If you're a member of MPR or the Walker Art Center, get your member numbers ready as Rock the Garden is back on June 29, 2019 and members have their first shot at getting tickets today at 10 am. For today's Coffee Break, sit back and relax as we bring you some of our favorite moments from Rock the Gardens past. And share your favorite moments in the comments below!

It was January in Minnesota and a blizzard was coming down in full force. But while the air outside was cold, the atmosphere inside Pachyderm Recording Studio was warm as modern jazz group Atlantis Quartet recorded their new album, Hello Human, which was just released today. Having been a band for 12 years, Atlantis Quartet…

J.S. Ondara – Lebanon “Oh Lebanon, life is brief don’t sit alone,” J.S. Ondara asks in this single from his upcoming album Tales of America. Artist Woody Ray Tucker hand-drew the illustrations that’d become the video, using a mixture of watercolor, charcoal, ink, and graphite. He says, “The lyrics are very compassionate and rich in historical suggestion,…

The singer and multi-instrumentalist, known for his fleet guitar work and big smile, began his career as a teenaged prodigy and rose to become a regular presence in the living rooms of America.

It's Give to the Max day! It's your chance to donate to your favorite nonprofits and schools and share your generosity to support the community around you. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention giving, or the spirit of generosity?

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from contemporary artists with a throwback sound?

Jeff Tweedy's acutely self-conscious new memoir is a breezy read that his fans will adore.

For its 100th episode, which aired Tuesday night, hit ABC sitcom black-ish paid tribute to none other than Prince. The episode was highly anticipated by black-ish fans, who appreciate the show’s incisive takes on African-American history and culture. The episode kicked off with twins Jack and Diane talking about a girl Jack liked, when they…

This week, Mary Lucia talks about watching the final episode of Anthony Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown' on CNN. 'A lot of people, myself included, found it really difficult to watch the remaining episodes after Bourdain passed away last year,' Mary says, 'and I honestly feel like this is the one episode I would say you can watch. Yes, it's sad. Yes, it's poignant. But he's touring the Lower East Side of New York - it's so fitting and appropriate.'

We know that Minnesota is home to a wealth of musical talent. Each month, Minnesotan artists rack up millions of streams on Spotify — but which artists are people listening to the most? To answer this question, City Pages asked Spotify for a list of the state’s most-streamed artists of all time. The results are…