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Tommy Stinson's Cowboys in the Campfire new album, Wronger, begins simply with just Tommy Stinson’s vocals. Next is a ukulele swelling into the sounds of a horn section. The first track welcomes the listener to the sound of the entire album. Horns, stripped-down recordings, hints of the blues, country folk — raw, loose and real music.

Each year Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha pulls together trends and financials and goes on a listening tour around the state to learn how local governments are doing for her State of Main Street report.

Silva and Steini's new album contains versions of jazz standards, with intention in every unhurried note.

April 25 is Native Nations Fashion Day. Delina White, founder of I Am Anishinaabe, has again created an event that features Native fashion from many designers.

Brainerd Community Theater presents the debut of “It’s Murder, Dontcha Know” at Central Lakes College. Director Guy Kelm and playwright Mary Aalgaard join “Area Voices” to talk about the production.

The Taste of the Arts tour is Saturday and Sunday. Find maps at Sunrise Foods or Wildflower Cottage in Bemidji or online.

John Latimer's weekly assessment of nature.

John Latimer's weekly assessment of nature.

Students and listeners from across the state send in their nature reports. Depending on the season, reports may cover wildflowers, animal behaviors, weather patterns and other wonders.

Tuleah Palmer was named 2023 Distinguished Minnesotan by Bemidji State University. In 2020, she became president and CEO of the Blandin Foundation, founded in 1941 to aid and promote Grand Rapids and the surrounding area.

Bemidji couple's passion for dance and dancing to live music, shapes their lives and how they give back to community.

The Itasca County Master Gardeners will host their yearly one-hour plant sale 5-6 p.m. Thursday, May 18, at the University of Minnesota North Central Research and Outreach Center, east of Grand Rapids. Other sales can also be found this weekend across the region.

Thalea String Quartet performances kick off 2 p.m. Sunday, July 9, at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Nisswa and again at 7:30 p.m. at the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji. The program includes Franz Joseph Haydn’s “Lark” quartet, alongside tango music and eclectic contemporary works by Caroline Shaw and Erwin Schulhoff.

The First Friday Art Walk is a monthly celebration of art and community that takes place in downtown Grand Rapids. Katie Marshall, executive director of MacRostie Art Center, joined the “KAXE Morning Show” to talk about participating venues and outdoor spaces, as well as the annual Downtown Art Fair, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at the Old Central School lawn.

Area lakes are mostly snow-free as of early December. It’s perfect for skating and ice boating and John Latimer and Marshall Helmberger are taking advantage of the remarkable time.

"Shoot For The Moon" by Davina and the Vagabonds is KAXE's Album of the Week for June 17-23, 2024.

Andy Tri joined the "KAXE Morning Show" to chat about bear behavior. He is the bear project leader with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Forest Wildlife Populations and Research Group.

John Latimer's weekly assessment of nature.

KAXE Staff Phenologist John Latimer provides his weekly assessment of nature in Northern Minnesota. This is the week of June 20, 2023.

Last week, retired non-game wildlife biologist Pam Perry joined the KAXE Morning Show to talk all things nature! She and phenologist John Latimer discuss “baby season” in the north woods. Questions like how critters handle mid-summer heat, and why garter snakes have been seen hanging out during their solitary season are addressed.