Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Live Music's Grand Re-OpeningJesse Wiza • Apr 13, 2021We're starting to see in-person tours popping up on concert calendars again. When live music makes it's full grand re-opening, who are you excited to see?
Local Current BlogMusicians react to the police killing of Daunte WrightJay Gabler • Apr 13, 2021Musicians around the world, and particularly here in Minnesota, have been sharing grief and anger at the police killing of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center on Sunday. Below is a selection of those responses. Our colleagues at MPR News are continuing to cover this developing story. Nothing to reform. Burn it down and start over…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Songs of Reflection Apr 12, 2021Daunte Wright died after being shot by police in Brooklyn Center yesterday. His death brought hundreds to the streets to grieve, demonstrate, and call for justice. The only thing we can think of to do for this morning's Coffee Break is play a set of songs for you that reflect on how you're feeling. Let us know what you'd like to hear.
ReviewsAlbum of the Week: Valerie JuneMary Lucia • Apr 12, 2021Valerie June dropped her fifth solo record this month, The Moon and the Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers. Mary Lucia caught up with June about how she spent her time over the past year, and her continual journey to seek light in the world.
News and InterviewsBleachers' Jack Antonoff sticks to his gut feelingsMaddie • Apr 10, 2021Maddie catches up with Bleachers' Jack Antonoff about listening to your gut and filtering out the noise when it comes to songwriting, his quarantine dreams, and who his first source of confidence was as a music producer.
Coffee BreakCoffee Snake: Name dropsSean McPherson and Anna Weggel • Apr 9, 2021For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that name drop another musician or band? Let's see if we can make a "snake" or two -- a chain of songs that reference the next band, then the next band, etc.
Local Current BlogBehind the Scenes: Director Sanaa Hamri on Prince’s “Black Sweat”Maddie Schwappach • Apr 9, 2021Few artists are as known for their distinctive eras as Prince. From Purple Rain to The Rainbow Children to PLECTRUMELECTRUM, each Prince album is accompanied by its own creative world. 3121 represents a return to some of the legend’s greatest strengths, situated within the context of the early 21st century. Now, following the 15th anniversary of the release…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Essential Debut AlbumsSean McPherson and Anna Weggel • Apr 8, 2021For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what essential debut albums do you want to hear?
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Brandi CarlileJay Gabler • Apr 8, 2021Brandi Carlile's new memoir 'Broken Horses' is a heartfelt, candid, rousing read.
Local Current BlogPrince album ‘Welcome 2 America’ to be released in JulyCecilia Johnson • Apr 8, 2021The Prince estate has announced that Welcome 2 America, an album Prince recorded in 2010 but never shared with the public, will be released on July 30. Welcome 2 America is the first stand-alone Prince album to be released posthumously, as opposed to re-releases (1999, Sign O’ The Times) or compilations (Originals). It will be…