Lorde has released her sophomore album Melodrama to rave reviews, with Pitchfork naming it the Best New Album. Having already announced an international tour, she unveiled North American stops today — including a March 23, 2018 show at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The 20-year-old pop star has also made waves with her appearance…

These Bob Dylan-themed potato chip bags have started to gain buzz on social media, but don’t get your hopes up for “Lay’s, Lady, Lay’s” snacks. Instead of chips, each of the bags solely contains a different booklet of Bob Dylan lyrics translated in Chinese. Together, the eight booklets make up a Chinese version of Bob…

In honor of Minneapolis band Semisonic reuniting for two shows this week to play their 1996 album 'Great Divide', what songs do you want to hear for today's Coffee Break from bands who reunited after at least five years apart?

Ahead of the Purple Rain reissue due out next week, another track from Prince’s vault has been made available for streaming. The instrumental track “Father’s Song” was originally intended to be included in the Purple Rain movie, Pitchfork reports. About 90 seconds of the song made it into the film, and other parts were re-purposed for the…

If there was such a thing as Performer of the Summer, Nick Jordan would be a Twin Cities shoo-in. Everyone from Billboard to Newsweek to New York Times podcast Still Processing is debating the candidates for this year’s Song of the Summer (which could be Calvin Harris’s “Slide,” DJ Khaled’s “I’m The One,” or any of the new Lorde singles), and each feature notes that…

What pairs well with a new album by the Suburbs? A new beer inspired by the Suburbs, of course! Summit Brewing Company and the the legendary Minneapolis rock band have teamed up to create “The Suburbs New Wave Ale.” The band’s newest release, Hey Muse!, will be available on June 23. In honor of the album…

A Minneapolis edition of Friday Fire Cypher kicked off over Soundset weekend with Sway Calloway. Sway in the Morning broadcasted live from Icehouse, with a rap relay featuring some of your favorite locals including BDotCroc, Juice Lord, Kaleem The Dream, and many more. “Is he a hyena?” Sway asked the crowd, using his signature term…

Jill and Brian have packed up a weekend's worth of camping supplies and are just about to head out to the Eaux Claires festival. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from Wisconsin bands?

How to plan for a music festival that delights in the spontaneous? Therein lies the question for those headed to Eaux Claires Troix this weekend. Since debuting in 2015, the Wisconsin festival has been all about surprises, so thorough scheduling might seem silly. But you will need logistics to get there. And for the artists you don’t want…

Bob Dylan’s former Harlem townhouse is up for sale, and it could be yours for just under $3.6 million. Originally built in 1890, by the storied McKim, Mead & White architectural firm, the townhouse was owned by Dylan from the 1980s until 2000. It was sold for $560,000 to its current owners. According to a real…