Tristen - No One's Gonna KnowJon Schober • Oct 9, 2013Tristen - No One's Gonna Know , from the new album "Caves."
First Listen: The Avett Brothers, 'Magpie And The Dandelion'Stephen Thompson • Oct 9, 2013The Avett Brothers' music is, as always, too warm to be simply maudlin: Even at its most low-key, 'Magpie and the Dandelion' (out Oct. 15) conveys kindly rendered intimacy in every note.
9:30 Coffee Break: Robots Oct 8, 2013We have robots on our mind, so we are throwing the theme to you. What songs about robots should we play for the 9:30 Coffee Break?
The Throbbing Hive with John Moe: The Silk Road and Wildcat Robots Oct 8, 2013Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about the Silk Road and lack of anonymity online, and they discussed the new Wildcat robot.
Information Society remixes Strange Names, reunites to record new albumAndrea Swensson • Oct 8, 2013It’s been quite a while since we’ve heard anything from the Information Society camp. The genre-breaking, experimental new wave and synthpop band broke out of the Twin Cities back in 1983 and had a successful run on Warner Bros. offshoot Tommy Boy Records throughout the ’80s. But by the mid-’90s the band’s three founding members…
Johnny Flynn - The Lady Is RisenJon Schober • Oct 8, 2013Johnny Flynn - The Lady Is Risen, from the new album "Country Mile."
On the Ball with Mark Wheat: Who's Your Team?Mark Wheat • Oct 7, 2013What team do you support? Maybe you don't have a fave yet. If not, here are some reasons why you may want to throw your support behind The Black Cats of Sunderland AFC. Plus, goals of the week and a music selection.
The Artists’ Quarter will close at the end of 2013Andrea Swensson • Oct 7, 2013Downtown St. Paul mainstay the Artists’ Quarter is shuttering its doors at the end of the year, the Star Tribune reported today, ending its three-decade-long run of supporting jazz music in the Twin Cities. Since its inception the club has been a nerve center for the local jazz scene and hosted respected acts from around the world.…
First Listen: The Dismemberment Plan, 'Uncanney Valley'Stephen Thompson • Oct 7, 2013The hard-to-define, intermittently funky band sounds liberated on its first album since 2001.
First Listen: Cults, 'Static'Stephen Thompson • Oct 7, 2013For Cults, reinvigorating '60s-style girl-group pop means embracing both light and darkness.