U.S. History

05/28/2018 0

Memorial Day: Oh, Say Can You See?

For this Memorial Day, I thought I’d share this image of the original Star Spangled Banner, photographed in 1873 in the Boston Navy Yard. The ... [Continue]

02/02/2016 0

Why Iowa?

A Facebook friend wanted to know: Why is Iowa a bellwether state? Why should we care who they pick if it doesn’t look like the rest of the ... [Continue]

The inscription reads: "Susan. A Christianized Dakota girl murdered by the Ojibwa [sic] Indians, June 12, 1856. [Aged] 10 years." Photo: Kevin Featherly.

01/18/2015 0

Little Susan

“The past is never dead,” Faulkner wrote. “It’s not even past.” Today my preacher, the Rev. Myron Andes, gave a talk ... [Continue]

'Losing Tim' author Janet Burroway signs a book for a reader at the Loft Literary Center, Aug. 15, 2014. Kevin Featherly's mini-documentary on the book debuts Oct. 6. Photo: Kevin Featherly

10/02/2014 0

Coming Monday: ‘Losing Tim’ Mini-documentary

I wanted to notify everybody that the video project I did for Adam Wahlberg’s Think Piece Publishing debuts Monday, Oct. 6. It is a short film ... [Continue]

Jetliner over Minneapolis. Photo: Kevin Featherly.

09/11/2014 0

9/11

It was 10 years ago today. Three years after 9/11. I was in New York for a national Society of Professional Journalists conference. Before I left the ... [Continue]

02/19/2014 0

Next Kevrock Show: Saturday, Feb. 22

My next show is Saturday, Feb. 22, from 7 to 9 p.m., at J&S Bean Factory. I’ll wheel out some golden folk-rock oldies by Big Star, Phil ... [Continue]

08/24/2013 0

Portrait of the Week: Ole Jorgenson

Ole Jorgenson (1909-1952) This is my maternal grandfather, Ole Jorgenson. The original photo was quite gnarly—wrinkled, frayed, damaged and torn, ... [Continue]

08/15/2013 0

A Conversation With Adam Levy (Part 4)

The final segment of my extended conversation with Honeydogs’ founder Adam Levy is now online and can be viewed below. A Conversation With Adam ... [Continue]

06/24/2013 0

Six Days to Gettysburg

One hundred-fifty years ago today: Even as the Confederate Army was swarming around central Pennsylvania on June 24, 1863—six days before the ... [Continue]

11/07/2012 0

Election Night 2012, A Visual Record

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison rallies the crowd at the DFL election party, shortly before President Obama’s decisive election victory, Nov. 6, 2012. ... [Continue]