Andrew Bird and Sam Beam brought their Outside Problems Tour to Minneapolis.  Read more

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about friendship do you want to hear?  Read more

The Woodstock Music & Arts Festival took place; Paul Simon played for a huge crowd; Elvis Presley went to No. 1; and George Harrison wrote a book, Today in Music History.  Read more

Artist Rafael López used his upbringing in Mexico City for inspiration. It took two years of development before the set launched, and each stamp will carry on a cultural legacy forever.  Read more

Roots/soul musician Chastity Brown performed three songs off her new record Sing to the Walls, her first LP in five years, at The Current’s studio. Brown will headline First Avenue’s mainroom on August 20 with the local jazz ensemble Omar Abdulkarim Quartet.  Read more

She was never just that prim prude from the start of Grease, nor the strutting vamp from its finale. Her superpower, for over 50 years, was embodying both at once.  Read more

On 'Scary,' two of rap's premier smack talkers find a demented glee in menacing those who might otherwise belittle them.  Read more

One year after the release of their self-titled album, Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz issue a re-imagined version of ‘Watchhouse’ consisting of two-part arrangements.  Read more

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention records do you want to hear?  Read more

Fleetwood Mac made their stage debut; Led Zeppelin held their first rehearsal; Lionel Richie electrified a global television audience; the Beatles' film, 'A Hard Day's Night,' opened in U.S. theaters; and Janis Joplin played her last concert, Today in Music History.  Read more