Embarking on his SOCKS: A Rock N’ Roll Christmas Tour, JD McPherson joins United States of Americana host Bill DeVille to share some updates and some fascinating stories and news about his with with Alison Krauss and Robert Palmer.

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

Hippo Campus play ball, Mati goes for a ride, Gully Boys turn the dial left, Maya Lucia rocks a love shack, and the Scarlet Goodbye wax lyrical.

Plus: Top 89 of 2021 is rolling, First Avenue’s new kicks, and Maria Isa is running for the Minnesota State Senate.

With an entirely rewritten script, Steven Spielberg’s 'West Side Story' highlights both the humanity and the desperation of its tragic young characters.

As 2021 comes to a close, we’re looking back to honor the legacies of members of the Minnesota community who died this year.

At the turn of the millennium, Radiohead turned creeping melancholy and desolation into two albums that changed the band's career. Two decades later, maybe we've caught up to their prophetic vision.

An enthusiastic crowd welcomed Curtiss A and his all-star band of friends and fellow rock & rollers back to First Avenue for his 42nd tribute show commemorating the anniversary of John Lennon’s death.

The band has released a holiday song ahead of their headlining Winter Ball show at First Avenue on Friday.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, in honor of Bad Bad Hats’ “Sally Sweet Tooth”, what songs do you want to hear that feature a fictional character?