Muse is a band of a bygone era. They go into the best studios on the planet and create highly saturated and sophisticated records using the studio itself as an instrument.

Last year, Red Wing opened the doors of its theaters, bookstores, and wine shops for the first year of Big Turn Music Fest. Today, Big Turn announced its headliners for the 2019 festival, which will take place Feb. 22 and 23. Over 100 bands will perform over the festival’s two days. Similar to last year,…

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and we want to say a huge and heartfelt thanks to all of YOU for making our mornings so special. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that remind you of Thanksgiving? The food, travel, family, thankfulness, sleepiness, all of it.

Yes, 'Beastie Boys Book' is everything fans have dreamed of. It's a fun, chronological, near-encyclopedic journey though the unlikely career of a group whose critical acclaim seems to grow by the minute.

This week, Mary Lucia welcomes back Andrea Swensson, music reporter for The Current and host of The Local Show. Swensson talks about the music she's enjoyed and discovered while she was out, and she talks about what's coming up on The Local Show in the weeks ahead.

Today in 1971, Isaac Hayes started a two-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Theme from Shaft." So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what theme songs do you want to hear? Yes, we're looking for TV and movie theme songs, but what about the theme to a sporting event? Or a movement? See how creative you can get with this one.

Donna Grantis, the incredible Toronto-born guitarist who’s been based in Minnesota since Prince recruited her to the Gopher State in 2012, has released two new tracks recorded in collaboration with Mike McCready, Pearl Jam’s lead guitarist. “Trashformer” and “Violetta” are out now on digital services and 7″ vinyl; both tracks will appear on Grantis’s solo…

Well, the Vikings lost to the Chicago Bears, the Wild to the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Timberwolves to the Memphis Grizzlies. Can we as Minnesotans just own these facts and live it up for today's Coffee Break? What songs do you want to hear that are about losing and losers?

Hippo Campus return with their second studio album, 'Bambi'.

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!