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Coffee Break: Birth of the Twin Cities punk/indie scene

An early press photo of Husker Du, taken by Steve Hengstler in St. Paul.
An early press photo of Husker Du, taken by Steve Hengstler in St. Paul.Steve Hengstler / Courtesy Annie Rheineck

by Anna Weggel

April 09, 2020

April is Minnesota Music Month and today, we're shining a light on Hüsker Dü.

Bob Mould, Grant Hart, and Greg Norton first found one another in the aisles of St. Paul's record stores and before long became regular performers at the Longhorn Bar, the influential short-lived punk club in downtown Minneapolis, and were one of the first bands ever to play the 7th St Entry.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from bands there were part of the birth of the Twin Cities punk/indie scene?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

The Suicide Commandos - Burn It Down
The Replacements - I'm In Trouble
Hypstrz - Action Woman
Husker Du - Something I Learned Today
The Suburbs - Cows
Curtiss A - Land of the Free
Flamin' Oh's - I Remember Romance