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Coffee Break: Hotel songs

Dwynell Roland performs in The Current's studio
Dwynell Roland performs in The Current's studioNate Ryan | MPR

by Anna Reed

June 27, 2018

We're excited for today's Oake & Riley in the Afternoon event at the Hewing Hotel's Tullibee featuring Dwynell Roland. Consider stopping by and seeing what happens when we put on a rap show in a hotel lobby!

Dwynell will be performing at 6:30 pm, but the event starts at 4 pm with music, hanging with Jill and Brian, and fun and games with Sean with the chance to win awesome prizes including Current and Rock the Garden merch and tickets to Courtney Barnett at Surly on July 21.

And for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let us know what songs you want to hear that mention a hotel/motel/etc.

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

The White Stripes - Hotel Yorba
Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
Yo La Tengo - From A Motel 6
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
Father John Misty - Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins)
Eagles - Hotel California
Jeremy Messersmith - I Want To Be Your One Night Stand
Death Cab for Cutie - Brothers on a Hotel Bed