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9:30 Coffee Break: Eaux Claires festival artists

by Steve Seel and Jill Riley

February 11, 2015

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What songs do you want to hear for today's coffee break?
MPR Graphic / Tracy Kompelien

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, we're thinking about the just-announced lineup for the Eaux Claires Music Festival, scheduled for July 17 and 18. It's a massive lineup:

  • Aero Flynn

  • Allan Kingdom

  • Blind Boys of Alabama

  • Bon Iver

  • Boys Noize

  • Charles Bradley

  • Colin Stetson

  • Doomtree

  • Elliot Moss

  • Field Report

  • Francis and the Lights

  • Givers

  • Grandma Sparrow

  • Haley Bonar

  • Hiss Golden Messenger

  • Indigo Girls performing Swamp Ophelia

  • Liturgy

  • Lizzo

  • Low

  • Marijuana Deathsquads

  • Melt-Banana

  • Mueller

  • No BS! Brass Band

  • Phil Cook

  • PHOX

  • Poliça

  • Retribution Gospel Choir

  • Rosenau

  • S. Carey

  • Sam Amidon

  • Spooky Black (Corbin)

  • Spoon

  • Sturgill Simpson

  • Sufjan Stevens

  • Sylvan Esso

  • The Found Footage Festival

  • The Lone Bellow

  • The National

  • The Staves

  • The Tallest Man On Earth

  • yMusic

So we're wondering: Which songs by these Eaux Claires festival artists would you like to hear this morning?

Songs Played


The National - "Mistaken for Strangers"

Charles Bradley - "Strictly Reserved for You"

Haley Bonar - "From a Cage" feat Justin Vernon

Spoon - "The Underdog"

Blind Boys of Alabama - "Jesus, Hold My Hand"

Do you deserve a Coffee Break? Jill and Steve think you do and want to bring treats from Gigi's Café to your workplace. You'll also be treated to the music of local singer-songwriter Chris Koza! Send us an email: CoffeeBreak@thecurrent.org.