It takes a long time for any band to leave a substantial mark on the music world, and for Minnesota, there's only a handful of artists for each decade that we can say measure up. It's safe to assume we can now add Low to that list as the band celebrates 20 years together, as well as the release of their most acclaimed album yet "The Invisible Way."

This week on New Hot, read about the debut of a band and the return of another, both from California, and a group who gets their name from a Velvet Underground song. These are our three recommended releases for Tuesday, April 2.

  I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to finish up this work week and get outside. Whittle down the last few hours of your week with a handful of the best new videos from Minnesota artists, and catch up on the latest local news while you’re at it. Mark Andrew on The…

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break we want to hear suggestions for songs that feature more than one language. What bilingual songs do you want to hear for today's Coffee Break?

Stephanie Curtis reviews this new Japanese anime film from director Goro Miyazaki.

  It’s not often that a band comes along that hits me square in the gut, but that’s what happened the first time I saw Southwire perform last year at the Duluth Homegrown Festival. Their sound was so distinct, and their emotions so unadulterated that I had no choice but to stand on my tip-toes at the…

Bono became an honorary knight, David Bowie had a radio show, and Beach Boy Brian Wilson was honored Today in Music History.

Pert Near Sandstone - Ship Of Fools, the title track of their new 7".

Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective includes 7 CDs, a 72-page book and a good chunk of his session work, his early recordings with the Allman Joys & Hour Glass, a bunch of unreleased & live music, and many Allman Brothers classics. Enter for your chance to win!

Alt-J are inducted into our Chart Hall of Fame this week after setting a record of 8 weeks at #1. That will be very hard to beat and is maybe a little hard on our own Cloud Cult who've spent now 3 weeks at #2, with only one more chance to make it to the top!