The 48th annual NAACP Image Awards took place last month, and in the audience in Los Angeles were some very special nominees from the state of Minnesota. Going up against artists such as Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, and Common were students from St. Paul’s High School for Recording Arts (HSRA) — for their collaboration with Sounds…

We'll be springing forward this weekend for Daylight Saving Time which begins first thing on Sunday. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention time or clocks, or make tick tock sounds would you like to hear?

Gaelynn Lea, “Watch the World Unfold” Since winning last year’s NPR Tiny Desk Contest, violinist/songwriter Gaelynn Lea has toured non-stop. But her newest video, a stop-motion piece by New Jersey’s Melanie Schantz, breathes tranquility. Lea and guitarist Al Church, along with a couple dozen other Minnesota artists, are headed to South by Southwest this week.  P.O.S,…

The artist formerly known as Haley Bonar formally changed her name and would like to be artistically referred to as HALEY. In honor of her new moniker, what single-named artists would you like to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

SXSW is one of the largest festivals of its kind in the world, celebrating film, music and interactive media in a whirlwind of events spanning several days. Among the hundreds of artists who will be performing at this year’s music festival are a few Minnesota musicians who will be making the trek to Austin to play…

The first time I watched the music video for the Happy Children of Normal Parents’ single, “Honest Boy,” I was immediately hit with a nostalgia for memories that I didn’t even have. Amidst the screaming and dancing and clips of established friends flashing by, there’s something about it that makes you long for your teenage…

Like a punk-poet beacon shining a bright light for all of us on this particularly kinetic International Women’s Day, Patti Smith spoke, sung, spat, screamed, swore, swooned, and swayed through two hours of fiery performance that kept the Northrop Auditorium in a nearly continuous state of standing ovation. For a show that began with the…

Patti Smith joined host Mark Wheat for an in-depth interview ahead of her gig at Northrop where she and her band will perform the iconic album 'Horses' in its entirety.

Alina Simone's 'Madonnaland: And Other Detours into Fame and Fandom' is an energetic book about the musical heroes of Bay City, Mich.

It’s International Women’s Day and the artist formerly known as Haley Bonar is celebrating with a name change. From now on, she will be known simply as HALEY. The artist announced her decision through a post on Facebook today, revealing that not only will her stage name be changing, but her legal one as well. In…