“My knees shake a lot. People don’t notice it, but I notice it.” Sitting a room away from her second-ever live show, Nissy, an emerging artist from Hopkins, projected joy and nervous energy. Her first performance took place at her junior high’s annual talent show—Nissy is actually a ninth-grader at Hopkins West. Since then, the…

Tomorrow is Minnesota United FC's home opener, and earlier this morning, head coach Manny Lagos stopped in to talk to us about it. With all the soccer talk this morning, let's continue it into our 9:30 Coffee Break: What songs do you want to hear that mention "kick", "kicks" or "kicking"? Send us your requests.

Cube Critic Euan Kerr joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson (in for Steve Seel) to talk about a new documentary about the managers of rock band, The Who. "Let me say from the outset, if you were a fiction writer, you couldn't make this stuff up," Euan says.

Minnesota United FC play their home opener this Saturday, April 25, versus the San Antonio Scorpions. United's head coach, Manny Lagos, joined us in the studio to share some thoughts ahead of the big game. 'We're almost at a sellout this weekend,' he says. 'so I encourage you to get your tickets if you want to see an amazing home opener in an amazing atmosphere.'

Bob Dylan gets $50 for session work; Del Shannon had a hit with 'Runaway'; New Order began recording their first album; David Bowie and Iman got married; the Jayhawks played Farm Aid in Iowa; and Ray Charles' version of 'Georgia On My Mind' was proclaimed the state song of Georgia, Today in Music History.

Happy Friday! Here’s your weekly look at the latest Minnesota music videos—including a brand new one from Birthday Suits, which we are pleased to debut at the top of the order today. Birthday Suits With a highly anticipated new album Spin the Bottle: Adult Party due out next month, Birthday Suits sent over this video for the single…

Here's your chance to win a pair of exclusive guest access passes to Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2015 June 11-14 in Manchester, TN featuring acts from Alabama Shakes to Spoon, the War on Drugs to My Morning Jacket and many, many more.

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Policy and a Pint: May the Workforce Be with You asks, what makes a job attractive to a potential employee? Citizens League's Sean kershaw is joined by guest panelists for a lively discussion about attracting the workers Minnesota needs in the 21st century.

Last week, which included Record Store Day, independent music retailers accounted for 22% of overall physical album sales, which meant 12% of overall music sales when digital downloads are included. That’s the highest share of the market that independent record stores have held in any week since 2003. (Billboard) It’s not official yet, but Alabama…