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A collage of seven album covers. From left to right in the top row: A blue-grey watercolor painting of mountains, a reddish orange painting of a woman lying next to a skull, a green apple with peel around it, a purple back of a guitar. From left to right in the bottom row: A woman in a white dress with shimmering water around her, a man in a leather jacket with a skyline behind him, a dimly lit man with a cowboy hat playing guitar.

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August picks: Shoegazers, '90s country, MN singles and enchanting vocals

Malachy Koons

The KAXE Music Team wraps up their favorite music released in August on the "Monthly Music Recap," heard on "Headwaters," including The Spine Stealers and Young Dervish.

A collage of album artwork. Top row is a purple square with orange writing on the left, a black and white vinyl 45 with a football cartoon on the middle left, a black and white cartoon on the middle right, and a woman crouching with a creepy smile on the top right. Bottom row is a black and white photo of a woman standing in a desert on the left, a man holding a concertina next to a horse in the middle, and a pink painting of a woman with no eyes and yellow hair on the right.

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July was fly: 'Monthly Music Recap' from the KAXE Music Team

Malachy Koons

Listen as the KAXE Music Team puts a wrap on music released in July and other great listens in the "Monthly Music Recap," part of "Headwaters" on KAXE.

Six squares on a blue background, the top left is patchwork album art, middle top is a woman standing with hands in her pockets, top right is a colorful drawing with a man at the center, bottom three squares are all the same, a black and white image with a lotus flower floating in the middle.

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June's best tunes: 'Monthly Music Recap' from the KAXE Music Team

Kari Hedlund

Listen as the KAXE Music Team puts a wrap on music released in June and other great listens in the "Monthly Music Recap," part of "Headwaters" on KAXE.

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Rock opera, a cheeky track from a London rapper and Alex G's latest bop

Kari Hedlund

The KAXE Music Team spotlights their favorite releases of May in the "Monthly Music Recap" on "Headwaters," including songs from Little Simz and Emma-Jean Thackray.

Five squares (three 1st row, two in the 2nd) set on a blue background. Each square has a different album cover in them.

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April 'Monthly Music Recap': Bon Iver's latest, a New Orleans street party, 'goth or not' with DJ Dang

Kari Hedlund

Listen as the KAXE Music Team highlights their favorite music from April in our "Monthly Music Recap" series. Hear it live on the final Thursday of the month on "Headwaters."

Chastity Brown looking towards the side of the photo. She has a curly afro and is wearing sunglasses.

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Chastity Brown brings music, meaning and community to Bemidji

Kari Hedlund

Chastity Brown returns to Northern Minnesota for Get Downtown with KBXE on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

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March 'Monthly Music Recap': Jason Isbell and a dream MN music collab

Kari Hedlund

Listen as the KAXE Music Team highlights their favorite music released in March on our "Monthly Music Recap" series. Hear it live on KAXE the final Thursday of every month on "Headwaters."

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New year, new programming, same KAXE

Heidi Holtan

In 2025, KAXE will have even more live, locally hosted programs including "Headwaters," our staff-hosted morning music program with great music curated by people, not algorithms.

Britt Daniel is the lead singer and guitarist for the band Spoon.

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Spoon frontman Britt Daniel on the band's latest release and why he loves the radio

Daniel spoke with KAXE's Kari Hedlund ahead of the band's headlining gig at Grand Rapids Riverfest on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Tickets are still available!

Blues singer and guitarist Jontavious Willis. He is holding a steel resonator guitar with a drink on the table in front of him. There is a mirror behind him, he's wearing a white longsleeve with a gold cross chain.

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Album of the Week: 'West Georgia Blues' by Jontavious Willis

Malachy Koons

"West Georgia Blues" by Jontavious Willis is KAXE's Album of the Week for Aug. 19-25, 2024.