This weekend, Summit is throwing their 30th-anniversary Backyard Bash, and it promises to be a very good time. The cash-only, rain-or-shine party will feature food from Anchor Fish & Chips, World Street Kitchen, Black Forest, Pizza Lucé, and more. Beer-wise, they promise “all of our year-round relases, plus Oktoberfest, our 2016 special release Hop Merger White IPA, two of the 30th…

Tomorrow is the 2016 Backyard Bash - an all-day music festival at Summit Brewery and backyard. Help us get ready for this event with a Coffee Break. What songs do you want to hear from Backyard Bash musicians?

The Jayhawks, “Comeback Kids” Gary Louris goes a-wandering in “Comeback Kids,” which was conceptualized by video expert Chuck Statler. Sa-Roc, “MetaMorpheus” Sa-Roc continues her Wisdom Wednesday series of music videos. Koo Koo Kanga Roo, “Spread Your Wings And Soar (feat. Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls) Frank Turner (oops, we mean Taylor Swift) dares Koo Koo…

MTV has announced a new show called Wonderland — a weekly program that will be the network’s first regular live music show in almost 20 years. The show will be co-hosted by Lizzo along with comedian Myke Wright and designer Rachael “Steak” Finley. Wonderland begins Sept. 15, and will feature performances by artists such as Tinashe and Ty Dolla $ign. (SPIN) Iman speaks…

September 8 is International Literacy Day, a day for schools, communities and organizations to unite around the world to raise awareness in the hope that it will enable increased accessibility to education in developing nations. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that reference reading and writing?

Each week on the Local Show, we dive into a release from Minnesota’s past and explore its origins in the Music History Spotlight. This week, Jackie Renzetti digs into the backstory of a mysterious release from Georgia Clay, which will be played on the Local Show this Sunday night between 6-8 p.m. Released in 1969,…

Unless you’re a pro athlete, it’s not typical to be interviewed by mulptiple news outlets immediately after applying for a job — but then, this was no typical job interview for Kat Dady of Brooklyn Park. She was one of the first people to apply for a job working at Prince’s house: Paisley Park. “I have a…

Sometimes it feels like Midwestern musicians could do anything. Some can uplift everyone’s day no matter where they go. Some invent a new instrument with the help of a few of their friends. Or, in Catsax’s case, some take their already packed musical schedules, plus a day job or two among the three, and pile on an…

Today is Chrissie Hynde's birthday, but she's the one giving us a gift: The Pretenders have announced 'Alone,' their first album since 2008, produced by Dan Auerbach.

Bob Dylan is building a 26-foot iron gate for a new casino in Maryland. Why, Bob? “I’ve been around iron all my life ever since I was a kid,” said Dylan in 2013 when he first displayed his iron work. “I was born and raised in iron ore country, where you could breathe it and smell…