Low) stop by to bring us the details, and some excellent music. Enjoy!