![SPREADING SOUNDS - Local music legends Jim and Ray share their music with any and all passing through in the Lydia B. Olson Library basement.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Jim-n-Ray-1200x800.jpg)
Jim and Ray spread goodness through music at NMU
Antonio Anderson
• March 18, 2024
![VOILA, VIOLA — Barbara Rhyneer’s Chamber Ensemble students will be playing Michael Haydn’s “String Quintet in C Major,” which features two violas. Quintets are not a common happening in the world of strings, especially with two viola players.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_4993-638x900.jpg)
The year of the quintet
Andie Balenger
• April 3, 2023
![MELODIOUS MEMORIES - This is me on my fourth birthday, proudly holding one of my most iconic gifts. This plastic pink Barbie guitar played a set of preloaded songs, the most memorable of which was What a Girl Wants by Christina Aguilera. I remember singing along to all the songs, citing every word at four. My life is riddled with memories set to song, thanks to my family members sharing their passion for music.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Molly_barbieguitar-e1675357565510-884x900.jpg)
Opinion — Generational mixtapes
Molly Birch
• February 2, 2023
![MUSIC CONFERENCE - NMU Jazz Combo (pictured below the staircase) performing after attending the collegiate reception at the 18th Annual Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids. NMU NAfME (pictured at the top of the stairs) also attended the collegiate reception.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_7315-1-900x675.jpg)
NMU music students attend Annual Michigan Music Conference
Ryley Wilcox
• January 26, 2023
![Opinion — My top four albums of 2022](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Top-Four-No-Liz-pdf-900x900.jpg)
Opinion — My top four albums of 2022
Andie Balenger
• December 1, 2022
![Opinion — Song dissection of “Funny the Way It Is”](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Its-Fine-pdf-900x900.jpg)
Opinion — Song dissection of “Funny the Way It Is”
Andie Balenger
• November 30, 2022
![Concert Stage](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/EA545579-7DB1-46F0-81EC-367E9D27D1A3.jpg)
Opinion — In defense of nu-metal
Harry Stine
• November 17, 2022
![JAZZ FEST - Mike Tomaro is the Director of Jazz Studies at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA and a well known saxophonist as well as composer. He is the guest artist at this year’s NMU Jazz Festival and has written original music for his performance with NMU students on Friday, March 25.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Mike-Tomaro-bw-586x900.jpg)
Jazz Fest returns to NMU with original music
Olivia Apa, Staff Writer
• March 25, 2022
![SCOTTISH ROCK - Martin Gillespie from Scottish folk-rock band Skerryvore plays the bagpipes at one of their shows. Skerryvore will be headlining the Winter Roots Festival on March 19 at the Forest Roberts Theatre at 7:30 p.m.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/compressedmaybe-600x900.jpg)
Winter Roots Fest brings Finnish and Scottish music to Marquette
Olivia Apa, Features Writer
• March 16, 2022
![POETRY ON TAP - Patrons gather inside Superior Cultures main room to listen to local community members perform their poetry. Superior Culture also hosts local musicians and artists throughout the week.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/image-1.jpg)
Superior Culture brings artists together with “Electric Words and Music”
Dreyma Beronja, News Editor
• February 23, 2022
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