DeM atlaS visited Oake and Riley in the studio this week to talk about his two latest projects, one of which just dropped. The young Minneapolis rapper and singer is releasing his debut album, Bad Actress, via Rhymesayers Entertainment on Oct. 19. This week he unveiled a visual EP titled Bad Loves Company, which sets video to five singles from the…

For today's Song War we put Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me" against Beyonce's "Who Run the World (girls)", and we realized we have to keep the female-fronted music going. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what feminist anthems do you want to hear?

David Huckfelt – Stranger Angels The Pines’ David Huckfelt steps out with a prowling, North Woods-colored single, “Stranger Angels.” His upcoming album of the same name is slated for February 2019, but he’ll preview it with a performance at the Parkway Theater on Nov. 16. Dizzy Fae – Baby Pillz Dizzy Fae may have just released…

Batiste, the band leader for 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,' sits at the piano and demonstrates his 'everything in the pot' style of playing.

On Wednesday, Prince joined a prestigious list of creatives, academics, and leaders who have received honorary doctorates from the University of Minnesota. In years past, the school has bestowed similar honors upon the likes of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Hillary Clinton, and Roy Wilkins. According to the program handed out at the presentation,…

Today in 1986, The Beatles track "Twist and Shout" re-entered the U.S. singles chart over twenty-five years after it first appeared, when the song was featured in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature the name of a dance move?

When Atmosphere dropped a single back in August and announced a new album, everyone knew a tour was imminent. “Virgo” hit the airwaves, and fans marked their calendars for the Oct. 5 release of the full album, Mi Vida Local. But when the tour schedule was released, locals noticed that there was no stop in Minnesota to…

Kiss the Tiger booked the 331 Club for Sept. 29 weeks ago; however, it wasn’t until recently that the band decided to use the opportunity to craft a showcase of local Asian-fronted musical acts. The title of the concert, “Crazy Broke Asians,” was inspired by the Hollywood film Crazy Rich Asians, which has taken the…

Thanks to Jay Gabler for today's theme idea. In honor of James Lipton announcing his retirement from 'Inside the Actors Studio', what songs do you want to hear that ask interview questions?

Dorothy Carvello's memoir is subtitled 'an A&R woman's story of surviving the music industry.'