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True Brit! talks to bass player extraordinaire Sal Maida!

March 15, 2013

On this week's True Brit! host Simon Husbands will be talking to bass player Sal Maida – Sal played bass with Roxy Music and Sparks in the 70's and since then has had a glorious career playing bass with the finest – including his current band, Cracker…….join Simon and Sal on Friday at midnight, and discover how Sal ended up as a 21 year old kid playing with one of the biggest bands in the world – and how his bass playing took him to the wilds of Iraq! All this and more, on True Brit!

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Victor Alvarez & "One Among Thousands"

March 14, 2013

Last night on KFAI’s Radio Pocho, Miguel Vargas talked with the star of a film that will be shown tonight in Minneapolis as part of the 4th annual Cuban Film Festival. Victor Alvarez is a musician based now in Santa Fe – back in the 1960’s he was one of the children from the so-called “Operation Peter Pan”, a CIA project that removed over 14 thousand children from Cuba and re-settled them in Miami away from their families and friends. Victor Alvarez returned to Cuba for the first time in 43 years with a film crew trailing him. He told Miguel about the experience of going back and performs his rendition of “La Negra Tomasa” …

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Weds. 3/13: Special TruthToTell - Community Connections Livestream of Forum and Discussion on Health Insurance Exchanges

March 12, 2013

On Wednesday March 13, 2013 from the Wilder Foundation Building at 451 Lexington Parkway in Saint Paul, Producer/Host Andy Driscoll and Associate Producer/Co-host Michelle Alimoradi will present an important discussion with the key players in the development of the Health Care Exchanges mandated by the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Interested parties are encouraged to join the participatory live studio audience that night. Audience members will need to be in place by 6:30pm for a 7pm start time or tune in to the live broadcast on KFAI from 7-8pm…

House, Senate Committees Pass Same Sex Marriage Legislation

March 12, 2013

 

A bill to legalize same-sex marriage cleared a major hurdle on Tuesday when key House and Senate committees voted to move it forward. The votes came after a day of sometimes emotional testimony, with a few surprises, at the Capitol. 

KFAI’s Trisha Collopy has the story.

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Self Health Revolution - March 11th Health Notes

March 11, 2013

The hidden ingredient in our food that is causing us to get fat 3 simple things you can do to get fit and stay thin forever A forgotten remedy that will get rid of aches and pains forever One thing you can do now to extend your life by 15 years The #3 killer that nobody wants to talk about The little known reason most people feel tired and run down A cure that your doctor may not know about or can’t tell you What was recently found in our drinking water that no one yet knows about One thing that will instantly add vigor and passion to your sex life How unhappiness and stress may take 7 years off your lifespan.
Health Notes Airs Mondays – 6:30-7:30PM

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The Lennie Chism Show: Interview MINT CONDITION, in-studio FIRST, STILL MINT

March 7, 2013

MINTHEAD ALERT!!! – We are proud to announce that Mint Condition will be featured on TV One’s “Unsung”, next Wednesday, March 13th at 9 PM (EST). We are extremely excited about the episode, and hope you will all enjoy the REAL story of our journey as a band, and as brothers. New Single, Believe In Us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF0pNGx58Uw

Bobby Z and the American Heart Association present… The 2nd Annual Benefit 2 Celebrate Life! a celebrity-filled concert featuring Questlove, Andre Cymone, Dez Dickerson, Dr. Fink, Alexander O’Neil, Stokley of Mint Condition, and more surprise celebrity artists. March 9, 2013 at First Avenue in Minneapolis

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The Lennie Chism Show: Interview MINT CONDITION, in-studio FIRST, STILL MINT

March 7, 2013

MINTHEAD ALERT!!! – We are proud to announce that Mint Condition will be featured on TV One’s “Unsung”, next Wednesday, March 13th at 9 PM (EST). We are extremely excited about the episode, and hope you will all enjoy the REAL story of our journey as a band, and as brothers. New Single, Believe In Us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF0pNGx58Uw

Bobby Z and the American Heart Association present… The 2nd Annual Benefit 2 Celebrate Life! a celebrity-filled concert featuring Questlove, Andre Cymone, Dez Dickerson, Dr. Fink, Alexander O’Neil, Stokley of Mint Condition, and more surprise celebrity artists. March 9, 2013 at First Avenue in Minneapolis

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The Lennie Chism Show: Interview MINT CONDITION, in-studio FIRST, STILL MINT

March 7, 2013

MINTHEAD ALERT!!! – We are proud to announce that Mint Condition will be featured on TV One’s “Unsung”, next Wednesday, March 13th at 9 PM (EST). We are extremely excited about the episode, and hope you will all enjoy the REAL story of our journey as a band, and as brothers. New Single, Believe In Us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF0pNGx58Uw

Bobby Z and the American Heart Association present… The 2nd Annual Benefit 2 Celebrate Life! a celebrity-filled concert featuring Questlove, Andre Cymone, Dez Dickerson, Dr. Fink, Alexander O’Neil, Stokley of Mint Condition, and more surprise celebrity artists. March 9, 2013 at First Avenue in Minneapolis

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True Brit! welcomes UK singer songwriter PETER BRUNTNELL for a live studio appearance!

March 7, 2013

This week sees True Brit! welcome into the studio for some live conversation and music, the UK recording artist PETER BRUNTNELL. Join the event live on Friday at midnight!

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LILA-MANIA Comes to KFAI!

March 6, 2013

Grammy-winning artist, Lila Downs, will be giving a performance at the Ted Mann Concert Hall on Sunday, March 10th at 4pm. In addition to recording three interviews with the hosts of Radio Antilles (LatinoAltRock), Corazon Latino, and Radio Pocho, Lila will be making an in-studio appearance on this week’s Collective Eye with Janis Lane-Ewart, Saturday, 12-1:30pm.

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