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Category Archives: Music

Memoir from a scholarly perspective

October 26, 2020

I’m happy that a subject I love (memoir) is a subject I can focus on in my academic life. In …

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“Write something beautiful” — Dessa

March 3, 2020

I probably am the only remaining Minnesotan unfamiliar with Dessa’s music. I know who she is — how could I …

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The quiet death of Neil Peart

February 9, 2020

“I can’t pretend a stranger/ is a long-awaited friend” –Neil Peart, “Limelight” The death of Neil Peart, the mastermind lyricist …

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If you’re bored in Mankato, you’re doing something wrong

October 8, 2019

The past couple of weeks have been a cultural whirlwind in this rural Minnesota outpost we call Mankato. Lest you …

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Minnesota, I love you so much and here’s why

May 5, 2019

It’s no secret that I love Minnesota (see also here and here). But last week Minnesota wooed me anew, like a …

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The natural cycles of reading

April 3, 2019

Seasons and days have their own rhythms. You plant in the spring, harvest in the fall, sleep at night and …

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Martin Zellar on community, success, and perseverance

March 28, 2019

View this post on Instagram Martin Zellar and the Hardways soundcheck for an amazing Storytellers show tonight. A post shared …

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Thinking about Elton John

August 5, 2018

I want to like Elton John. I appreciate him — I think he’s immensely talented and his longevity and originality …

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When the singer-songwriter’s life turns tragic

May 11, 2018

It’s been my theory that fans of bands fall into one of two camps: 1) They like the music. 2) …

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Johnny Marr Day on KMSU

February 1, 2017

The Jan. 20 edition of Shuffle Function was devoted to Johnny Marr. I was the special guest, as co-hosts Tim …

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