‘Tis the season for holiday music, and of course for us that means holiday music by Minnesota’s many talented artists. There are lots of opportunities for you to listen local this holiday season—including six very special hours this coming Monday, Dec. 22. The seasonal sounds have already begun on Wonderground, where Barb Abney has been curating…

What songs from musician who perform as a character (take this in whatever direction you like)? We'll take your suggestions and build today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Jill Riley on The Current's Morning Show to talk about arts events that are nothing to do with the holidays but have plenty of sparkle all the same.

Sly and his family went to no. 1, Bob Dylan started making a movie, and Keith Richards is still alive Today in Music History.

At 24 years old, the electronic artist Vaski—born Alex Brouwer in Savage, Minn.—has already been around the world and back, touring on the strength of his accessible, frenetic, and bass-heavy dance music. Brouwer first caught the attention of the writhing masses when he was just 19, and quickly rose to the top of the heap of…

Iron Range singer-songwriter Paul Metsa’s critically acclaimed memoir Blue Guitar Highway will be adapted for the stage. Jim Stowell—an influential Minnesota writer, teacher, and actor—has adapted Metsa’s 2011 book into Blue Guitar Highway—The Musical. The onstage adaptation will star Metsa himself and will include collaborations with renowned artists such as Willie Walker, Mari Harris, and Sonny…

Patti LaBelle is legendary not just for her singing but for her cooking. When she offered to cook some of her famous soul food for Questlove, he was all in—but, he soon discovered, it wasn’t going to be that simple. He told his story to Okayplayer, which animated the nine-minute tale that features cameos from DJ Jazzy Jeff, Bunny…

This is the final Chart Show of the year as the last two Wednesdays of the year are big holiday eves. Fittingly, it is First Aid Kit who jump back to the top, alt-J are inducted into the Chart Show Hall of Fame and Weezer bounce back with "Lonely Girl" in at #20.

Yesterday, D'Angelo released 'Black Messiah,' his first studio album since 'Voodoo' - and it is another masterpiece.

Minnesota's own Doomtree visited MPR to put on an intimate and exclusive live performance as a part of their #LastBlowoutEver. "Every year, we want to outdo everything we've done," Sims says. Watch video and listen to audio of the performance, hosted by Mary Lucia.