Celebrate a Minnesota music legend! Paul Metsa, acclaimed musician, songwriter, and author, is marking his 70th birthday with a special benefit show for AM950. It takes place Sunday, November 2 at 7 PM at the Aster House in Minneapolis. The evening also serves as a CD release party for his latest record, Songs of Resistance and Respect, a 12-track compilation of politically charged songs spanning 1984–2025. Joining Paul on stage will be the Cats Under The Stars Trio and his new Duluth-based backup singers, The Tilt Town Titanettes. With over 5,000 professional performances and eight Minnesota Music Awards under his belt, Paul continues to captivate audiences—The Huffington Post calls him “the other great folk singer from Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range.”

Guests can enjoy the full Aster House menu at all tables and the bar, with the best arrival time roughly 90 minutes before showtime to savor the full dining experience. Vintage stadium-style theater seats are also available for those who want to relax with cocktails while enjoying the music. Tickets range from $25–$40 per person, with premium “Front Row” options including a CD and meet-and-greet with Paul for an up-close experience. All proceeds benefit AM950.

Get your tickets now at: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/83991706/songs-of-resistance-and-respectpaul-metsa-70th-birthday-and-cd-release-partybenefit-for-am-950-minneapolis-aster-house

Paul Metsa is a legendary musician and songwriter from Minnesota. Born on the Iron Range, he has been based in Minneapolis since 1978.

He has received seven Minnesota Music Awards and has played more than five thousand gigs, including forays to Iceland and Siberia.

Paul Metsa with Matt - October 16, 2025

Janet Robert hosts today's show and recaps both the DFL and GOP state conventions and shares some thoughts on how Democrats can bridge the urban/rural divide.

Minnesota Local Radio Hour - June 4, 2018

Matt Christman, Virgil Texas, and Felix Biederman of Chapo Trap House join Hunter Hawes and Erik Nelson on Local Minnesota Radio Hour for the entire hour before their live show in Minneapolis.

Chapo Trap House on Local Minnesota Radio Hour - October 18, 2018

Hunter Hawes speaks with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Yang is an entrepreneur and founder of Venture for America. Its mission is "to revitalize American cities and communities through entrepreneurship" by training recent graduates and young professionals to work for startups in emerging cities throughout the United States. Hunter and Yang discuss his background and how universal basic income is the centerpiece of his campaign.

Andrew Yang (Democratic Presidential Candidate)

AM950 Podcast - February 8, 2019

Minnesota Progressive Repartee - February 12, 2019

Erik, sot of citrus, holds court.  Has your drinking impacted your social life? Fish fries and Babel, pride and gluttony, gall and provoking god? White Castle Breakfast.  Hunter betrays socialism for pop and the novelty techno of a masquerade bird-monger.  Are shameful appetites compatible with a a society working to eradicate exploitation? Should someone use fast food logos and soviet iconography to make a cool 'coexist' bumper sticker? Crypto, busting or busted?  Daydreams of important bullying at the upcoming MN Libertarian Party convention. #LikeABoss the criminalization of the 10 minute toilet-vacations.  Zuckerberg does the bare minimum to preserve his undeserved dominion over wine moms and bacon dads.  April 1st is gaslight day.  Erik will take sponsorships from any members of the Iranian parliament.  Joe Rogan, I think.  Hunter thinks the letters in radio station names are interesting. K&W are said, it has something to do with rivers, ergo we win.  Cascadia is dumb and Puerto Rico does what it does every couple years.  The Fellas explain how they'd drink way more poison than Obama and modern Michael Moore movies are equal parts forgettable and disposable.  Trump is 100X worse than Bush, who actually seems like a really nice guy who got treated unfairly(April fools, throw him in a volcano).

Mission Accomplishers - March 30, 2019

The Caucus of Left Social Democrats of the Twin Cities DSA hosts Prof. David Schultz from Hamline University on for a discussion on Bernie Sanders and the Future of Democratic Socialism in American Politics. Just as Bernie begins his 2020 campaign as the clear frontrunner of the Democratic Party primary race, Schultz will discuss the progressive juggernaut and what impact the left can have going forward. After the presentation, there will be a panel discussion and question session for those who want to dive deeper.

Joining Prof. Schultz will be several of the the caucus’ own members, speaking briefly on various important aspects of our movement:

Hunter Hawes from AM 950 on the rise of left wing media
Brad McGarr, 2018 Shakopee City Council Candidate on lessons learned running as a Democratic Socialist in a conservative suburb
Mike Mitchell, Member of the British Labour Party living in Minnesota and what we can learn from UK Labour
Hosted by John Heppen, Interim General Secretary of the Caucus of Left Social Democrats DSA.

Bernie Sanders & The Future Of Democratic Socialism in American Politics by Professor David Schultz

Members of the Caucus of Left Social Democrats of the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America speak briefly on various important aspects of our movement:

Hunter Hawes from AM950 on the rise of left wing media.

The Rise Of Left Wing Media by Hunter Hawes

This Repartee aka Miercoles con los Muchachos, Hunter discusses the historical progression of partisanship within the Supreme Court. Then he weighs in on what it would take for him to vote for Joe Biden during the Democratic primaries.

Minnesota Progressive Repartee - May 22, 2019

Today's MPR is a Miracle Whip in your gazpacho with Hunter and Erik.  Richard Painter Joins in to say that you can't indict a sitting President. In the second half listener calls are taken discussing everything from Mossad-Epstein connections, the cultural gaslighting taking place to erase everyone's understanding of the idiom's 30 year history of never previously being related to Jewish identity, and Hunter explains his plan to use right wing social media.

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