At Rock the Garden this weekend our own Mark Wheat hopped up on stage with Feist to perform the spoken word portion of "Century". So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have a spoken monologue?

When McNally Smith College of Music abruptly shut its doors late last year, hundreds of people were displaced. The institution listed financial trouble and low enrollment as the reasons for the swift closure. Since then, the college has sat empty on Exchange Street in downtown St. Paul. Because everything ended so quickly, everyone was left…

If you’ve heard anything about Rock the Garden 2018, you know it got hot. Just like last year, a sell-out crowd stood under the sun, basking in summer heat and good music. Of course, the first priority on a warm day is hydration. So in honor of Rock the Garden’s 11,000 attendees and all the…

The Suburban World Theater could be entering a new era as a concert venue. Doug Hoskin has offered to buy the Uptown Minneapolis space, but the deal has not closed yet, according to the Star Tribune. Hoskin plans to work with DJR Architecture to convert the theater into a concert venue and event space with…

Musicians and music lovers alike will be spread out across the Twin Cities to celebrate Make Music Day next Thursday, June 21. Make Music Twin Cities is part of the global Make Music Day celebration that started in 1982 in France. Last year over 800 cities around the world participated. The Twin Cities are participating…

Tomorrow is Rock the Garden and throughout the day you'll be hearing some great music from featured RTG artists past and present. But for today's 9:30 Coffee Break in celebration of this event, what songs do you want to hear that mention something that might be found in a garden?

Resmaa Menakem, a licensed independent social worker and therapist, released his book My Grandmother’s Hands this past September. The book sought to tackles issues of racism and white supremacy from an unexpected, yet plausible place: how it affects the bodies of the oppressed and oppressors. My Grandmother’s Hands focuses specifically on how Black bodies and…

Low – “Quorum,” “Dancing And Blood,” and “Fly” Low‘s newest music might feel familiar to the 2013 Rock the Garden attendee. This “Double Negative triptych” demands patience, as did their “drone, not drones” performance of “Do You Know How To Waltz?” at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Whether you like these songs or not, you have…

Frank Turner is a man who hasn't given up the fight. He's like a good old fashioned busker singing songs for the people in a world that's out of control.

Thanks to Paul for writing in with today's theme idea. He suggested we play bands with a color in their name, because "any time we can increase the chances of Black Sabbath getting played is a good thing!" We'll see, Paul. We'll see. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands do you want to hear that have a color in their band name?