“I get feedback along three themes,” said Brian Newhouse, when asked why MPR continues to do these live broadcasts. “First is the person from Warroad, who says they’ll never be able to get to downtown Minneapolis. Second is the listener who says they attend the concert on Saturday night but love to hear the interviews with artists and the inside information they pick up on the Friday broadcast. “The third is the person who says, ‘I listen on Friday night to see if I want to go on Saturday.’ ”