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In this weeks BloNo Beats, we talk to musicians from and playing in the Twin Cities about what theyre feeling thankful for this year.

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The pandemic brought the live music scene in Bloomington-Normal to a screeching stop in 2020. But many artists took advantage of the unexpected downtime to create new albums that bloomed in 2021.

Brett Conlin’s new full-band Americana-rock album is a nostalgic and sometimes wistful look at his youthful days growing up in Kewanee.

"Let me Take my Time" lyrics from "The Great Divide" album Tired of cringing from the discordant notes of 2020, singer-songwriter Brett Conlin changed the arrangement and wrote his own soundtrack for the year that never was. The five-song album, called “The Great Divide," was inspired by an experience he shared with millions of Americans he never met, each song illustrating the hopes and dreams of friends, family and countrymen whose lives changed alongside his during the 2020 pandemic.  Con...