Over the weekend Richard Anthony Monsour, known professionally as Dick Dale, passed away at the age of 81. He was known as the King of the Surf Guitar and a pioneer of early surf rock music. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what surf music or surf music influenced songs do you want to hear?

Some 20 years into his career, Andrew Bird is still making interesting music. The album is simple and organic, and there's no shortage of Bird's signature whistling.

It has long been a tradition to dress in green clothing and green accessories to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. As we head into St. Patty's weekend, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break what songs do you want to hear that mention green?

Good morning from sunny St. Paul, the city enjoying a compliment bath on my Twitter. Before I head into work this afternoon, I wanted to tell you about a few music videos I’ve enjoyed this week. Here we go. Sleeping Jesus – “Lay” This new Sleeping Jesus video is enjoyable but grim. Frontperson Nick Elstad…

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention a name with a formal prefix or suffix? We're talking Mr., Miss, Mrs., Dr., Sgt., Prof., Sir, Jr., Sr., II, III, etc.

Winter storm Ulmer is causing some hazardous conditions in the Midwest as we've got a flood watch in effect in the Twin Cities from 1 pm this afternoon through Thursday evening and a dense fog advisory currently in effect this morning. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that reference fog, flooding and heavy rains?

This week for our Rock and Roll Book Club, we're highlighting Wayne Kramer's memoir 'The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5 & My Life of Impossibilities.' How well do you know the history of Wayne Kramer and the MC5? Take our quiz based on information from the book.

As Brandon Leu began playing his cello, his body seemed to become more and more relaxed. His facial expressions almost implied a music-induced trance. As the prelude to Bach’s first cello suite came to an end, Leu finished with a proudly raised cello bow after an almost flawless performance. He finally smiled as he continued to perform his hand-picked…

This week, Mary Lucia talks about seeing the new documentary, 'Boy Howdy! The Story of Creem Magazine,' about the groundbreaking rock magazine that was founded in Detroit in 1969. The documentary just had its premiere at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

Drummer and session musician Hal Blaine has passed away at the age of 90. A Hall of Famer and member of "The Wrecking Crew", he played on songs from the Beach Boys to Simon & Garfunkel to Nancy Sinatra, and so many more. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature Hal Blaine on drums?