Fake Shore Drive founder Andrew Barber on why his blog has succeeded, where to spot musicians in Chicago, and which local rapper he's most proud of (you might be able to guess).

November 15 is America Recycles Day, which raises awareness about the benefits of recycling and buying products made with recycled materials. Let's take a musical twist on this topic - what songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that used recycled riffs?

The Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival will be back in 2018, on July 6 and 7. The announcement came today via a typically elliptical rollout…actually, it was a literal rollout, as the festival live-streamed video of workers pasting posters into place on a street in Eau Claire. (The posters are around the corner from…

The new book by NPR music writer Ann Powers examines the history of American popular music through the lens of the body. In other words, it's about sex.

For today's Coffee Break, what indie music do you want to hear with pop sensibilities and catchy choruses?

It turns out that the Science Museum isn’t the only Minnesota connection to the latest season of Stranger Things. A song from the Minneapolis new wave band Swing Set, “Blackout,” is featured in the second episode of season two, “Trick or Treat, Freak,” and can be heard playing over the car stereo of Charlie Heaton’s…

Today in 1976, Rod Stewart started an eight-week run at No. 1 with "Tonight's The Night" which features whispers from actress Britt Ekland. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature whispering?

The Avant Garde, a local promoter, has won a $10,000 Artist Initiative grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC) to help put on a concert series that will focus on artists of color in the Twin Cities. Starting on Nov. 18, the concerts will each feature a different set of R&B and neo-soul artists whose…

What’s sure to be one of the biggest local concerts of 2018 has just been announced: Taylor Swift will play U.S. Bank Stadium on Sept. 1. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Dec. 13 — that would be Swift’s 28th birthday — but “verified fans” may be able to snag tickets earlier.…

In April of 2016 Nye’s Polonaise room closed its doors after 67 years in business. Next month Nye’s will be back, as Nye’s Piano Bar. Brothers Rob and Tony Jacob, the owners of Nye’s, have announced that they’re opening a new establishment with the Nye’s name in the Montage apartment building — a new development…