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.

Vocalist Marilyn Maye will sing four shows in two days at Crooners Supper Club beginning Sunday.

Vocalist Connie Evingson has a busy month, starting with a show Thursday night at Nord Social Hall in Uptown.

Kolyada, the Ukrainian word for Christmas carol, is the title of a performance by musicians representing such local groups as Orkestar Bez Ime and Mila Vocal Ensemble. Kolyada creates a narrative of Christmas traditions of countries around the Black Sea. It will be performed at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, Sunday Dec 15 at 7PM. Phil Nusbaum talked with Colleen Bertsch and Natalie Nowytski about the production.

Blues pianist Tom Hunter and Nashville guitarist Frank Johns meet up for a holiday show at Crooners this weekend.

Pianist Geoffrey Keezer plays two shows at Crooners Supper Club on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019.

Renowned Minnesota songwriter Becky Schlegel is joining forces with the High 48s Bluegrass Band for a show at the Aster in Minneapolis, 9PM Friday December 13. It promises to be a night where the artists mix up the familiar with the unexpected. High 48s fiddler Eric Christopher told Phil Nusbaum that the group has long admired the work of Becky Schlegel.