We are JUST about to head into a tasty Block Rockin' Weekend, but before we do - why don't we cleanse the palate by putting the spotlight on a few choice one hit wonders?

In a biweekly series of features, we’re inviting Minnesota artists to introduce — or re-introduce — themselves to our audience. Today: Minneapolis rockers Kiss the Tiger. Singer Meghan Kreidler and engineer Jason Orris told Sylvia Jennings about the making of Kiss the Tiger’s new album Vicious Kid, which will be released on June 3 with an…

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, name the iconic song you want to hear and the legendary music scene it originated from.

Minneapolis's Cedar-Riverside neighborhood has a rich musical legacy, but that's only part of the story Jamie Schumacher tells in her new book 'Butterflies and Tall Bikes: West Bank Stories of Community, Creativity, and Change.'

Amy Tan is a brilliant author and wildly imaginative woman, and 'Unintended Memoir' is truly a story about Tan's own life as she recalls her Chinese American upbringing and the stories of her mother, aunts and grandmothers.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear in honor of the Super Flower Blood Moon?

One year ago, George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking unrest in the Twin Cities and mass protests across the world. What songs of reflection do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Bob Dylan songs do you want to hear that reference a particular place?

The impact of Bob Dylan’s formative years in Minnesota is something he’s often spoken about — including in his Nobel lecture — but much less often sung about. Even if you stretch (and as you’ll see, I most definitely stretched), a playlist of Dylan’s officially released songs referencing or recorded in Minnesota doesn’t fill 90…

The Black Keys sing the blues on their new record 'Delta Kream,' with a down and dirty set paying tribute to early heroes like Junior Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside.