Category: Projects

  • Hear the Great Northern Radio Show now!

    Hear the Great Northern Radio Show now!

    The latest edition of the Great Northern Radio Show aired live April 7 from the Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji, Minnesota. We rebroadcast the show on Northern Community Radio last Saturday morning. The show is now available via PRX for independent public radio stations in Minnesota, thanks to the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.…

  • Another chance to hear the Great Northern Radio Show

    Another chance to hear the Great Northern Radio Show

    The Great Northern Radio Show aired Saturday, April 7, live from the Chief Theatre in Bemidji, Minnesota. We had a blast and I think the show turned out well. Northern Community Radio will rebroadcast the show from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 21 on 91.7 KAXE (Grand Rapids, Aitkin and the Iron Range),…

  • Brown on the Air: POETRY!

    Brown on the Air: POETRY!

    I’ll be returning to my commentary role on Northern Community Radio’s “Between You and Me” call-in and music program this Saturday morning, speaking on the topic of poems and poetry for National Poetry Month. I’ll be discussing 50 years of Minnesota’s most successful poet, Duluth and Hibbing’s Bob Dylan. You may recall that I am…

  • Great Northern Radio Show airs tonight from Bemidji

    Great Northern Radio Show airs tonight from Bemidji

    Today’s the big day! Tune in as I host the Great Northern Radio Show, 5-7 p.m., on the Northern Community Radio network: 91.7 KAXE in northeastern Minnesota, 90.5 KBXE in north central Minnesota, 89.9 in Brainerd, and streaming live worldwide at www.kaxe.org. The show will broadcast live from the historic Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji,…

  • Boots on the ground for Great Northern Radio Show in Bemidji

    Hey everybody, listen to this smooth talking gentleman exclaim the virtues of Bemidji: I’m in Bemidji today and tomorrow getting ready for Saturday night’s Great Northern Radio Show, live from the historic Chief Theatre from 5-7 p.m. You can listen live on 91.7 KAXE-Grand Rapids and the Iron Range, 89.9 in Brainerd and the new…

  • The humor, history & stories of Bemidji Great Northern Radio Show

    The humor, history & stories of Bemidji Great Northern Radio Show

    Music plays a central part in this Saturday night’s Great Northern Radio Show (live from the historic Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji, 5-7 p.m.). But the show’s attitude comes from our live sketches and textured conversations between and about the people of northern Minnesota. I write most of the sketches for the show, with contributions…

  • Up-and-coming performers energize April 7 Great Northern Radio Show

    Up-and-coming performers energize April 7 Great Northern Radio Show

    The Great Northern Radio Show broadcasts live this Saturday, April 7 from the historic Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji, Minnesota. One of the exciting things about this show is the large number of rising northern Minnesota musical artists we’ve booked. This is really a cross-generational show with some of Bemidji’s youngest talent playing alongside some…

  • Jim Miller, Annie Humphrey among April 7 Great Northern Radio Show acts

    Jim Miller, Annie Humphrey among April 7 Great Northern Radio Show acts

    While Two Many Banjos is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this Saturday’s Great Northern Radio Show at the historic Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji, they aren’t the only A-list talent. We’re excited to welcome Bemidji area singer/songwriter Jim Miller to the show for a feature set. Jim is an experienced and downright beloved…

  • Two Many Banjos bring more than banjos to April 7 Great Northern Radio Show

    The Great Northern Radio Show broadcasts live this Saturday, April 7 from the historic Chief Theatre in downtown Bemidji, Minnesota. Our headline guests are Marc Gartman’s Two Many Banjos, a talented progressive bluegrass/folk group from Duluth. While known for banjo work, Two Many Banjos rotates a lot of different instruments in its playlist, demonstrated well…

  • More from the Great Northern Radio Show preview week

    This will be a busy week for the Great Northern Radio Show, slated to go live from 5-7 this Saturday, April 7, from the Chief Theatre in Bemidji, Minnesota. This will be our second episode of what is now a quarterly variety show on Northern Community Radio and other independent public radio outlets. You can…

  • Celebrity guest on April 7 Great Northern Radio Show?

    In keeping with tradition I’ve prepared this fun little promotional video for the April 7 Great Northern Radio Show on 91.7 KAXE/90.5 KBXE Northern Community Radio. We’ll be live on the air from the Chief Theatre in Bemidji and streaming at kaxe.org from 5-7 p.m. that Saturday. Still some free tickets available but they’re going…

  • Talking live radio on live TV tonight

    Talking live radio on live TV tonight

    I’ll be on WDSE-TV’s “The Playlist” tonight at 9 p.m. talking about our upcoming performance of the Great Northern Radio Show from Bemidji on April 7. This would be the variety show I produce, write and host with talent from around the region. The Playlist is a live arts and entertainment program by the Duluth…

  • COLUMN: From way up here the ants look like people

    COLUMN: From way up here the ants look like people

    This is my Sunday column for the March 25, 2012 edition of the Hibbing Daily Tribune. From way up here the ants look like peopleBy Aaron J. Brown I ran up the driveway from our lime green and white trailer house across County Highway 7 to the mailbox. Mom used to let me do this…

  • Great Northern Radio Show returns April 7 in Bemidji

    Great Northern Radio Show returns April 7 in Bemidji

    I’m very excited (and busy) these days with the next episode of the Great Northern Radio Show slated for Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the Chief Theater in Bemidji. In coming weeks I’ll be sharing some bonus show notes and materials here at MinnesotaBrown. In due time we hope to have our own interactive website…

  • Bemidji Pioneer features Great Northern Radio Show

    Bemidji Pioneer features Great Northern Radio Show

    The Bemidji Pioneer ran a feature today on our upcoming Great Northern Radio Show, Saturday, April 7, live from the Chief Theater in downtown Bemidji. You can hear the show 5-7 p.m. on 91.7 KAXE/90.5 KBXE and kaxe.org. We’ll also be podcasting and rebroadcasting the show on Northern Community Radio and other public stations around…