Mayor Hodges joined the Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel to talk about her week of bragging about all the things that make Minnesota such a great place to live.

Let's play songs from Minnesota musicians that are brag worthy, or songs that brag (or talk about) Minnesota locations. What do you want to brag about?

With the summer music festival season in full swing, Minnesota is fortunate to be a regular tour stop after big festivals in Chicago—notably Pitchfork Music Festival and Lollapalooza. This year’s Pitchfork festival is this weekend in Union Park; Lollapalooza runs August 1-3 in Grant Park. Last summer, large venues around the Twin Cities were graced by the likes of…

Tuesday’s always a big release day, and yesterday saw eye-catching new videos from Jenny Lewis—who premiered a video for her new solo track “One of the Guys,” featuring Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway, and Brie Larson—and from “Weird Al” Yankovic, who continued his week of video premieres by remaking Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” as “Word Crimes.”…

James Brooks, formerly of Minneapolis duo Elite Gymnastics, now under the moniker Default Genders, released a new record Monday—his first proper album since 2011’s Elite Gymnastics release Ruin. The new album, titled Magical Pessimism 2014, includes eight new tracks as well as remastered versions of the four tracks from 2013’s Stop Pretending EP. The album…

What supergroups do you want to listen to for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Frankie Teardrop: Raiders Frankie Teardrop has built some buzz since the release of Tough Guy nine months ago. The garage rocker and his band continue to justify the hype with the release of their Raiders EP today. Frankie made some odd claims during Dave Campbell’s interview during their recent in-studio, saying he “crawled out of a sewer pipe” and…

The Austin City Limits Music Festival (October 3-12) is holding a contest with a unique and highly coveted prize: access to a golden porta potty featuring AC, a live feed, phone charging, beverages, toiletries, and more. (aclfestival.com) 31 years after the release of his debut album, “Weird Al” Yankovic is still a national treasure: spoofing Pharrell’s…

To celebrate Bastille Day we're going to play French musicians (they don't have to be singing in French). Who do you want to hear?

Garth Brooks has announced plans to come out of his 13-year quasi-retirement with his first new studio album since 2001. “Are there going to be cowboy songs?” asked the blockbuster country star in a video announcing the news, then answered his own rhetorical question. “You bet there’s going to be cowboy songs on it.” Not…