The Cactus Blossoms sat down with Mary Lucia for a chat and performed for the fans at the Minnesota Public Radio booth.

With a name like The Buckinghams, you'd think they were British. Nope, they are from Chicago, but took on the name to fit in with the British Invasion craze in the mid-60s.

A few days ago, news leaked that the City of St. Paul was in talks with Prince to produce a day-long event, tentatively slated for September 15. But after a few days of speculation, we have learned today that the event will not be happening after all. “We would love to host another great concert…

Brother Ali visited the MPR booth to chat with Mary Lucia and perform for the crowd.

Who remembers Fat Boys? As much of a novelty act as the seemed to be, Prince Markie Dee, Kool Rock-Ski and The Human Beat Box are considered early pioneers of hip hop.

A year ago today, Minneapolis-based advertising manager Brandy DuToit set out to accomplish a seemingly simple task: Blog about a new, non-commercial song for 365 consecutive days. But as the project progressed and DuToit dug further into the area music scene, she realized that posting one song a day wasn’t enough. Soon, she found herself…

Rockabilly artist JD McPherson stopped by the MPR booth to talk with Mary Lucia and play some tunes for the crowd.

The Monkees will be at the State Theatre in Minneapolis on November 15th. To celebrate the fact that Mike Nesmith will be touring with the band, we played the Nesmith tune "Papa Gene's Blues."

If we're to believe the wave of recent articles in magazines and newspapers, there's a new inter-generational conflict brewing. Hear the conversation among Steve Seel, economist Chris Farrell from MPR News and Diane Tran from the young professionals group Minnesota Rising and, of course,the audience at the event.

Bob Dylan's "Duquesne Whistle" is the first song we get to hear from the singer's Tempest, the album he will release on September 11, 50 years and six months after the commencement of his recording career.