Lese Majesty is MC and producer Ishmael Butler's most relentlessly noncommercial chapter yet. No hits, no singles; just raw, graceful tunes from the inventive former leader of Digable Planets.

Nashville indie band Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden have announced a July 28 show at the Mall of America’s new incarnation of the 400 Bar, which is now identified on TicketFly as the “400 Gallery.” The announcement indicates that the new venue will open four days earlier than previously expected; tickets are now on…

Live Letters, the two-year-old concert series known for hosting shows in unconventional Minneapolis spaces, has chosen its next non-concert-venue venue: the Soap Factory. The Ericksons and Ben Weaver will perform there on July 27. Now in its third year, the Live Letters concert series is winning more attention without losing its intimate charm. This collaboration, the…

An air of mystery has helped keep Petty relevant for nearly 40 years. At 63, the rock legend's cynicism works hand-in-glove with his hard-earned cragginess.

We'll play songs from some of your #removealetterruinaband suggestions and read off some of your ideas for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

Michael Rand chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about: Chris Kluwe vs The Vikings, Kevin Love leaving, and The Twins are doing pretty good.

The Voyager's clever (but never too-clever) sound builds an open structure within which Lewis can explore her current fascination: the weight of full adulthood, and its paradoxical precariousness.

The Beatles started writing, Jim Croce hit no. 1, and Carole King was awarded some gold Today in Music History.

After decades of litigation, 88 studio recordings made by Jimi Hendrix as a member of Curtis Knight and the Squires between 1965 and 1967 have finally been cleared for release and will soon be available for fans of the legendary guitarist to hear. This isn’t all “before he became Jimi” stuff: some of the recordings…

Believe the hype. Shrouded in mystery, Jungle is emerging from behind the scenes to make danceable electronic music for rock fans.