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January 03, 2014

Buffalo Moon - Machista, the title track from their new album.

Buffalo Moon - Machista

Buffalo Moon - Machista

Jon Schober • Jan 3, 2014

Buffalo Moon - Machista, the title track from their new album.

The Chart Show: Best of 2013 Pt. 2

The Chart Show: Best of 2013 Pt. 2

Mark Wheat • Jan 3, 2014

These are the 20 songs that were in inducted into the Chart Show Hall of Fame and and made it to #1 in 2013 ranked by how many weeks they spent at the top!

So how about that new Silversun Pickups track?

So how about that new Silversun Pickups track?

Leah Garaas • Jan 2, 2014

Three records in and Silversun Pickups are already releasing a singles collection, though it's likely that the compilation is in celebration of ten years on the Dangerbird label, home to the releases of other Current favorites like Fitz and the Tantrums and Minus the Bear. Singles Collections will feature ten tracks off Silversun Pickups' 2004, 2009 and 2012 records, along with a new single, "Cannibal".

YourClassical

9:30 Coffee Break: Perfect Songs

Jan 2, 2014

What songs with perfect in the title or featured prominently in the lyrics should we play for the 9:30 Coffee Break?

Weekend Arts Roundup: Despite the Cold

Weekend Arts Roundup: Despite the Cold

Marianne Combs • Jan 2, 2014

Marianne Combs joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about ways to get out and enjoy the arts in spite of the deep cold.

The music lives on: Musicians we lost in 2013

The music lives on: Musicians we lost in 2013

Jay Gabler • Jan 2, 2014

The New York Times has published a fascinating video tribute to musicians of national and international significance who died in 2013. The most prominent, for rock fans, was Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed; but the Times video also reminds viewers of the lives and music of others we lost last year. Among them: • Woodstock…

YourClassical

Artist of the Month: Lookbook

Jay Gabler • Jan 2, 2014

Bob Dylan has been described as “hiding in plain sight,” and the same could be said about Lookbook, the Minneapolis duo who never failed to fascinate during their brief existence as a group and who have become only more fascinating in the three years since they split ways. Maggie Morrison and Grant Cutler have remained…

Milagres - The Letterbomb

Milagres - The Letterbomb

Jon Schober • Jan 2, 2014

Milagres - The Letterbomb, from the new album "Violent Light."

Top 89 songs of 2013

Top 89 songs of 2013

Dec 31, 2013

2013 was an incredible year for music. Each month saw a barrage of new singles and albums from a wide array of artists. We played the songs and you responded to each of them. Now, we're counting down the songs based on your votes in our annual Top 89 poll.

Top 10 Best New Artists of 2013

Top 10 Best New Artists of 2013

Dec 31, 2013

You voted, we heard you. Here are the top 10 best new artists of 2013, as voted by you the listener.

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