News and InterviewsVideo: Lou Reed's final interview Nov 8, 2013Rolling Stone has released the footage of Lou Reed's final interview, a conversation with Farida Khelfa, touching on a wide variety of topics concerning music, sound and emotion.
Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: Fiddle Songs Nov 8, 2013Trampled by Turtles will be on your television tonight and listener Haley thought we should honor that with a 9:30 Coffee Break. What songs with fiddling should we play today?
Local Current BlogFriday Five: Jose James pays tribute to Lou Reed, Haley Bonar previews new recordAndrea Swensson • Nov 8, 2013Happy Friday! Here’s your latest batch of Minnesota music videos, starting off with Minneapolis’s own José James paying tribute to Lou Reed with a band of co-conspirators in NYC. Enjoy, and hope to see you at one of the many great shows happening in the Twin Cities this weekend. José James pays tribute to Lou…
Local Current BlogThe Pines team up with Dave Simonett and Erik Koskinen to cover ‘The Highwayman’Andrea Swensson • Nov 8, 2013Who says Americana artists can’t hop aboard the ’80s revival train that’s been chugging through indie music this year? Today the Pines have shared a brand new track, “The Highwayman,” which revives an old Jimmy Webb tune that won a Grammy back in 1985. The recording that tore up the charts in the mid-’80s was…
Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: Madchester Nov 7, 2013We're going to need your help to put together a set of music from the Madchester scene. What do you think we should play?
Local Current BlogGRRRL PRTY, Icehouse, and our increasingly fluid local hip-hop communityAndrea Swensson • Nov 7, 2013At first blush Nicollet Avenue’s new live music hotspot, Icehouse, seems like an unlikely space for a rap show. If you get there before doors open you’ll find the place brimming with foodie patrons quietly sipping bourbon cocktails and sharing decadent small plates. But on the first Wednesday night of the month, as the dinner…
Local Current BlogR.E.M.’s ‘Green’ at 25: Still surprising, still winningJay Gabler • Nov 7, 2013When I started college at Boston University in 1993, my roommate often played a mix tape he’d made for his girlfriend featuring “their” songs. It included the Star Wars theme, the Bodeans’ “Still the Night,” and R.E.M.’s “You Are the Everything.” When my roommate’s girlfriend visited and demonstrated that her front teeth were false implants that…
DuluthLocal Gig List: November 6-10Andrea Swensson • Nov 6, 2013 Wednesday, November 6 GRRRL PRTY EP-Release Show Icehouse, Minneapolis 9 p.m., $6, 21+ For their third in a monthly residency at Icehouse, rap crew GRRRL PRTY (who placed third in this year’s Picked to Click poll, and whose MC Lizzo also snagged first place in the same poll) will celebrate the release of their…
Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: International Saxophone Day Nov 6, 2013As you may know, we love our "fake holidays" here on The Morning Show. Today happens to be one we can really get behind though -- it's International Saxophone Day!
Coffee Break6 Rock 'n' Poll tracks for Election Day Nov 5, 2013What songs should we play for today's election? Give us your suggestions and we'll pick a couple to play for the 9:30 Coffee Break.
