PhotosPhotos: Highlights from First Avenue's Best New Bands of 2025Laura Buhman • Jan 20, 2026The night’s performers were Chutes, GR3G, LASALLE, Maygen & The Birdwatcher, Mother Soki, Sallyforth, and Sophie Hiroko.
PhotosPhotos: Chris Thile steps out solo at Pantages TheatreTony Nelson • Jan 20, 2026The mandolin virtuoso of Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers fame put on a solo “An Evening With” show in Minneapolis on Sunday, Jan. 18.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Rising StarsJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Jan 20, 2026For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from new artists would you like to hear?
News and Interviewsjeremy messersmith and other local musicians tackle Minnesota ICE operation in songsReed Fischer • Jan 16, 2026A number of Twin Cities musicians are using their platforms to speak out about an expanding presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Protest SongsJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Jan 16, 2026For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that were created as protest would you like to hear?
News and InterviewsDavid Huckfelt keeps the memories of the past alive on new covers albumJoel Swenson • Jan 15, 2026The Minnesota-based folk singer channels legends and friends alike on his handpicked collection of American songbook gems and cherished deep cuts, titled ‘I Was Born, But…’.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Best New BandsJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Jan 15, 2026For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs by artists on the lineup for the Best New Bands Showcase would you like to hear?
News and Interviews'Stranger Things' brings Prince and Fleetwood Mac back to the chartsStephen Thompson • Jan 14, 2026Netflix's Stranger Things finale, which dropped Dec. 31, is shaking up the Billboard Hot 100.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: T Bone BurnettJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Jan 14, 2026For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that T Bone Burnett worked on would you like to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Let's Get WeirdJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Jan 13, 2026For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what psychedelic or experimental tracks would you like to hear?