On Freaque‘s debut EP Decompose, Gabriel Roderick’s voice is mixed so that if you close your eyes, you might imagine that he is sitting right beside you. Say, on a porch swing just after dusk as bats swing low in the sky. You look over a wide expanse of field, and he gestures to things in…

We have THREE dream-related history items for you this morning. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention dreams?

Will Birch's 'Cruel To Be Kind' is as enjoyable and unassuming as its subject, cult hero singer-songwriter Nick Lowe.

This last weekend, Mary Lucia revisited a documentary she hadn't seen when it first came out. 'Janis: Little Girl Blue' was produced by Alex Gibney, who has done a whole host of great documentaries, and it goes far beyond what you might already know about Janis Joplin.

Today in 1991, Pearl Jam released their debut album 'Ten'. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break - let's have a music discussion. What are your favorite debut albums, and why?

Jon Bream at the Star Tribune has already used the obvious line, albeit a week prematurely: Elvis has left the building. Graceland Holdings’ unprecedented agreement to manage Paisley Park as a museum will come to an end this Sunday, Oct. 1, with Prince’s estate taking over. Publicly, at least, there are no hard feelings between…

With “Weird Al” Yankovic in town to perform at the Minnesota State Fair, the city of Darwin, Minnesota (pop. 350) has christened a roadway to honor the parodist who helped make their giant twine ball a nationally-known tourist attraction. In Darwin, located 60 miles west of the Twin Cities, a street that was once called…

August 26 is National Dog Day! If you are lucky enough to be a dog mom or a dog dad, hug your pooch tight tonight and whisper into her ear a thanks for being your best friend. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention dogs?

If you ask Matt Allen, known on stage as hip-hop artist Nur-D, how he’d describe himself, he would tell you that he is “weird,” “your seventh favorite hip-hop person,” and then declare himself a “nerd.” Vocal about his love for comics, professional wrestling, video games, ’80s hair metal bands, and superheroes, Nur-D creates his music…

The latest record from Sleater-Kinney bears several hidden treasures and is a successful mix of spaciness and brawn.