Midtown Coffee Radio Hour

06/02/2026

On behalf of the Midtown crew, I want thank the Sioux Falls Stage & Gallery for being nominated alongside our wonderfully talented and varied "dance/comedy/variety show" compatriots! Nick was individually nominated for Best Dance or Variety Performer, and Midtown was nominated for the Best Comedy, Variety or Dance Event or Series. What a gift to have this kind of recognition for the amazing performers in our fair city!

The 7th Annual Stage Awards show is at the Sioux Falls Orpheum Theater Center and tickets are still available! https://siouxfallsstage.org/awards

Hilarious sketch comedy, ethereal movement and roof-busting vocals occupy this year's line-up of honorees in Best Dance or Variety Performer at the 2025-26 Sioux Falls Stage Awards — let's check these outstanding local talents out...

🌟 Georgia Conlin (Blink... Breathe... Bloom)
🌟 Nick Jackson (The Midtown Coffee Radio Hour)
🌟 Jess Johannsen (Decade Gala)
🌟 Regan O'Connor (Blink... Breathe... Bloom)
🌟 Ebony Shanklin (The Pride '25 Cabaret)

Come out to celebrate and support the performing arts at our June 25 event — find out all the details at siouxfallsstage.org/awards!

05/07/2026

Tonight is Midtown's season finale show at the ! At the risk of bringing out the army of bots who "all have 4 tickets to sell," it remains SOLD OUT! Also, we have cute, new stickers... and nice ones this time!

For those of you with tickets, here are some reminders:
- There is no need to print the tickets out or have the Eventbrite app. You have "Will Call" tickets so all you have to do is give us your name at the door (or the name the tickets were bought under).
- Doors will open at 7 PM - please do not try to come in to save seats beforehand so we can finish sound checking.
- You can buy drinks in the main bar at Dada prior to 7 PM (recommended), but there will also be a bar open in the Event Hall after 7 PM.

See you soon, Midtowners!

05/02/2026

“Years” - Sierra Ferrell ⏳🗓️

We’re back next week for a sold out show at ! This episode’s called “Midt-OW-OW-OWn Gets Growing Pains” and it’s all about the necessary discomfort, awkwardness and excitement that comes with growth.

If you weren’t able to snag tickets, don’t worry! All of our episodes stream on Spotify and Apple Music for your listening pleasure. We are a radio show after all 📻

See you at Midtown Coffee on May 7th!

04/23/2026

It's a first! We have officially SOLD OUT our May 7th show at the ! For those of you lucky enough to have tickets, it's going to be tight in there... might even feel like bursting at the seams or, dare I say it, growing pains. It's just too perfect.

But seriously, thank you to everyone who bought tickets and continues to support this lil show. See you in exactly 14 days, when we will be totally ready for this show... but who's counting?!

Thanks again, Midtowners!

04/11/2026

Our latest episode, “Still Hygge After All These Years” is now available for your listening pleasure on Spotify and Apple Music! Join us at the coffee shop as we celebrate five years of Midtown with friend and guest performer, 🎉🎂🥳🎈Playing at the historic Orpheum theatre felt like a big (and scary!) step for us and we’re so grateful that you packed the house for our debut at a new venue.

Our next show is coming up on May 7th and is back at the Icon Lounge before we move over to the Orpheum next season. We’re growing up!! So we’ve appropriately entitled our next episode, Midt…OW…OW…OWn Gets Growing Pains” an ode to the bittersweet and complicated feelings of growing and changing. Tickets are going fast, so visit https://www.midtowncoffeeradiohour.com/ to snag your spot and listen to our latest episode.

See you next month, Midtowners!

03/03/2026

Have you ever heard of the Tiny Desk Concert @ NPR Music contest? There is a tiny desk in a tiny NPR office in Washington DC where some of the biggest artists on the planet (Brandi Carlile! The Doobie Brothers!) have performed, along with a bunch of amateur artists (like us!). Every year NPR holds a contest where amateur artists can submit a song to the music folks at NPR and they pick a winner! The winner gets to go play a real Tiny Desk concert in DC... and go on a summer tour with other winners... and, I can't stress this enough, be interviewed on All Things Considered. The stuff of dreams.

So, this past January all of us Midtowners squeezed into the hygge nook in our house and recorded a music video of the "Java Jam" for our Tiny Desk submission! We had the pleasure of working with local filmmaker (and neighbor!) Max Hofer for the video shoot, and Adam from Molten Audio handled all of our audio needs as always! And now we get to share it with you all!

Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/dr5iywz7Neg?si=eWKIaxqvier6W-7q,

Or you can watch it on our sparsely populated YouTube Channel (not the scam one but this one! - https://www.youtube.com/).

Or and also, you can make plans to hear the Java Jam LIVE at our next and final show of the season on Thursday, May 7, back at the ICON Event Hall! Tickets are on sale now - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1981879198032?aff=oddtdtcreator!

"Java Jam" is the opening theme song to the Midtown Coffee Radio Hour.It was recorded live in our hygge nook in Sioux Falls, SD.Lyrics & Music - Nick Jackson...

01/28/2026

We had our Midtown birthday show last Friday night... And contrary to many, many birthdays we've all had over the years, this one was NOT a disappointment! That's because so many of you came out on the coldest night of the year and gave us the gift of your presence and participation! Somehow, even though there were hundreds of us in that room, it felt like a cozy gathering of close friends. And that's so hygge!

We want to once again thank our generous sponsors, Lawrence & Schiller and Parasol Nutrition, an OmegaQuant company. We'd also like to thank our musical guest, Elsa Rae, and our skit guest, Martha Stai Winklepleck, for sharing their talents with us! Finally, the night was absolutely magical in the historic Sioux Falls Orpheum Theater Center.

We are excited to head back to our old stomping grounds, the Icon Event Hall + Lounge, for the final show of the season on Thursday, May 7! Tickets are available now! Until then, stay hygge, Midtowners!

Tickets for May: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/midtown-coffee-radio-hour-tickets-1981879198032?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/23/2026

We know it’s cold 🥶 But creating a feeling of warmth on a cold day is kind of our thing!

Brave the cold and join us for our next installment of Midtown Coffee Radio Hour, “Still Hygge After All These Years”, recorded live tonight at 7:30pm at the Orpheum Theatre. Special guest tonight is the incredible !

Tickets available online at https://www.siouxfallsorpheum.com/event/midtown-coffee-radio-hour/ and at the door. See you tonight, Midtowners!

01/16/2026

We were in studio at SDPB this week for “In the Moment” with talking about the origins of Midtown Coffee Radio Hour, the process of putting a show together, and the friendships that make it all worth it.

Listen to the full episode of “In The Moment” at https://www.sdpb.org/podcast/in-the-moment/2026-01-16/midtown-coffee-radio-hour-brings-hygge-to-listeners and be sure to grab your tickets for our upcoming show “Still Hygge After All These Years”, Friday, January 23rd at the Orpheum Theatre!

01/08/2026

Our latest installment, “Homeward Bound: Midtown’s Incredible Journey”, is up on Spotify and Apple Music! This was a special one - chronicling five years of Midtown Coffee Radio Hour. Check it out at the link in our bio. It’s a perfect episode to preface our next and biggest show to date!

Make sure to secure your tickets for “Still Hygge After All These Years” at the Orpheum Theatre on Friday, January 23rd at 7:30pm. We’ll be joined by local singer/songwriter as our musical guest and collaborator. Can’t wait for you to hear what we’re brewing up, Midtowners!