Kari Hedlund
Music DirectorThe music director at KAXE since 2014, Kari (pronounced Car-ee) Hedlund reviews music on the daily. She also hosts New Music every Wednesday (2 and 10 p.m.) and Sunday (noon), along with the KAXE Morning Show on Thursdays.
She coordinates and books concert lineups and festivals like the Bemidji Block Party and Grand Rapids Riverfest and is a contributor to the nationally syndicated Sheroes Radio program.
KAXE has worked toward a 50-50 male/female and female-identifying sound since the early 2000s. Kari has continued to push that as priority into this next era by presenting equity in all manners on the air and within festival and concert lineups.
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MusicKAXE's Music Team counts down the best songs of the year, featuring artists like Margo Price, Brandy Clark, Genesis Owusu, Big Thief, Laamar and more.
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Music"Feel Good" by Jaime Wyatt is KAXE's Album of the Week for Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2023.
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Music"Heat Comes Down" by John R. Miller is KAXE's Album of the Week for Nov. 13 - Nov. 19th, 2023.
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Music"Chronicles of a Diamond" by Black Pumas is KAXE's Album of the Week for Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2023.
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In her fourth hill of life, Annie Humphrey talks with KAXE about her new album, The Light In My Bones.
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MusicOut with her new album, Sunny said recording it was a different process than she's done before, including a full band of seasoned players.
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MusicThe Fatalist by Buffalo Nichols is KAXE's Album of the Week for the week of October 16th, 2023.
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MusicIn the past, Clark said she was skeptical of musicians producing musicians. But working with Brandi Carlile changed her mind.
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MusicPlaying a blend of folk-blues that sits in the same camp as Charlie Parr, Myers channels a pre-war sound authentically and distinctly in his own way.
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MusicThe singer worked with producer Brad Cook on the record and brought the theme of accepting yourself into the recording booth — something she said was on her mind during the making of the album.