When Steve McClellan sits down to spin a yarn, there’s no telling where you might end up. He might start off reminiscing about a show that he booked during his 30-year tenure as the general manager of First Avenue, then tell you a story about a documentary filmmaker who is inspiring him or a hip-hop…

As you’ve probably heard, there is some extremely intense snow coming down right now in upstate New York. Interpol, who were riding through the area en route to play a show in Toronto, have been stuck in their bus for over two days—and are live-tweeting the whole thing. Fortunately, they tweeted, the bus was well-stocked with “dry goods…

For Brad Barr, his 1950s Gibson J-45 not only sounds great, it's a priceless memento of and tribute to a late, beloved uncle. "He was a great teacher to me, and I'm ever grateful to him," Barr says.

Apple Valley native Aria Stiles, a violinist, has traveled far and fast in the music world: at 20, she’s a regular member of Pam Tillis’s touring band as well as a full-time student at Nashville’s Belmont University. As if that wasn’t enough evidence that she’s been embraced by the capital of country music, she’s also…

We're going to spend some time with these outdated slang words for today's 9:30 Coffee Break. What songs that feature out of date slang should we play today?

It was about three years ago now that I decided with absolute certainty that my home would not be complete without the addition of a piano. It had been years since I’d played regularly, and almost a decade had passed since a college music professor had treated me with such disdain that I swore I…

With the blessing of Bob Marley‘s family, the reggae icon will be the face of Marley Natural, “a premium cannabis brand rooted in the life and legacy” of the late musician. In addition to loose-packed “heirloom Jamaican” cannabis buds, oil, and concentrate, Marley Natural will sell items including pot-infused creams. “As Daddy would say,” said Marley’s…

Hippo Campus Precocious local band Hippo Campus released Bashful Creatures today. The band have made a splash in the local scene even before their first release—placing second in this year’s City Pages Picked to Click poll. The ingredients that make up Hippo Campus’s brand of indie-pop are uplifting guitar work and danceable drumbeats. The band’s catchy sound doesn’t seem to wash…

What songs from bands that have been animated do you want to hear today?

Local singer-songwriter Brian Laidlaw will release his new album on Nov. 20 at the Walker Art Center in a unique package of music that will also include a poetry book. For the verse and music celebration, Laidlaw will perform pieces from his new multimedia project Amoritorium. Released by Paper Darts Press, the vinyl LP of songs has a corresponding set of…