Coffee BreakCoffee Break: World TravelerJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Dec 9, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs with some (or all!) lyrics in different languages would you like to hear?
PhotosPhotos: Leon Thomas brings the heat at First AvenueBump Opera • Dec 8, 2025The Grammy-nominated R&B star brought his Mutts Don’t Heel tour to Minneapolis on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Spoken Word Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Dec 8, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that contain an element of spoken word would you like to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: BluegrassJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Dec 5, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from your favorite bluegrass artists would you like to hear?
News and InterviewsInterview: Neko Case discusses her new album, her memoir, and turning 55Jill Riley and Natalia Toledo • Dec 4, 2025Singer-songwriter Neko Case talked with host Jill Riley about her latest album Neon Grey Midnight Green, her memoir The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, and turning 55.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Alan Sparhawk UniverseJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Dec 4, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from Alan Sparhawk would you like to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Head of the ClassJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Dec 3, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from artists who have also been teachers would you like to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Double EntendreJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Dec 2, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs with a double meaning would you like to hear?
News and InterviewsSophie Hiroko's music explores living life as one big poemMacie Rasmussen • Dec 1, 2025Now making Minneapolis her new home, the Duluth-raised rock musician draws from a childhood spent in nature to write about big feelings.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Cyber MondayJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Dec 1, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that reference computers would you like to hear?