2007_03_01_archive

Songwriter Honors Hometown With Anniversary Album

I used to work for a very similar station to TMD in a North Dakota

town of about 50,000 called Grand Forks. As the name indicates, it was

built around the confluence of two rivers- the Red Lake River and the

Red River of the North (the only north flowing river in the US- and as

many of those who live in river towns know...you live and die by its

whim).

Almost ten years ago (April 10,1997), the snow from too many blizzards

melted and poured into the swollen Red. Residents of Grand Forks lost

the battle to save their town.

http://www.geo.mtu.edu/department/classes/ge404/mlbroder/during.html

Fortunately, I didn't lose any property, but I did lose something

there. But, life tends to orbit back in a good way, doesn't it?

Helping make 4/7/07 more sweet than bitter is a talented songwriter

from Grand Forks I recently happened on. He just put out a record to

commemorate the flood. The album is called GRAND FORKS and his name is

Tom Brosseau. His voice has the kind of sweet yearning you'd hear in

Jeff Buckley or Elliott Smith. He colors his songs with earth tones,

yet splashes them with the green optimism of spring- much like the

cycle of nature that part of the country deals with every year,

particularly in '97. And Tom's been keeping some esteemed company

lately. Renowned violinist Hilary Hahn seems to be one of his fans.

Have a listen to a recent NPR story on their collaboration.

Posted by Erik at 3:33 PM 0 comments

Labels: 89.7, Grand Forks, Red River Flood of '97, Tom Brosseau, WTMD

Thursday, March 8, 2007

How to get ahead as a local band

Hi,

I wrote a guide for local bands in today's Baltimore Sun -- how to

book your first gig, cut your first demo and book your first tour.

You can read it here

Posted by Sam Sessa at 11:58 AM 0 comments

Monday, March 5, 2007

You Should Listen to Dr. Dog

Hi everybody it's Tyler just wanted to tell you what i've been

listening to lately mainly Dr. Dog. These guys are great. I have been

stuck on them for the past few weeks. It's one of those albums you can