Sleater-Kinney are back as a self-producing duo and channeling the sounds of King Crimson, Patti Smith, Tom Petty and more. They left the sonic palette wide open, bringing in textures rarely heard on previous Sleater-Kinney releases, and the results are sure to leave you with surprise and delight.

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

If King Pari aren’t on your summer playlist, it’s time you add a couple of their tracks. The collaborative project of Cameron Kinghorn (Nooky Jones) and Joe Paris Christensen (PHO) is the sonic embodiment of drinking a cold beverage while floating around on a neon pool noodle. It’s a funky project that embraces fun and…

For today's Coffee Break in honor of our trivia guests, what songs do you want to hear for a 9:30 Happy Hour? Think of songs that mention a type of drink -- beer, wine, liquor, etc. Hey - it's 9:30 somewhere!

Rickie Lee Jones's 'Last Chance Texaco' is a fittingly eccentric memoir from an artist who's always done things her own way.

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary and remastered release of their record 'Oh, Inverted World,' James Mercer of The Shins joins Mary Lucia to talk about the iconic indie-rock release, what he's been up to, and one of the first places he remembers hearing "New Slang" playing in the wild after releasing it back in 2001.

Mary Lucia covers 'The Sparks Brothers,' a documentary out Friday from Edgar Wright about a highly influential yet not very well-known pop band anchored by brothers Ron and Russell Mael.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention the "news" do you want to hear?

The Upper Midwest desperately needs rain. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what rain songs do you want to hear? Let's try to make it rain. Literally.

Since we're getting into grad party season, let's send our seniors off to the big wide world with some musical advice. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that offer a bit of advice?