Shadow puppetry and music will combine for one surreal experience in Bedlam Theatre’s upcoming production Below, or the Womb of the Worlds: A Shadow Opera. The show dives into the life of Leonora Carrington (1917-2011), a British-born Mexican surrealist whose life was marked with constant excitement. Carrington, besides being an accomplished artist, married fellow artist Max Ernst (who…

The Awful Truth: Lakewater “Be careful what you say about love,” is the Awful Truth—and it’s their message on their title track for the new Lakewater release. The four-piece have added lush strings to their sound, creating a melancholic tone on songs like “Gold Grey Sky.” The track is exactly what it says it is:…

Many songs include the title in the lyrics, but there are also a bunch of songs out there where the words in the title are never uttered in the song. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, we're wondering: What songs would you like to hear with titles that are not part of the lyrics? Send us your requests.

Blues legend B.B. King has been hospitalized, his representatives have confirmed to the Los Angeles Times, with an undisclosed ailment. TMZ is reporting that King was rushed to a Las Vegas hospital this weekend due to complications from Type II diabetes, but no further information regarding King’s condition or location has been confirmed. King, 89, has…

The National guitarist and composer Bryce Dessner and multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire chatted with host Mark Wheat about two unique shows at the Walker Art Center as a part of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music Series.

Joan Jett will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 18, and she tells Billboard “There should be more women in the Hall of Fame, and more women in rock. They’re out there, they just don’t get the notice the pop girls do.” She also recommends that young musicians keep…

As the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team prepare to face Duke in the NCAA men's basketball final tonight, we're wondering what songs by Wisconsin artists you'd like to hear? Tell us your requests for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

Two prominent local bands are turning to the public to help support the release of new music. Across the country, crowdfunding has helped bring a degree of control back into musicians’ hands and has allowed bands to interact directly with their fan bases. Today, we’re seeing it utilized in the Twin Cities as both legendary band…

Although alternative pop music is a breeding ground for bands aspiring to commercial success on the strength of a single track, Matt and Kim cast aside that formula to create a full-length album that shares the more honest side of their music.

A recent Bruce Springsteen album is titled Wrecking Ball, and that’s exactly what might come for the Upstage: a club in Asbury Park, New Jersey where Springsteen, Little Steven Van Zandt, Southside Johnny, and others played important early gigs in the late ’60s and early ’70s. The club has been closed since 1971, but remains substantially intact; it’s now in…