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September 07, 2013

Music evokes strong memories. That's true not just for the music of your generation, but what your parents listened to, too, a study says. Researchers found a strong "reminiscence bump" for music of the early 1980s in people in their early 20s.

Turns Out Your Kids Really Did Love That Music You Played

Turns Out Your Kids Really Did Love That Music You Played

Nancy Shute • Sep 7, 2013

Music evokes strong memories. That's true not just for the music of your generation, but what your parents listened to, too, a study says. Researchers found a strong "reminiscence bump" for music of the early 1980s in people in their early 20s.

Summit Backyard Bash: Artist info, set times, and brew suggestions

Summit Backyard Bash: Artist info, set times, and brew suggestions

Leah Garaas • Sep 6, 2013

The 27th annual Summit Backyard Bash happens this Saturday, and we wanted to give you a preview of the killer lineup along with a suggested Summit brew for each set of music (please drink responsibly!).

9:30 Coffee Break: One for the Dogs

9:30 Coffee Break: One for the Dogs

Sep 6, 2013

Listener Bob was upset about all our cat coverage in the 9:30 Coffee Break, so he recommended we have a dog song themed Coffee Break. What should we play?

Movie Maven: 'Afternoon Delight'

Movie Maven: 'Afternoon Delight'

Stephanie Curtis • Sep 6, 2013

MPR Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis reviews Afternoon Delight, a new film starring Kathryn Hahn and Juno Temple.

Friday Five: Dessa, Actual Wolf, Ecid, and more new videos

Friday Five: Dessa, Actual Wolf, Ecid, and more new videos

Andrea Swensson • Sep 6, 2013

Adam Dunn is easily one of the most prolific videographers in the Twin Cities right now. In addition to producing conceptual music videos for artists like Longshot (who we featured in this space last week), he’s been cranking out dozens of videos at a time for his Lights and a Backdrop series. I actually had…

Kielbasa Festival 2013: An Interview with Nic and Orest Kramarczuk

Kielbasa Festival 2013: An Interview with Nic and Orest Kramarczuk

Sep 6, 2013

The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Heavy Table's James Norton sat down with Nic and Orest Kramarczuk to talk about the history of the festival, details for this year, and they tried out a couple of this year's sausage and beer offerings.

Today in Music History: Fleetwood Mac Finally Reaches The Top

Today in Music History: Fleetwood Mac Finally Reaches The Top

Sep 6, 2013

Eric Clapton helped out The Beatles, James Brown retired, and Fleetwood Mac hit to the top of the charts for the first time Today in Music History.

The Cloak Ox - King Rope

The Cloak Ox - King Rope

Jon Schober • Sep 6, 2013

The Cloak Ox - King Rope, from the new album "Shoot The Dog."

The Chart Show: Lordy lordy, three #1's are company for Lorde

The Chart Show: Lordy lordy, three #1's are company for Lorde

Mark Wheat • Sep 6, 2013

Lordy lordy, looks like Lorde is established as our #1 for three straight weeks! She's playing a few shows in the UK right now and will come to the coasts of the States again late in September and early October — still no dates close to us here, though.

9:30 Coffee Break: Songs for Stubbs

9:30 Coffee Break: Songs for Stubbs

Sep 5, 2013

We're sending out our hopes for a speedy recovery to Stubbs, the Alaskan cat mayor, today with a 9:30 Coffee Break. What songs should we play to help Stubbs with the healing process?

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