It's April 11, which means it's National Barbershop Quartet Day. But we're not going to play 30 minutes of barbershop music. So instead, in the spirit of an actual barbershop, what songs do you want to hear that mention hair for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

April 10th is National Farm Animals Day, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break what songs do you want to hear that mention farm animals?

On April 21, 2016, we suddenly learned we’d lost a music legend who proudly called Minnesota home. At The Current, as we mourned along with fans around the world, we played a steady stream of Prince on the air and collaborated with First Avenue to host a street party paying tribute that night. As the one-year…

The latest album from the New Pornographers features some personnel changes, yet it is another gift from a terrific band.

'Way Out West' is the new album from Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, which Stuart describes as a 'psychedelic, twang-ified journey through the Mojave Desert.' Ahead of Stuart's show at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis, The Current's Bill DeVille connected with Stuart by phone to talk about the new album and also about Johnny Cash, Lester Flatt, and the Nashville mystique.

Teague Alexy's new album, 'Circuit Sessions,' releases April 7, 2017. The Duluth-based singer-songwriter (and also author and podcaster) joined Radio Heartland's Mike Pengra in the studio to talk about the making of 'Circuit Sessions' and to spin a few tracks from the new record.

Don Rickles, well-known stand up comedian and actor, has passed away at 90. Rickles was probably best known as an insult comic - using insults aimed at the audience or other performers. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs with insults do you want to hear?

Chastity Brown, “Carried Away” Rock/soul artist Chastity Brown lets fans into the recording process via video — and into her life via lyrics. Read more at Afropunk. Tabah, “Lucid State” In Tabah‘s latest video, directed by Kellen Witschen, a man incites an emotional purge. Tabah play Reverie tonight at 8:30 p.m. 26 BATS!, “Touch Mai Face” Both…

The legendary Spider John Koerner will be appearing at a show on Sunday, April 9, at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. Koerner is quick to emphasize that this is not a retirement party, though. Spider John Koerner stopped in the Radio Heartland studios to chat about a 50-plus year career in music that's not ending any time soon.

There are two big reasons to celebrate today. 1. We got to talk to Raffi. 2. Sean's baby is nearly here. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention children and youth in the lyrics?