On Jan. 18, First Avenue will host its annual Best New Bands showcase — hosted, this year, by The Current’s Andrea Swensson along with Miles Anzaldo and Sylvia Jennings. Familiarize yourself with these six talented artists before making your way to the Mainroom. Colin Campbell and the Shackletons Colin Campbell & The Shackletons describe themselves…

Today in Music History: Lemmy passed away at the age of 70, George Harrison was at No. 1 with 'My Sweet Lord', The Beatles went No. 1 with 'The White Album', Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys passed away, and Rolling Stone magazine voted 'Some Girls' by The Rolling Stones Album of the Year.

Suzanne Rindell’s new novel Three-Martini Lunch is set in the New York publishing industry circa the 1950s. It centers on Eden Katz, a young woman trying to work her way from secretarial duties up to an editorial position. That means spending late nights at work, going through manuscripts — and dodging the drunken, aggressive advances of a…

New Year’s Eve is only a few days away, but with the overload of celebrity deaths, tumultuous political climate, and the recent holidays, many have already started reflecting on the last year. If your 2016 needed more dancing, celebration, and art from incredible women — and whose didn’t? — it’s not too late to end…

George Michael, one of the most iconic sex symbols of the 1980s and 90s, passed away Sunday at age 53. So for today's Coffee Break, what musicians and songs do you want to hear that ooze sexuality?

Neil Young's 37th solo album (and his second of 2016) displays the hardworking singer-songwriter in his signature restless, angry, profound, busy and brilliant fashion. 'Peace Trail' finds Neil Young searching for whatever's next on his long journey from the '60s to forever.

The British pop singer, who achieved fame as half of the duo Wham! before a breakout solo career, was 53.

Brianna Kocka, “Goodbye, Dear Lover” Singer/songwriter Brianna Kocka is back with another living room video (dueting with Jimmy Barnett). If you’ll be in La Crosse, Wis. around New Year’s Eve, check out her show at the Root Note on Dec. 30. City Counselor, “Ask The Gays” Prediction: The next four years will yield a mighty…

We've got something a little different planned for tomorrow's Coffee Break, so we're going all Christmas today. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Christmas songs do you want to hear?

If any experience can make you wish to sit down in a dark room, transported to distant places and times, it’s shopping at the Mall of America. The Theatres at Mall of America, a 14-screen movie theater owned and operated by the shopping center itself, has served as that sanctuary for eight years. But according to the Theatres’ Twitter…