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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 511
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Ep 172 Janey Winterbauer
The very charming and talented Janey Winterbauer (The Suburbs, Astronaut Wife, The Sevateem, etc) stops by the studio to talk surviving lockdown as a musician, the state of the Twin Cities Scene and …
01:04:57 |
Sun 18 Jul 2021
Ep 171 - Christy Costello
The one and only Christy Costello (Ouija Radio, Pink Mink, Von Bondies, Butcher's Union, etc) stops by to talk about surviving the pandemic, her first forays into engineering/producing and what it lo…
01:07:34 |
Fri 16 Jul 2021
Ep 170 - Katy Vernon
Katy Vernon is back! She's survived a very tumultuous year, including the dissolution of her band...but she's nowhere near finished. Here. she shares a couple of brand new songs played live in studio…
01:04:22 |
Thu 08 Jul 2021
Ep 169 - Courtney Yasmineh
The inimitable Courtney Yasmineh is back! She has a new album on the way, and remains a wonderful conversationalist. She is also going to be part of our first Patreon exclusive live event in more tha…
00:56:29 |
Tue 06 Jul 2021
Ep 168 - Kii Arens (Flipp and KiiArens.com...and so much more)
Kii Arens is national treasure. Musician (Flipp, Jynx, etc), Video director, and world-renowned Graphic Artist. From humble North St. Paul beginnings, he's ascended to one of the most interesting, po…
01:08:47 |
Sun 04 Jul 2021
Ep 167 -Tony Zaccardi (Palmer's Bar)
Tony Zaccardi (Romantica. Eleganza!) is a wonderful musician and also the proprietor of Palmer's Bar in SE Mpls. After more than a year of everything being totally shut down, live music is roaring ba…
00:58:50 |
Tue 29 Jun 2021
Ep 166 - Rachel Ries (Her Crooked Heart)
Rachel Ries (Her Crooked Heart) has led a fascinating life. So many incredible stories! She's also a very singular performer. Lucky us, we get two songs live from the SmartStartMN Studio, including a…
01:05:47 |
Thu 24 Jun 2021
Ep 165 - Jenna Enemy from The Von Tramps
Damn! Sometimes you roll the dice on a guest and it comes up boxcars! Jenna Enemy (The Von Tramps) is a firebrand. Energetic, hilarious and full up with great stories. Live music is coming back, peop…
01:04:02 |
Sat 19 Jun 2021
Ep 164 - Nur-D (Matt Allen)
Question: who is cooler, funnier and more eloquent than MN rapping phenom Nur-D? That's right, no one. He was poised for a HUGE 2020, but then of course it all went upside down. Lucky for us music fa…
01:25:19 |
Thu 17 Jun 2021
Ep 163 Chris Maddock
This time, we are joined by a local comedian and Country Music Legend Chris Maddock. He's been busy formulating a fresh 2021 and has a new weekly comedy night on the way. Turns out, he's also an abov…
01:04:15 |
Sun 13 Jun 2021
Ep 162 - Rob & Rick from Milly City Sound (Record Store Day)
Saturday, June 12th is pt. 1 of Record Store Day 2021. What can we expect? Why is it important? When did it start? Is the vinyl bubble about to pop? We cover this and much more with two of the most …
01:08:22 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
Ep 161 - Ed Cohen (SmartStartMN) and HUGE music fan!
Ed Cohen (SmartStartMN) is reason this podcast even exists. We owe him and his partner a lot. He's also a huge music fan so there are lots of delicious musical tidbits sprinkled throughout. Enjoy!
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01:06:31 |
Fri 04 Jun 2021
Ep 160 - Colleen Kruse
Ep 160 marks the return of one of our very favorites. Collen Kruse has done it all (including host this podcast at least a half dozen times). She is so smart and truly hilarious. We talk getting old…
01:08:56 |
Thu 03 Jun 2021
Ep 159 - Brandon Henry (Art Vandalay)
This episode we are joined by Brandon Henry, founding member of Twin Cites-based band Art Vandalay. We discuss life during lockdown, the band's new album and single, and get to the bottom of why Jimm…
00:58:14 |
Fri 28 May 2021
Ep 158 - Annie Enneking
Buckle up! Annie Anneking (Annie and The Bang Bang) is a force of nature. She's a renowned songwriter, singer, actor, dancer and fight director for theater. She is talented, present and whip-smart. T…
00:59:44 |
Thu 27 May 2021
Ep 157 - Brianne Burdette (Cities 97.1 Morning Show Producer)
Cities 97.1 Indubitably Twin Cities Morning Show Producer, Brianne Burdette joins us to discuss her path to radio success and her deep investigation into the 1996 cat murders of North Branch, MN.
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00:56:46 |
Fri 21 May 2021
Ep 156 - Lauren MacLeash (Longtime Program Director for Cities 97)
This time we have the privilege of talking with one of my favorite people on Planet Earth. Lauren MacLeash (Cities97, BUZ'N) is not only a pioneering radio programmer, she made Cities97 into a statio…
01:17:52 |
Tue 18 May 2021
Ep 155 - Andy Holmaas
Andy Holmass is a fixture of the Minneapolis music scene. He's a member of the band Whiskey Rock and Roll Club, but he also occupies a fascinating space in the scene. With his background in politics,…
01:11:16 |
Tue 11 May 2021
Ep 154 - Courtney Yasmineh (Live New Song Release)
This was so great! MN musician Courtney Yasmineh stops by to talk all about her new album Red Roses And Cowgirl Dreams, AND! we get the worldwide premiere on several new songs...ALL PERFORMED LIVE!! …
01:04:53 |
Thu 06 May 2021
Ep 153 - Terrance Griep "Spiderbaby" & Comic book writer
Terrance Griep is our guest for an hour unlike any other we've ever had on the podcast. He's an impassioned writer and a professional wrestler who goes by the name Spiderbaby. As a writer of comics, …
01:04:09 |
Wed 05 May 2021
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