“My first time playing here was in January 2013,” Donna Grantis told the audience on Friday night. At the Dakota, she and 3RDEYEGIRL — Grantis on guitar, Ida Nielsen on bass, and Hannah Welton on drums — made their live debut with Prince. “We were so new we didn’t even have a band name,” Grantis…

When Andrew Bell first opened Twin Town Guitars, his goal was to do everything he could to support local musicians. At the time, Bell says there weren’t a lot of music stores that were accessible for many artists, but Bell wanted to change things and do what he could to make creating music simple and affordable…

Louis Armstrong was born today in 1901. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature the trumpet?

Last night at the Palace Theatre, Gary Clark Jr. took the stage for the first of two nights with swagger and confidence. More polished than in previous local shows and with a tight groove, he played with ease and his classic relaxed style, extending into long guitar solos. Clark let the songs gently segue together…

Lulu’s Playground, “Late For A Date” Lulu’s Playground are Adam Meckler (trumpet), Cory Grossman (cello), Steven Hobert (accordion), and Ben Abrahamson (guitar), and they know how to have fun. Recently, the quartet rode a four-person surrey around Como Park while playing “Late For A Date” from Shadow Voices.   Glitteratti, “Ask the Mrs.” A little public dancing never…

Today's music news: Motorhead are released a covers album, Lorde drops a video for 'Perfect Places,' LL Cool J is the first rapper to be honored at the Kennedy Center and you could buy Glenn Danzig's house.

“Life is like a hotel, you check in and you check out.” Those were some of the last words rapper Shotty Boo told his cousin and music partner, Joe Cross, before he passed away in late July after suffering from a long-term illness. To those who knew him, Boo was a gentle soul who showed love to…

The Beach Boys released "Surfer Girl" today in 1963, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what surf rock songs do you want to hear?

Listener Renae wrote in with today's topic idea - songs that mention Romeo and Juliet. She says "the classic tragic tale from William Shakespeare pops up in songs quite a bit - some songs tell the tale and some just reference." So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention Romeo + Juliet?

All four members of Garbage tell Brian Oake and Jill Riley about the band's new coffee-table book, 'This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake.'