Already a legend in Minneapolis, Brother Ali has been all over the world touring in support of his most recent record, "The Undisputed Truth" released in 2007. The Whole Music Club was lucky enough to have Brother Ali stop by during a much needed break in October of 2008.

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While serving as the bassist for Minneapolis-based avant-jazz trio Happy Apple , Erik Fratzke also explores the doom and grandeur of heavy metal with his band Zebulon Pike. Formed in 2002, the hyper-complex and dense Zebulon Pike released their third full-length album "Intranscience" on September 13, 2008. On September 18th, 2008 Erik Fratzke joined us on Making Music and we discovered how he balances his interest in jazz, obscure 20th century composers, and progressive metal as a bassist and guitarist, jazz man and metal god.

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Minneapolis-based songwriter Chris Koza has released three proper albums and an EP. The first album, 'Exit Pesce,' came trickling out of a basement apartment in late autumn of 2004. 'Patterns,' his 2006 full-length sophomore effort, received more local acclaim. With the release of EP 'A Friend of a Friend' that same fall, Koza cemented himself as a prolific artist devoted to the craft of songwriting, and eager to expand.

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