Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Happy Birthday, Jack WhiteJesse Wiza • Jul 9, 2020Today Jack White turns 45 and we're going to celebrate his wide ranging catalog. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from Jack White would you like to hear?
Local Current Blog‘A guy can only take so many walks with his dog’: Minnesota musicians get back onstage, at a distanceLydia Moran • Jul 9, 2020Last Friday, a stream of vehicles rolled into the parking lot outside Burnsville City Hall, parked in spaces marked with chalk, and lowered their windows. Some patrons opened chairs and umbrellas to protect against the heavy afternoon heat, placed dinner trays on laps, and sat alone or in familial clusters waiting for the show to…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Make You SweatJesse Wiza • Jul 8, 2020We've got an excessive heat warning in the Twin Cities today, high humidity with heat indices around 103* F. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention "sweat" in the lyrics or title?
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Amiri Baraka's 'Blues People'Jay Gabler • Jul 8, 2020Every once in a while for the Rock and Roll Book Club, we set new titles aside and go back to spotlight a classic. There are few music books more essential than Amiri Baraka's 1963 'Blues People: Negro Music in White America.'
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Happy 80th Birthday Ringo!Jesse Wiza • Jul 7, 2020Ringo Starr, drummer for The Beatles, turns 80 today. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature Ringo?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Monday Morning MotivationJesse Wiza • Jul 6, 2020The Monday after a holiday weekend can be a slog. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that get you motivated this morning?
ReviewsAlbum of the Week: The Jayhawks, 'XOXO'Bill DeVille • Jul 6, 2020The album was recorded at Pachyderm Studios in Cannon Falls, MN, and at the late Ed Ackerson's Flowers Studio in their native Minneapolis. It sounds like the 'hawks may have used some of Ed's toys on the track, "Homecoming," which features Gary Louris' guitar, hints of psychedelia and a sunny Laurel Canyon vibe.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: HairAnna Weggel • Jul 2, 2020For today's 9:30 Coffee Break we want to put the spotlight on hair. What songs do you want to hear that mention hair or hairstyles?
Local Current BlogNine amazing TikToks using Prince’s musicIman Jafri • Jul 1, 2020TikTok is one of the most magical, surreal, creative apps there is today. Prince was one of the most magical, surreal, creative artists of his time. The two may make a perfect match as Prince’s entire discography is now available for TikTok creators to use legally. Prince was not a fan of his songs appearing…
Local Current BlogSophia Eris, Lady Midnight, and DJ Keezy launch campaign to fund new venueJay Gabler • Jul 1, 2020Sophia Eris, Lady Midnight, and DJ Keezy have launched a $5 million crowdfunding campaign to open what would be the only professional music venue in Minneapolis owned by women of color. The proposed venue’s name: Auntie’s. “With the recent uprising ignited from the murder of George Floyd combined with accusations of abuse in the music…