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Coffee Break: International Artists Day

Entitled 'Off on His Own', this whimsical porcelain sculpture was created by the English artist Maggi Giles.
Entitled 'Off on His Own', this whimsical porcelain sculpture was created by the English artist Maggi Giles.Jerry Olson for MPR News

by Anna Reed

October 25, 2016

October 25 is International Artists Day - a day to honor the contribution artists make to society.

The official day is meant to celebrate a wide variety of genres from painting, to writing, music, the digital arts, but for today's music selections, let's see if we can come up with a few artists who are multi-talented in the art world.

So for today's Coffee Break, what musicians do you want to hear that also practice another art form?

Songs played

Running With the Wolves - Cloud Cult
Oblivion - Grimes
Andy Warhol - David Bowie
Could You Be the One? - Husker Du
Stinkfist - Tool
Blue Spark - X
Because The Night - Patti Smith