Ahead of the release of their forth studio album Bring Me Home, the Ericksons — sisters Jenny Kapernick and Bethany Valentini — stopped by the Local Show to perform songs off the new record and to chat with host David Campbell.

As European fans discovered when Prince’s two new albums were released there earlier today, a song on PLECTRUMELECTRUM features Minneapolis’s own Lizzo and Sophia Eris. PLECTRUMELECTRUM is Prince’s new album with his band 3RDEYEGIRL; the other album, ART OFFICIAL AGE, is credited to Prince alone. On “BOYTROUBLE,” a girl-power romp, first Sophia Eris and then Lizzo contribute spirited raps over…

What songs about leaves (or the solitary leaf) do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Today, Michael Rand chatted with Jill Riley and John Munson about the Vikings win with Teddy, the Gophers won at Michigan, and Twins' are done.

Nick Lowe wrote a hit, Bruce Springsteen did a nice thing, and Jerry Lee Lewis was born Today in Music History.

It’s National Coffee Day. What are your favorite coffee-themed songs by local artists? Here are a few nominations. The Jayhawks, “Five Cups of Coffee” The Andrews Sisters, “Proper Cup of Coffee” A Firm Handshake (featuring Zach Sobiech), “Coffee Cup” Pert Near Sandstone, “20 Cups of Coffee” Charlie Parr, “Coffee’s Gone Cold” Prince, “Starfish and Coffee”…

When U2‘s new album Songs of Innocence was released for free to half a billion iTunes users, it came with temporary cover art. The album’s official cover has now been revealed; it features drummer Larry Mullen Jr. embracing the midsection of his 18-year-old son. Bono says the cover represents the idea that “holding on to your own innocence is a lot harder than…

For her first album in four years, Lucinda Williams pulled out all the stops. 'Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone' is a sprawling collection featuring 20 songs, almost all written by Lucinda herself. She is one of the great songwriters of our time and an Americana legend.

Prince has always had a thing for numbers. To create his first recorded output in four years, Prince tapped a trio of musicians he found through social media to form his new band 3RDEYEGIRL. And after nearly two years of marathon jam sessions, rehearsals, and rounds of ping pong with his new bandmates and new producer, Prince ended up with not one, but…

On Sunday, Sept. 28, at 7:45 p.m. Central Time, The Current and NPR Music are teaming up to bring you a live video webcast of Robert Plant and his new band, The Sensational Space Shifters, in concert at the Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, N.Y.