Brian Oake Show

Brian Oake is a Minneapolis radio icon. This is a show about music, popular culture, interesting characters, irreverence and laughter, not always in that order.

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Update frequency: every 3 days
Average duration: 62 minutes
Episodes: 511
Years Active: 2019 - 2025

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Ep 296 -Sean McPherson (Jazz 88)

Sean McPherson (Heiruspecs) is a great conversationalist. In addition to his quarter century legacy of making sweet, sweet music, he's also the newest Music Director and Afternoon host at Jazz88 (KBE…

01:03:36 | Thu 09 Feb 2023

Ep 295 - Martin Devaney (Folios)

He's the unofficial mayor of Saint Paul. He's in a band called "Folios". He writes for The Dispatch. He owns Pigs Eye Records. Martin Devaney was our guest today. He's a local gem. MartinDevaney…

00:56:10 | Thu 02 Feb 2023

294 - Zachary Scot Johnson

Where do we begin? Zachary Scot Johnson has led a fascinating life, from recording a song-a-day for more than 3800 days on YouTube, to touring with Lisa Loeb, Shawn Colvin, Meatloaf "The Loaf" and s…

01:05:56 | Tue 31 Jan 2023

Ep 292 - Ed Cohen (Of SmartStartMN)

Ed's back!! An early enthusiast in this outlandish endeavor, it's always good to spend some time talking music with another True Believer. And he brings some musical gold to the proceedings.
Thanks, E…

01:00:09 | Thu 19 Jan 2023

Ep 291 - Annie Fitzgerald

Annie Fitzgerald brought the light on this cold January day. From musician to Reiki healer to sound bathing guru, she is the best! See more about Annie at www.anniefitzgerald.com and on all the soc…

00:53:07 | Thu 12 Jan 2023

Ep 290 - Paul Charchian (Guillotineleagues.com)

This time, my dear friend Paul Charchian stops by to discuss the evolution and proliferation of board games. This one goes way past Monopoly.
Enjoy!

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01:11:34 | Tue 10 Jan 2023

Ep. 289 - Matthew French

MN singer-songwriter Matthew French stops by to talk about his long-delayed album release, and what the new year might bring. Enjoy!

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00:58:46 | Fri 06 Jan 2023

Ep 288 - Eric Lovold of The Alarmists

The Alarmists are back! Lead singer Eric Lovold joins us to talk about life after the band's crazy ride (Picked To Click by City Pages!) in the early 2000s, this strange world that continues to evolv…

01:03:09 | Tue 27 Dec 2022

Ep 287 - Brian and Seanta Christmas

This time, it's just Sean and me and a bushel of delicious holiday musical treats! We have nothing but gratitude for all of you, and we hope every single one of you gets to taste at least a little of…

00:55:09 | Fri 23 Dec 2022

Ep 286 - Bleek & Grimm(Aaron Seymour & Craig Teiken)

Bleek & Grimm come by the studio to share baleful tales of misery and woe. They also feature some brand new music from their forthcoming album! And everything you need to know about their upcoming al…

00:49:49 | Tue 13 Dec 2022

Ep 285 - Katy Vernon

It's been too long! Katy Vernon is back! She has new music in the works, some very interesting perspective on the holidays, and, most importantly, brings a couple of truly memorable live performances…

01:03:04 | Fri 09 Dec 2022

Ep 284 - Chris Strouth

Chris has been doing this a long time. He has legendary stories about the Twin Cities music scene. He's also part of a new retrospective project coming out on Third Man Records.
If you love shoegaze,…

00:59:51 | Thu 01 Dec 2022

Ep 283 - Leslie Vincent

This time we are joined by the very charming Leslie Vincent. Singer, actor, songwriter and genuinely interesting human being. She has a real love of what she does. It's infectious. Leslie has a whole…

00:55:17 | Fri 25 Nov 2022

Ep 282 - Sarah Morris

The always lovely and talented Sarah Morris joined us on Zoom today. She has her 16th annual holiday concert coming up at Aster Cafe on December 9th. Buy your tickets today. She also has a new hol…

00:47:32 | Tue 22 Nov 2022

Ep 281- Ellen Stanley (Mother Banjo/WomenFolkRadio KFAI)

This time, it's Ellen Stanley! In addition to making her own music as Mother Banjo, she has also been supporting an incredible array of other female folk (and more) artists on her KFAI show Womenfolk…

01:00:27 | Tue 15 Nov 2022

Ep -280 - Sean's Trip To Ireland

This time my guest is none other than the legendary Sean Barnard! What's that you say? 'Isn't he on every single episode?'Well, yes, he is, but he's just back from Ireland. We get to hear his travelo…

00:49:51 | Fri 11 Nov 2022

Ep 279 - Mark Mallman-Spooky AF

Happy Halloween!!We are once again joined by one of my very favorite people in the Twin Cities, Mark Mallman. His thoughtfulness is boundless and his creativity is relentless. He takes no prisoners, …

01:15:36 | Mon 31 Oct 2022

Ep 278 -Charlie Pine

A lifer in the MN music scene, Charlie Pine swings by to talk about his new project Electric Beauty. Get some!!

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00:49:04 | Tue 25 Oct 2022

Ep 277 - Dean Vaccaro (Deen Vuh Care Oh)

Legendary Twin Cities club DJ Dean Vaccaro joins us for an hour of spooktacular music! We loved his picks and crazy stories of Halloween's past.

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00:51:05 | Thu 20 Oct 2022

Ep 276 - Buffie Blesi, rockwhatyougotlive.com/

Roe V Wade was recently overturned by the SCOTUS. Well, fuck that.Buffie Blesi, founder and CEO of Rock What You Got, has put together a very real way to fight what you believe in and have a blast do…

01:07:06 | Fri 14 Oct 2022

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