“Manic Monday.” “The Glamorous Life.” “Nothing Compares 2 U.” “Jungle Love.” All are iconic songs, all were written by Prince, but all were also given by Prince to other artists who turned them into hits. Now, Prince’s own versions of these and 11 other songs will be released on a new album called Originals. The album…

Today in 1979, Ray Charles' "Georgia On My Mind" was proclaimed the state song of Georgia. Let's say Minnesota's official state song "Hail! Minnesota" somehow went away. What songs should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that you'd like to see as Minnesota's new state song?

In 'Hijinx and Hearsay,' writer Martin Keller and photographer Greg Helgeson revisit their days as 'the Spud Boyz' covering Minnesota music for City Pages predecessor Sweet Potato.

“My wife told me not to complain,” Holly Hansen says at the 331 Club. It’s a crisp Thursday evening in Northeast Minneapolis, just cold enough to call for a jacket. Hansen and I are at the dim bar to discuss the return of her band Zoo Animal and the adolescence of t.e.e., the weekly series…

This week, Mary Lucia talks about a new rock documentary, 'Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury.' Releasing to theaters (starting in New York) on May 15, the film follows the trajectory of a Georgia band poised to become '90s alt-rock legends, until a car wreck disrupted their course. What happens next to the band members is as surprising as the fact they never made it big.

In an announcement posted to Facebook today, the Grand Avenue Business Association has announced that this year’s Grand Old Day is off. “It was a difficult and unanimous decision but one that the board of directors made to keep the event fresh for 2020,” said interim president Allison Penner-Hurst in a statement. The association posted…

The UN has declared April 23 as Spanish Language Day. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what English-language songs do you want to hear that have some Spanish lyrics in them?

After 62 years of business, Lee’s Liquor Lounge is shutting down. Once a small corner bar, Lee’s has evolved over the years and become a popular hangout spot for music fans of all kinds — as well as, in recent years, Twins fans attending games at nearby Target Field. On any given day Lee’s Liquor…

As a well known singer-songwriter, Har Mar Superstar has achieved a lot in his career. He’s toured the world with bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sia, the Strokes, and Incubus. He’s acted in movies and worked hard to develop his own music career. But one thing he hasn’t done is perform an all-out,…

While Grant Hart was best-known as a singer-songwriter and the drummer of Hüsker Dü, he was also a visual artist, and created the artwork for many of the band’s albums. Soon, the exterior of St. Paul’s Palace Theatre will be decorated with three massive 3D pieces of art based on collages that Hart created. The…