Some songs require repeat listens before you're hooked, but there are others that instantly grab you by the throat. You immediately know you are buying whatever it is they're selling. Here are a few examples of some of Mary Lucia's favorite musical chokeholds.

October 25 is International Artists Day - a day to honor the contribution artists make to society. So for today's Coffee Break, what musicians do you want to hear that also practice another art form?

“Every time you go to a gig, there’ll be at least one person wearing Eaux Claires merch.” Camilla Stavely-Taylor, one third of English band the Staves, is sitting near the door of Muddy Waters. Her sisters, Jess and Emily — the other two thirds of the band — are enthusiastic as they look up from their menus to nod. Jess…

During its October 24 meeting, the city council of Chanhassen, Minn., home of Prince’s Paisley Park, approved a plan to turn Paisley Park into a museum. According to a report by KARE 11’s Jay Knoll, the council approved the plan to rezone Paisley Park from Industrial Office Park (IOP) designation to Planned Unit Development (PUD),…

The Revolution had the advantage of being able to pull from Prince’s most recognizable catalog of songs and stage their show at First Avenue, the landmark club that Prince made legendary. The massive, sprawling tribute at the Xcel earlier this month had Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan. But Sunday night’s Purple Philanthropy concert at Orchestra…

Bobby Vee, a singer-songwriter who became one of the leading pop stars of the late 1950s and early ’60s, has died at age 73 of complications from Alzheimer’s. Vee died at a memory care facility in Rogers, Minn., where he had been living for the past 13 months, reports the St. Cloud Times. A Fargo native, Vee saw…

Tomorrow night the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs will go head to head in Game 1 of the World Series. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature bands from Chicago or Cleveland?

The journey to becoming a celebrity rock band comes through on Kings of Leon's seventh studio album, 'WALLS,' as Caleb Followill sings about life on the road like it's a scene from a blockbuster romance.

After a deluge of submissions during the last month or so, the stream of local music videos has started to slow. If you’re a Minnesota musician and have new videos to share, feel free to submit your work to cjohnson@mpr.org. Thanks! ahem, “Bottle Rocket” ahem are one of the Twin Cities’ punk bands to watch. Luckily, Lizzie Hutchins made that…

October 21 is National Reptile Awareness Day which promotes education, conservation, and appreciation for reptiles. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention any form of reptiles?