Dave King, drummer and founding member of The Bad Plus talks about their upcoming holiday residency at the Dakota.

Good Morning Bedlam is a contemporary folk group from Minneapolis. Catch the group at 7PM Friday Dec 29 at the Aster in Minneapolis. Good morning Bedlam hangs its hat on detailed arrangements of original songs. Isaak Elker writes a lot of the group’s songs, so Phil Nusbaum asked Isaak about the craft of songwriting.

Singer/songwriter Paul Metsa celebrates forty years of gigging in the Twin Cities at the Parkway Theater tonight at 7:00.

Singer Peg Carrothers is doing a show in the beautiful Dunsmore Room at Crooners Supper Club Thursday, Dec. 26 at 6.

Festivus and Other Twisted Holidays represents Larry McDonough’s Irreverent Jazz take on Christmas with a little influence from the Seinfeld TV show. Catch it at the Black Dog on Monday evening December 23. When Larry talked to Phil Nusbaum, Larry told where the inspiration for the irreverent Christmas comes from.

KBEM's new station manager, Dan Larkin, stopped by the Morning Show to talk about his new role at Jazz88.

Liz Draperand Tasha Baron. Liz plays the bass, Tasha the keyboards. Catch their act at the Icehouse in Minneapolis, Saturday night Dec 21 from 6 to 9 PM. When Phil Nusbaum talked with Liz and Tasha, Liz responded to Phil’s question about what keeps this duet together.

Pianist Larry McDonough stopped by the Morning Show to talk about his upcoming show called "Festivus and Other Twisted Holidays"

Singer/songwriter Mankwe Ndosi is presenting a series of concerts called Great Black Music Mondays at Icehouse in December.

Mankwe Ndosi presents Great Black music December Mondays at 9PM at the Icehouse in Minneapolis. This Monday’s performance is by Solar Sistren. Solar Sistren is an improvisational group. One instrument might take the playing in a direction. Then, subtle changes occur and you wind up going in another. Phil Nusbaum went to one of the rehearsals. Let’s check out a little.