Jay Gabler brought by his latest Rock & Roll Book Club pick this morning and it's Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell, about a fictional band from the 1960s. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear where a fictional band is mentioned?

This morning, The Current is debuting a single from the new project Painted Shield featuring Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard, Mason Jennings, former Pearl Jam drummer Matt Chamberlin and Seattle keyboardist and singer Brittany Davis.

We know today is a very different first day of school for many families. Maybe your little ones are logging into zoom this morning, maybe they're headed back to school with safety measures in place, or maybe it's a combination of the two. Whatever the case, we wish you all the best of luck and want to play a set of educational songs for you this morning.

It's the Friday before the three-day Labor Day weekend. Labor Day is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of the working class. With a worldwide pandemic turning economies upside down, we want to take a moment to acknowledge the tough times workers are facing right now.

Bert Blyleven, an analyst for the Minnesota Twins for the past 25 years who famously used a telestrator to draw circles around fans' signs that read "Circle Me Bert," will be stepping down from his broadcast role today.

Minnesota is seeing an invasive jumping worm wriggling its way into our lakes and forests this summer. (Eek!) For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs would you like to hear that mention jumping?

Can you believe it's September 1st? Let's wrap our heads around this fact with a 9:30 Coffee Break featuring September songs.

Jerry Reed passed away; Atlantic Records bought Ray Charles' contract; Buddy Holly and Bob Montgomery auditioned for radio; U2 released their first record; Mick Jones left the Clash; Tina Turner had her first No. 1 hit; and influential punk and new wave act Blondie signed to Chrysalis Records, Today in Music History.

It's a rainy Monday morning, and we want to daydream about being somewhere fabulous. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let's go on a virtual vacation. What songs would you like to hear that take you to somewhere you'd like to be right now?

Record Store Day is looking a little differently this year than in years past as it's three Saturdays - the first being tomorrow, then Sep. 26, then Oct. 24. What songs do you want to hear that mention vinyl?