Freed from the limitations of time and bolstered by a bill all to themselves, Dawes took the evening to fully lean into their jam-band capabilities and embrace their musicality. 

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from influential singer-songwriters of the 1990s?

“We're 20 years as a band this year,” the Hold Steady’s frontman Craig Finn tells Mac Wilson, “so I’m excited to be celebrating that 20-year anniversary at such an iconic Minnesota venue — the State Fair, it's huge.”

‘Joy’All,’ Jenny Lewis’s first full-length album since 2019’s ‘On The Line,’ releases June 9, 2023. Ahead of the release, Lewis connected with The Current’s Ayisha Jaffer to talk about the importance of community, of choosing joy — and how a puppy can provide a beautiful new outlook.

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

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from this year’s list of music to be preserved in the National Recording Registry?

“To a preposterous degree, we act as if everybody in the audience has seen every one of our shows,“ he says in an interview discussing setlists, Robyn Hitchcock, Television’s Tom Verlaine, and more.  

Before Yo La Tengo performed in Minneapolis, we asked ChatGPT to predict the night’s songs. How well do you think that went?

At the reinstatement of expelled Tennessee lawmaker Justin Jones, a small gathering of Nashville musicians opened up the People's Songbook for a musically imperfect yet unforgettable Bob Dylan cover.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about getting outside do you want to hear?