Update 7/9: Vita.mn reports that the space currently occupied by Cause will become the Iron Door Pub, expected to open on or near September 1. The new owners “plan to knock out the wall separating the bar and venue side, add plenty of TVs and bump up tap beer offerings from six to 24.” Cause Spirits and…

What ball songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Elvis played his last live show, Stone Roses fans were dissapointed, and Cher divorced Sonny Today in Music History.

“Where’s he from again?” I heard amongst the audience. “Minnesota!” another cheerfully replied. This was the first I’d heard mention of my humble home since I arrived in London over a month ago. In the basement of the Borderline on Saturday night, Mason Jennings made a name for our great state across the globe. I…

Share your Michael Jackson memories with us for today's 9:30 Coffee Break as we remember the King of Pop.

It was 30 years ago today that Prince and his band the Revolution released Purple Rain, still the best-selling album to come out of Minnesota. The record came out just over a month before the film of the same name would hit theaters, and the singles “When Doves Cry and “Let’s Go Crazy” quickly climbed…

On August 16, 1982, Michael Jackson was at Westlake Recording Studios in L.A., making the album that would become Thriller. While the self-proclaimed King of Pop laid tracks for the record that would define his career and become the best-selling album of all time, the world was marking the fifth anniversary of the day the King…

How can you possibly bottle the energy and excitement of Rock the Garden? Andy Underwood-Bultman and his team at Walker Art Center have found one way to do that. Each year, Underwood-Bultmann and company assemble a time-lapse video that tells the story of the rock festival co-presented by Walker Art Center and 89.3 The Current.…

With all the flood talk, we decided to cover it the way we do best, with a Coffee Break. What songs about flooding, floods or rising rivers should we play today?

John Mark Nelson: Sings the Moon Local singer songwriter John Mark Nelson’s music is something that never ceases to put you into a good mood. His third album Sings the Moon drops today. Nelson’s folky bluegrass sound is stronger than ever on the single “Boy,” as well as “The Moon and the Stars.” The release show…