The day of a concert, I’ll usually find myself refreshing Twitter to see what the Internet has to say about the performer who’s about to stop into town. It was no surprise to me when I opened my feed to a flood of tweets about how people were preparing to cry to Snail Mail at…

Rock the Garden, The Fourth of July, Aquatennial, Bastille Day...it seems like you can shake a stick and find a festival to attend in your own town right now. So today we're going to celebrate the nostalgia of hometowns. What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that mention home, hometowns, small towns, etc?

In the universe of this album, J.S.'s bottomless, booming voice is the sun, and his songwriting is the North Star.

As he continues to recover from a shattered shoulder, Duluth singer-songwriter Charlie Parr is moving forward with new music. Parr fell while skateboarding last August, requiring extensive surgery. Parr had never experienced a physical health issue like this before, and was not sure if this would impact his ability to play his guitar. “There are…

In honor of one of Jill's favorite vinyl picks to play - Andrea True Connection's "More, More, More" - let's focus on abundance. What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that say more or not enough?

This Saturday, July 13, over a dozen local musicians will spread across Minneapolis street corners and sidewalks. The performances are an effort to raise money and awareness for John Lewis Bing III, a.k.a. Sota Smoov, a Minneapolis musician who was arrested and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on June 6. Bing was born…

Lady Lark – “Rendezvous (feat. Har Mar Superstar)” Lady Lark and Har Mar Superstar are grand in “Rendezvous,” a one-night-stand scenario with just enough silliness. Lady Lark and the band will support Night Moves at First Avenue on July 20. Anna Stine – “There I’ll Go” Anna Stine shares a video that’s lush and beautiful…

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that were recorded in a studio but have applause somewhere in them?

Jill and Anna recently returned from lengthy camping trips, and there's much to catch up on. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention something you might do or see while camping?

Glen E. Friedman's photos of Fugazi, captured in a new edition of his book 'Keep Your Eyes Open,' employ the same purist aesthetic the band brought to everything they did. Another new photo book, Antonia Tricarico's 'Frame of Mind,' spotlights women musicians in the D.C. scene Fugazi helped to shape.