Live music in a small studio with Mary Strand and Ryan Smith on a Saturday morning is a great way to start the weekend. Mary’s last album, I Don’t Need Your Permission, is intense and empowering. Hearing the backstory of how and when it was written fuels the intensity of the songs. Mary wrote the songs while experiencing an ongoing and life-threatening illness. She used the Sing Songwriter challenge to get her through that rough patch, and the results are fantastic.
Always fun to have Langen Goldstien (Girl at the Rock Shows) cohost. Our theme this week was legends and creatures. You can check out the songs we played below or our aspirational playlist on Spotify.
| Artist | Song | Release |
| Owl City | My Muse | Coco Moon |
| Davina & The Vagabonds | Louisiana Fairytale | Nicollet and Tenth |
| Doomtree | Sadie Hawkins | Doomtree |
| The 4Onthefloor | King of the Jungle | Spirit of Minneapolis |
| Charlie Parr | Rocky Racoon (feat. Nicholas David) | Rocky Raccoon (feat. Nicholas David) – Single |
| Annie and the Bang Bang | Bloody Mary | Radio Baby (Volume Two) |
| Purple Funk Metropolis | Get Loose! (feat. Sophia Cruz) | The Golden Goose |
| Craig Finn | God in Chicago | We All Want the Same Things |
| full catholic | Healer | “”All Is Well”” |
| Rank Strangers | The Sirens | Hotel Turpentine |
| anni xo | angels | what’s become of us – EP |
| Tiny Moving Parts | Paul Bunyan’s Theme Song | Deep in the Blue |
| Elisha Marin | Tenement Stacks | Shining Out |
| Vixen | Big Brother | Rare Vinatge |
| Impaler | The Mothman Cometh | Cryptozoology (Creatures of God?) |
| Die Ghost | The Change | Wendigo – Single |
| Hüsker Dü | Books About Ufo’s | Do You Remember Radio? |
| Ol’ Yeller | Out There | Nuzzle |
| Trip Shakespeare | Toolmaster of Brainerd | Are You Shakespearienced? |
| Soul Asylum | Creatures of Habit | Candy from a Stranger |
| Alpha Consumer | Unicorn Uniform | Gary Victorsen’s |
Mostly Minnesota 