Jolie Holland sang sweet, drippy love songs and Jessi Klein talked of her Valentine’s plans. Then, in Radio Happy Hour Presents The Curse of the Balls of Cupid, a guy got killed for his giant pearls. Know what I mean?

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Below you will find both of Jolie Holland and Grey Gersten’s performances from the February 13 Radio Happy Hour. As surely befits the Valentine’s Day theme Jolie and Grey performed two songs by Michael Hurley.

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Your favorite radio show that isn’t on the radio is, tonight, on the radio. That’s right. Radio Happy Hour is going to be airing on Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current this evening at 9pm CST. You’ll be able to stream the episode live from TheCurrent.org.

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The Current will be airing the episode of Radio Happy Hour featuring author Chuck Klosterman as the father of Craig Finn and Tad Kubler of The Hold Steady as murder follows them in Manhattan, Minnesota. Relive all the high drama and suspense, or hear it for the first time and weep tears of joy with your family as you gather around the radio for Radio Happy Hour tonight.

Thanks to The Current for making this happen.

Oh friends, it feels as though we haven’t seen each other in months. Sam just had his beard trimmed because we thought you would be here sooner. But there we are, his beard is starting to grow out again and will be a mess by March 13. Good thing we’ll be meeting in a dark basement on a Saturday afternoon. You’ll never know who got a hair cut, who just woke up, who ordered the bloody mary, or who has been murdered.

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