This week, Mary Lucia asks some random questions to Minneapolis singer-songwriter Reed Wilkerson, who's new band, The Revenge Wedding, will make its debut at SXSW this year. Wilkerson also runs a woodworking business and is the owner of 'the sweetest dog, Elle Mae.' Check out Mary and Reed's conversation.

Yesterday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, marking the birthday of the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear in the spirit of MLK?

Today, Paisley Park announced that it’s adding some new elements to its museum tour experience to highlight Prince’s memory in April, the one-year anniversary of the music icon’s death. A new memorial fence will be built on Paisley Park’s grounds to “display archived fan-donated memorial messages and artifacts originally attached to the exterior perimeter fence…

Today, the Palace Theatre announced three shows that will serve to officially open the downtown St. Paul venue in March. First up: Atmosphere are the first act to headline the newly renovated Palace Theatre on Friday, March 10 as a part of their Welcome to Minnesota 2017 tour. Pre-sale tickets ($25) are on sale now…

'Haley Bonar's voice is like honey, and I love the way she thinks,' writes Mary Lucia. 'I have no idea what Haley's song 'Stupid Face' is exactly about, and it doesn't really matter to me. If she's singing it, I'm listening to it.' Mary has selected Haley Bonar's track 'Stupid Face' as the DJ Pick of the Week for Jan. 16, 2017.

Guitarist Tommy Allsup has died, of complications from a hernia operation, at age 85. A longtime performer and producer who worked with artists including Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel, Allsup remains best-known for losing a coin toss to Ritchie Valens on Feb. 3, 1959: “the Day the Music Died.” Winning the coin toss, Valens climbed aboard a…

With their 14th studio album, 'Oczy Mlody,' the Flaming Lips continue to explore and build a sonic landscape. The music is layered, it's spacey, and it's a trip.

Although reflections on the life and career of Townes Van Zandt tend to focus largely on the singer's connections to Texas, Colorado and Tennessee, Van Zandt did spend some time in Minnesota. With January 2017 marking 20 years since the singer-songwriter's death, a search for Van Zandt's Minnesota connections unearthed some ties that run deep.

Local singer-songwriter Mary Bue has been awarded a residency from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation to live and work in Taos, N.M. for three months. Before she goes, she’ll play a jubilant sendoff show with Alan Sparhawk (Low, Retribution Gospel Choir) and Molly Maher (of Disbelievers fame) at Icehouse on Saturday, Jan. 14. I caught up with…

Laurens Hammond, inventor of the Hammond organ, was born today in 1895. The sound of the Hammond has been used by many rock artists over time. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs featuring the organ do you want to hear? Bonus points if it's a song with a Hammond organ.