Yesterday, as protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police spread across the nation, the Prince estate released a 2015 live recording from a “Dance Rally 4 Peace” the artist played with 3RDEYEGIRL at Paisley Park. The concert was held to honor the late Freddie Gray and support Baltimore protesters…

The Hexagon Bar, a Minneapolis music and nightlife landmark since 1934, erupted in flames overnight as Minneapolis and St. Paul were roiled by ongoing unrest in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody. Social media posts this morning show that the venue became engulfed in flames between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m.,…

Protests over the death of George Floyd turned violent last night and early this morning in Minneapolis. The only thing we can think of to do for this morning's Coffee Break is play a set of songs for you around the theme of "peace, love and understanding". Let us know what you'd like to hear.

Suzi Quatro burst onto the music scene in 1973 and singlehandedly re-wrote the rulebook for women in rock and roll. In the run-up to the North American release of a documentary on Quatro's life, Quatro spoke with The Current's Mary Lucia in a wide-ranging, highly personal and deeply fascinating interview.

The Minnesota music community is reeling from the death of George Floyd. Around 8 p.m. on Monday, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for several minutes at 38th and Chicago in South Minneapolis (for more on this, go to MPR News). In Minneapolis, Floyd was best known for working security at Conga…

Neurologist and sleep expert Dr. Michael Howell will call in this morning after 9 to speak with Jill about dreaming in a world crisis and how that can affect our sleep patterns. Have you had sincerely weird and disturbing dreams lately? Have you had trouble sleeping? Then this Coffee Break is for you.

Nate Patrin's 'Bring That Beat Back' chronicles the history of sampling in hip-hop...which, of course, means it's a chronicle of the history of hip-hop.

There are so many essential workers to be thankful for, and today we want to put the spotlight on postal and delivery workers. So tell us - for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for postal and delivery workers?

Lucinda Williams returns with an album that redefines her career as a songwriter.

“I don’t celebrate birthdays, so that stops me from counting days, which stops me from counting time,” said Prince in an interview with Dutch TV host Ivo Niehe in 1999. Prince was born in Minneapolis on June 7, 1958 and although the icon didn’t always celebrate the occasion, fans have largely embraced the date as…