Coffee BreakCoffee Break: HarmonicasAnna Reed • Aug 23, 2016On Monday Toots Thielemans, famous jazz harmonica player, passed away at 94. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature the harmonica?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Say goodbyeAnna Reed • Aug 22, 2016At one point today the Oake & Riley staff looked at each other and sadly admitted that the Olympic games are over, and we're going to miss them. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention saying goodbye, or acknowledge the end of something?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Saturday of awesomenessAnna Reed • Aug 19, 2016There's so much going on tomorrow night. If you're planning on staying in and hanging out on your couch - don't! Check out our list of all of the bands performing tomorrow night, and take your pick for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Great song, bad lyricsAnna Reed • Aug 18, 2016It's Thursday August 18, and therefore it's Bad Poetry Day, a day to sit down and create terrible, terrible verse. To get your creative juices flowing, let's listen to some truly horrible lyrics. So for today's Coffee Break, what great songs with bad lyrics do you want to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Stage anticsAnna Reed • Aug 17, 2016We're getting super excited for Har Mar Superstar to appear at Oake & Riley in the Afternoon at Sociable Ciderwerks this afternoon. Though we can't guarantee the level of nudity he might be sporting, we can guarantee it will be a memorable time. So for today's Coffee Break, what musicians do you want to hear that are known to employ notable stage antics?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Fastest songs aliveAnna Reed • Aug 16, 2016On Sunday Usain Bolt, the Jamaican runner known as "The Fastest Man Alive", won the mens 100 meter race at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. So for today's Coffee Break, what "fast" up-tempo songs do you want to hear in honor of Usain Bolt?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Relax! It's MondayAnna Reed • Aug 15, 2016It's National Relaxing Day - a day to slow down, take a break from fast-paced life and rejuvenate the mind with some sweet, precious downtime. However you are planning to celebrate today, let's get things kicked off with songs that feature various forms of relaxing for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.
Coffee Break9:30 Coffee Break: Prez rockAnna Reed • Aug 12, 2016President Barack Obama just released his summer playlist, which includes jams that could be practically plucked straight from the Current's catalog. So let's all handpick our favorites, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Going to extremesAnna Reed • Aug 11, 2016Yesterday a man spent three hours scaling the glass facade of Trump Tower seeking "a private audience" with Donald Trump. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature going to extremes in order to get someone's attention?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: "Friends" Aug 10, 2016Over in the Oake & Riley studios we are all haunted by a horrifying article from the New York Times that asks you to question whether your friends actually like you. Let's dig into this topic a little. For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear about friends? Bonus points for song suggestions that include friends that might not really be friends.