The Morning Show - With Jill RileyCoffee Break: Marathon soundtrackJill Riley and Rachel Frances • Sep 30, 2022For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs would you include on a marathon soundtrack?
ReviewsAmyl and the Sniffers dominate First Avenue with tenacious spiritMacie Rasmussen • Sep 30, 2022One of the leading bands in the Australian punk scene headlined a night also featuring U.K.-based Bob Vylan, and Iowa’s The Rumours.
News and InterviewsMinnesotan Oscar Pettiford changed American musicTim Nelson • Sep 30, 2022Jazz pioneer Oscar Pettiford got his start on the stages of the Twin Cities, helping create a ‘Minneapolis sound’ long before Prince. His innovations made him one of the most influential bass players of the bebop era. A century after his birth, that legacy endures.
The Morning Show - With Jill RileyCoffee Break: Sampled songsJill Riley and Rachel Frances • Sep 29, 2022For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that have been sampled in other songs do you want to hear?
In MemoriamThe rapper Coolio has died at 59The Associated Press • Sep 29, 2022The artist, one of hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage," died Wednesday at age 59, his manager said.
News and InterviewsLizzo played James Madison's crystal flute Rachel Treisman • Sep 28, 2022The Library of Congress had invited Lizzo to check out its flute collection during her tour stop. On Tuesday, she played a few notes on the historic instrument, twerked and declared history cool.
The Morning Show - With Jill RileyCoffee Break: Floridian musiciansJill Riley and Rachel Frances • Sep 28, 2022For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs by artists from Florida do you want to hear?
News and InterviewsTrusted music producer Zak Khan finds his own creative voiceMacie Rasmussen and Bump Opera • Sep 28, 2022For the past few years, the Minneapolis-based producer has formed artistic bonds with Papa Mbye, Fruitpunchloverboy, Huhroon, and several other exciting Twin Cities music projects. Now, he’s exploring his own identity as an artist.
News and InterviewsLambchop's long and winding roadGrayson Haver Currin • Sep 28, 2022Kurt Wagner's Nashville collective has always been an expression of absolute possibility. The Bible, his best album in a decade, points that instinct at life's most inescapable truth.
In MemoriamJoe Bussard, American recordings collector, has died Lars Gotrich • Sep 27, 2022Joe Bussard not only sought out obscure 78-rpm records that otherwise would have disappeared, but shared the music with giddy excitement.
