Rush drummer Neil Peart passed away earlier this year and tomorrow (his birthday) the live-streamed Modern Drummer Festival 2020 will be in tribute to him. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that celebrate great drummers?

Jay Gabler brought by his latest Rock & Roll Book Club pick this morning and it's Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell, about a fictional band from the 1960s. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear where a fictional band is mentioned?

In 'Utopia Avenue,' novelist David Mitchell - author of 'Cloud Atlas' - imagines a gentler, kinder experience for a band that emerges from the late '60s psychedelic scene in London.

This week, Mary Lucia talks about a documentary that looks into the life of pioneering TV journalist Mike Wallace.

This morning, The Current is debuting a single from the new project Painted Shield featuring Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard, Mason Jennings, former Pearl Jam drummer Matt Chamberlin and Seattle keyboardist and singer Brittany Davis.

The owners of Acadia, a restaurant/music venue in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, have announced their intent to “move on” and sell their business. The West Bank pub has had a bumpy 2020, temporarily closing several times due to COVID-19; the Minneapolis Uprising; and, in late June, a combination of construction and broken air conditioning.…

We know today is a very different first day of school for many families. Maybe your little ones are logging into zoom this morning, maybe they're headed back to school with safety measures in place, or maybe it's a combination of the two. Whatever the case, we wish you all the best of luck and want to play a set of educational songs for you this morning.

With Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, we celebrate two artists we lost too soon - T. Rex' Bolan, the boogie glam superstar whose life was cut short by a 1977 car crash, and album producer Hal Willner, who we lost to the Corona virus in April.

It's the Friday before the three-day Labor Day weekend. Labor Day is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of the working class. With a worldwide pandemic turning economies upside down, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the tough times workers are facing right now.

“Minneapolis is Dakota homeland, home to a lot of ancient stories,” artist and animator Marlena Myles said. “My view of the city is that it’s the past, present, and future all existing in the same moment.” In local rapper Tufawon’s latest music video, for his song “Cinnamon,” Myles brings intricate designs, animals, city streets, and…