If you have a music video you’d like to be considered for an upcoming feature, send it my way at fridayfive@mpr.org! Moise – “Try Try” “Try Try” is the first single to be released from Moise‘s upcoming debut album Postcards I Forgot to Send. The song features production from super producer Psymun and an endlessly catchy…

Record Store Day has been a treasured tradition for vinyl collectors and music lovers since it was founded in 2007. It typically involves the sale of exclusive releases, including live albums and limited edition reissues, and often includes live in-store performances and other festivities. Record Store Day 2020, originally set to happen this Saturday, April…

The Morning Show’s Phone a Friend feature continued as Jill Riley checked in with New York resident, but native Minnesotan, Craig Finn of the Hold Steady. He provided some perspective on First Avenue’s 50-year anniversary, what his life is like during quarantine, and how silly it is to compare yourself to Shakespeare writing King Lear…

Local hip-hop artist, Nur-D, was originally scheduled to co-host the Morning Show with Jill Riley for one morning recently, but due to current events, that was postponed. Instead, Jill Riley got a chance to catch up with Nur-D over the phone to discuss the release of his new EP, Trapped in My Room, as well…

Jill Riley has been hopping on the phone to check in with various musicians across the globe. She recently made a call to London to catch up with singer-songwriter Declan McKenna. He gave some insight into the postponement of his upcoming record, Zeros, as well as how he has been spending his time while social…

As a part of her “Phone a Friend” series, Morning Show host Jill Riley has been checking in with various musicians over the phone. She made an international call to Poland to chat with Grzegorz Kwiatkowski of the indie rock band Trupa Trupa about how the coronavirus affected the release cycle for their new EP,…

In continuing with her Phone a Friend series, last Monday Jill Riley spoke with David Huckfelt about his newborn baby, living day-to-day, and his use of Kickstarter to keep musicians employed during this pandemic. Jill Riley: I’ve got David Huckfelt of The Pines on the line. David, how are you? Not bad, just kind of…

Morning Show host Jill Riley recently had a chance to connect with Mavis Staples as a part of The Current’s Phone a Friend series. The two discussed Staples’s new song, “All In It Together,” produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, as well as her fond memories of John Prine. Jill Riley: Mavis, how are you doing?…

If you have a music video you’d like to be considered for an upcoming feature, send it my way at fridayfive@mpr.org! John Mark Nelson & The Quarantine Chorale – “You Are The One” The silver linings in the state of the world today have so quickly revealed themselves to be our communities and the art…

In an effort to help support the local music scene, Minneapolis music staple Har Mar Superstar has teamed up with a crew of artists to produce two coloring books. The sales from these family-oriented novelties will go directly to support the staff at Palmer’s, Grumpy’s NE, and First Avenue; all of whom have been unemployed…