Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Songs Jack White coveredAnna Reed • Aug 6, 2018In honor of Jack White being in town tonight for a sold-out show at The Armory, what songs do you want to hear that he has covered?
Local Current BlogReview and photos: HazelFest 2018 is a celebration of music, honesty, and self-acceptanceSarah Eldred • Aug 6, 2018This past Saturday was the best day of the year…the best day for me as a person in recovery and a music lover. HazelFest! I used to seek comfort from the bottle (I think that’s a song lyric), and never did I find it. Now there are places I can go to feel that comfort: they…
Local Current BlogBuffalo Fuzz release new music and plan a tribute show to honor late drummer Jake AllanMaia Jacobson • Aug 3, 2018Buffalo Fuzz, a Minneapolis heavy blues band, had just finished recording their second album and filming the music video for the first single when their drummer, Jake Allan, tragically died. Jared Zachary, the other half of Buffalo Fuzz, has planned a tribute show at the 7th St. Entry on Aug. 10, and Buffalo Fuzz’s music…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Breaking the lawAnna Reed • Aug 3, 2018Our BFF listener Loran had a great idea for a Coffee Break. He says "not to encourage such action, but there's a fair amount of vandalism in rock". So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that talk about breaking the law in some way?
Local Current BlogVirginia, Zumbrota, Mankato rock cities: Three greater Minnesota music venues to knowColleen Cowie • Aug 3, 2018Some music venues advertise thousands of seats and state-of-the-art light shows. Others double as sports arenas. And then there are those that offer pottery classes or operate out of someone’s living room. While the Twin Cities house some of the state’s most iconic music venues, Minnesota’s small towns are the perfect places for discovering vibrant…
Local Current BlogFriday Five: Justin Courtney Pierre, Your Smith, and more new Minnesota music videosCecilia Johnson • Aug 3, 2018Justin Courtney Pierre – “In The Drink” Motion City Soundtrack’s Justin Courtney Pierre looks to have gone full zombie apocalypse — or blood-soaked video game — in his first solo release since the band broke up. It all teases an album called In the Drink, produced by MCS’s Joshua Cain, which comes out Oct. 12 via Epitaph Records.…
ReviewsAlbum of the Week: Amanda Shires, 'To the Sunset'Mac Wilson • Aug 3, 2018Amanda Shires' 'To the Sunset' is a standout record for these dog days of summer.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: You should probably get that looked atAnna Reed • Aug 2, 2018Thanks to Loran for writing in with today's theme idea. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention some sort of medical ailment or symptom?
DuluthFEMN Fest bringing music and education to Duluth with all-female lineupHanna Bubser • Aug 1, 2018When thinking back to last year’s inaugural FEMN Fest, co-producer Abigail Mlinar remembers there being “love in the room every night.” The Duluth festival returns Sept. 21-22 for its second year and includes a lineup of female-identifying musicians, educators, and vendors. It is an unconventional music festival that acts, in the words of Mlinar, as “an opportunity…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Sci-fi in musicAnna Reed • Aug 1, 2018For this week's Rock & Roll Book Club, Jay Gabler brought us Jason Heller's "Strange Stars" which is a book about David Bowie, pop music, and the decade sci-fi exploded. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have a sci-fi element to them?