Twice a year since early 2018 Eau Claire’s Oxbow Hotel has been re-imagining what an evening of music with friends and family can look like. The music industry is seeing new niche festivals pop up every other day, but the “Lock-Inn” stands out as a refreshing and intimate experiment in what a live concert can…

Minnesota has temporarily closed its bars, restaurants and other venues that serve dine-in guests in the name of social distancing and stopping the spread of germs, so tonight's celebrations for St. Patrick's Day will be likely...at home and low key. But that doesn't mean we can't have a musical celebration this morning. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from Irish musicians?

After almost 20 years leading the Duluth-based bluegrass rock band Trampled by Turtles, singer and guitarist Dave Simonett just released what could be -- depending on how you look at it -- his first or his third solo album. Simonett's latest collection 'Red Tail' is much lighter and more open to interpretation than two he issued as Dead Man Winter.

The Current is looking for you to fill out your brackets for this year's March Music Madness - which is themed on the Greatest Soundtracks of All Time. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what iconic songs do you want to hear that were on a movie soundtrack?

I’m admittedly at a loss for words of how to describe the last couple of weeks. As a person who likes to be in control of situations and wants to “fix things,” the COVID-19 outbreak is the exact opposite. Ten days ago, when the virus was certainly top-of-mind but seemed far from home, I was…

In this unprecedented public health emergency, concerts of all sizes have been cancelled or postponed around the world. Minnesota musicians are among those connecting with audiences online as artists and fans practice the social distance required to slow the spread of COVID-19. It’s a scary time, but as in other tough times, people are turning…

Born in the Midwest and now based in Toronto, Canada, Meg Remy founded U.S. Girls and released her debut back in 2008. Since then, she has taken a rotating cast of musicians from making DIY recordings to creating lush studio albums ranging from experimental pop to new wave.

The Manchester-raised artist was an invariably complicated and controversial figure, said to exert an unhealthy level of control over their collaborators.

Today in 1999, Cher started a four-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with the dance-pop hit "Believe". So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that use Auto-Tune?

If you have a music video you’d like to be considered for an upcoming feature, give me a shout at fridayfive@mpr.org! The Bad Man – “Hairdresser From Mars” The Bad Man take to Can Can Wonderland for this song about interplanetary haircuts, their latest single since 2018’s raucous album Laughing with Bad Teeth. They tore up…