Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Hot dog songsAnna Reed • Jul 12, 2016Sorry vegetarians! To celebrate this week's upcoming National Hot Dog Day, we're going all meat for today's Coffee Break. What songs that mention hot dogs do you want to hear this morning?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Scottish musicians Jul 11, 2016We had a blast letting Shirley Manson of Garbage take over our airwaves this morning. In honor of Shirley and her Scottish heritage, what songs do you want to hear from Scottish musicians for today's Coffee Break?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Songs for social justice and changeAnna Reed • Jul 8, 2016This has been a difficult week, so we are keeping our Coffee Break thread open for any suggestions on music to heal, comfort and move forward to find a path together as Minnesotans, Americans, humans.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: What's going on? Jul 7, 2016Last night, a St. Anthony police officer shot and killed an African-American man during a traffic stop. We don't know all the facts of the case, and there hasn't been a full investigation yet, but want to give you a chance to react to last night's events with today's 9:30 Coffee Break.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: British invasionAnna Reed • Jul 6, 2016Gov. Mark Dayton has declared July 5 Adele Day in the State of Minnesota, and Adele will perform her second concert tonight at the Xcel Energy Center. In honor of Adele's Minnesota invasion, let's listen to British bands throughout the ages for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: All Replacements, all the timeAnna Reed • Jul 5, 2016Twenty-five years ago on July 4, The Replacements broke up during a concert in Chicago, Ill. We'll be playing their Top 10 songs throughout the day, but let's highlight other great Replacements hits for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.
Coffee BreakDouble-size Coffee Break for CanadaAnna Reed • Jul 1, 2016We're about to get REALLY patriotic on you with an A to Z weekend including a special choreographed mix of music set to this year's Red, White and Boom! fireworks. But before we jump into all the fun, let's give a nod to our neighbor to the North - good ol' Canada.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Bands with couplesAnna Reed • Jun 30, 2016Today in 1975, Cher married Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band. Then, for some reason, they decided to make an album together. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from bands that have couples?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: CryingAnna Reed • Jun 29, 2016Jill's little buddy Stanley has been having a hard time sleeping lately, and all she hears is crying, crying, crying. For hours on end. Let's sooth her nerves with songs that mention crying in the lyrics for today's Coffee Break.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Great piano/keyboard playersAnna Reed • Jun 28, 2016Last week, Bernie Worrell passed away. Known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads, he was a musical prodigy, studying at Juilliard and the New England Conservatory of Music. Today, let's remember Worrell with a Coffee Break featuring great piano/keyboard players.