For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from 2005 do you want to hear?

Singer-songwriter Dan Wilson — he of Semisonic and multiple collaborations with other artists — was nominated for an Oscar on Tuesday for his work on the movie “American Symphony.”

The 74-year-old singer-songwriter's longtime label, Columbia Records, plans to drop 'Turn the Lights Back On' on Feb. 1st.

Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic will be up for 13 awards, followed by Poor Things with 11 and Killers of the Flower Moon with 10. Barbie, the year's highest-grossing film, got 8 nominations. Original Song nominees include Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” and Jon Batiste’s “It Never Went Away.”

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

The Last Dinner Party at First Avenue on Thursday, April 4.

First Avenue, JAM, and The Current present Pixies and Modest Mouse with Cat Power at Surly Brewing Festival Field on Thursday, June 20.

P!nk returns to the Twin Cities for a concert at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on October 18, 2024.

Janet Jackson returns to the Twin Cities for a concert at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on June 18, 2024, with special guest Nelly.