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Many bands start out as good ideas. But it takes talent and commitment to for bands to grow. That is the case with the Scottie Miller Band. The group is more squarely a blues rock unit with forays into other popular styles. And it is at a point where it is ready to break out into really big spaces while still maintaining it’s identity. Scottie told Phil Nusbaum about it.

Comedian Lizz Winstead talks about how to watch her newest comedy special, Corona Borealis, recorded on a lake in Minnesota.

State Climatologist Luigi Romolo talks about December's blizzard and this week's expected snow.

Charlie Parr is the type of musician who is always refining past work while creating new work. So despite being limited by the pandemic, Charlie is busy. All five Sundays in January 2021 at 8PM, Charlie is the subject of a First Avenue Minneapolis residency. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Charlie talked first about a song of his, To a Scrap Yard Bus Stop.

Susan Fuchs-Hoeschen from LSS Behavioral Health talks about making resolutions for the New Year and the difficulty of making changes.

The pandemic severely curtailed Raycurt Johnson’s music lessons, so he moved from Washington, D.C. to Minneapolis. Raycurt met guitarist Elgin Foster by chance, started playing, enlisted Melanie Breza the singer, and the result is a new and compelling group. The conversation with Phil Nusbaum started with Raycurt telling of his relocation.

Craig Rice from the MSP Film Society talks about the legacy of Al Milgrom and has updates on the Virtual Cinema.

Sommelier Jill Mott talks about how 70s jazz trumpeters remind her of Pet Nats.

Sounds of Blackness Music Director Gary Hines talks about how the ensemble filmed the show, streaming now through Broadway On Demand, The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and Sounds of Blackness.

State Climatologist Luigi Romolo talks about the snowfall expected Wednesday and the top weather events of 2020.