The latest project from Prudence Johnson and Dan Chouinard is a collection of 18 tunes by George Gershwin. Prudence and Dan stopped by the Radio Heartland studio to perform some songs from their new album, Gershwin.

In honor of the St. Paul Saints' home opener at their new stadium, CHS Field, let's root, root, root for the home team: For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have "saint" or "saints" in the title or lyrics? Send us your requests.

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson to talk about two photo exhibitions and a theater show that has been getting rave reviews.

As the Replacements head off on a short European tour, Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson granted a long, career-spanning interview to The Guardian‘s Michael Hann, who calls the ‘Mats “one of the ur-bands of American rock—beloved by peers including R.E.M. and disciples such as Nirvana.” Here are nine great quotes from the interview. “There was a game that…

Flailing about and playing keyboards with their faces, Twin Peaks have the kind of stage presence that throws a crowd into a real rock and roll show. Hailing from the Windy City, Twin Peaks took over the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday night with other Midwestern rockers, the majority of whose members were young enough to sport…

Let’s start this article with full disclosure. As someone who’s performed at and hosted Soundset a few times, put out albums jointly with Rhymesayers (RSE) and Soul Tools, and received support for the Twin Cities Celebration of Hip-Hop festival from RSE, my perspective is biased. Sorry, my friend, you aren’t going to get a disgruntled dissertation.…

Each day during Minnesota Public Radio's Spring Member Drive, The Current will highlight a different artist who has made a significant contribution to the music world and a lasting impression on the music we listen to today. We call them Musicheads Essential Artists, and today we're highlighting Beastie Boys.

Stevie Wonder recorded his second album; Dusty Springfield released a song that would be a hit; Elton John toured the Soviet Union; Joe Strummer got arrested in Germany; and Adele rolled to the top of the singles charts, Today in Music History.

Hot Chip move to #1 the week of their album's release and ahead of a big First Avenue gig; Father John Misty is back on the Chart; Tame Impala take the biggest leap after a sold out Twin Cities show; Built to Spill make their Chart debut.

Trampled by Turtles frontman Dave Simonett is teaming up with Mark Gehring, a Twin Cities-based artist manager and the force behind the Minnesota Beatle Project series, to launch a new record label, GNDWIRE (pronounced “Ground Wire”) Records. Simonett and Gehring have tapped into a powerful network to help with their launch, combining their resources to get distribution…