Let's put together a playlist of songs that change up their tempo during the course of the song.

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about arts events featuring rousing rhythms, rarely seen artworks, outdoor opera and a Japanese lantern-lighting ceremony.

The Cabooze has just announced a very special addition to their 40th Anniversary Concert Series: hometown heroes the Suburbs. On Sept. 27, the Suburbs will be returning to the Cabooze stage to help celebrate four decades of the iconic West Bank venue. The Suburbs got their start in 1977 in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. In 1978, the…

Mark Mallman’s imagination is a delightful thing. Anyone who has seen him perform can attest that he is rarely content to play a straight-ahead concert, instead coming up with one scheme after another and subverting the very idea of what it means to put on a rock ‘n’ roll show. Over the years Mallman has also adopted…

Sonny and Cher hit no. 1, Nick Low puts together an album with a little over $600, and a nod to Slim Dunlap Today in Music History.

For the first time this century, 80s icons Culture Club are reuniting: the complete original lineup—bassist Mikey Craig, guitarist Roy Hay, drummer Jon Moss, and of course vocalist Boy George—promise a new album next year and are playing a string of U.S. dates in November. Boy George says the band tried writing together a few years…

It's the third week in a row at the top for locals Trampled By Turtles, but otherwise we had a broad culling of Minnesota talent from the list this week, with Atmosphere, John Mark Nelson and Haley Bonar all falling off the Chart.

What left handed musicians do you want to hear from for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

This week Dara spoke to The Morning Show's Steve Seel about dining faux pas.

For those of you looking to satisfy your summer block party cravings, this weekend offers the perfect opportunity: Tilia is hosting their fourth annual Augtoberfest (like Octoberfest, but on August—get it?) this Sunday, August 17 in Linden Hills from 2:00 to 10:00.  Great food and drinks, live music, and family fun can all be found this…