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May 28, 2015

Four inductions to the Hall of Fame this week come from Modest Mouse, Hot Chip, Passion Pit and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds; Tame Impala and Courtney Barnett rep Down Under; Of Monsters and Men are back on the Chart with a Twin Cities concert announcement to boot.

The Chart Show: Modest Mouse find Hall of Fame as 'The Best Room' reaches No.1

The Chart Show: Modest Mouse find Hall of Fame as 'The Best Room' reaches No.1

Mark Wheat • May 28, 2015

Four inductions to the Hall of Fame this week come from Modest Mouse, Hot Chip, Passion Pit and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds; Tame Impala and Courtney Barnett rep Down Under; Of Monsters and Men are back on the Chart with a Twin Cities concert announcement to boot.

Today’s Music News: Jenny Lewis spoofs child-actor days in ‘She’s Not Me’ video

Today’s Music News: Jenny Lewis spoofs child-actor days in ‘She’s Not Me’ video

Staff • May 27, 2015

A new video for Jenny Lewis‘s song “She’s Not Me” spoofs Lewis’s roles as a child actor—including appearances in The Golden Girls, Troop Beverly Hills, The Wizard. Among Lewis’s celebrity co-stars in the video are Feist, Fred Armisen, and Zosia Mamet. (Billboard) Dennis Sheehan, U2‘s tour manager for over 30 years, has died at age 68. Sheehan also worked with artists…

Win 3-day passes to Pitchfork Music Festival 2015 from The Current

Win 3-day passes to Pitchfork Music Festival 2015 from The Current

May 27, 2015

Here's your chance to win a pair of (sold out!) three-day passes to Pitchfork Music Festival happening July 17-19 in Chicago, IL featuring performances by Wilco, Sleater-Kinney, CHVRCHES, the New Pornographers and many, many more.

9:30 Coffee Break: I Feel Ya

9:30 Coffee Break: I Feel Ya

Jill Riley and Sean McPherson • May 27, 2015

We're getting feel-y today for the Coffee Break: What songs do you want to hear that feature the word "feel" in the title or prominently in the lyrics? Send us your requests.

Eating and Drinking with Heavy Table's James Norton: Central Avenue Tour, part 2

Eating and Drinking with Heavy Table's James Norton: Central Avenue Tour, part 2

May 27, 2015

Heavy Table Editor James Norton joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson to talk about the next chapter in his culinary tour of Central Avenue Northeast, from Interstate 694 in Fridley, Minn., all the way down to Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis. The sheer diversity is impressive. 'It's all there on Central,' James says.

Today in Music History: Andre 3000 turns 40

Today in Music History: Andre 3000 turns 40

May 27, 2015

Andre 3000 of Outkast is 40; Buddy Holly and the Crickets released their first record and only single to make it to #1; The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan released; and the Sex Pistols' version of "God Save The Queen" released, Today in Music History.

Today’s Music News: Lee’s Liquor Lounge sold, new owner plans to preserve landmark venue

Today’s Music News: Lee’s Liquor Lounge sold, new owner plans to preserve landmark venue

Staff • May 26, 2015

Lee’s Liquor Lounge is being sold, and its new owner plans to preserve the landmark Minneapolis bar and music venue largely as it is. Louis Sirian, owner of Lee’s for 40 years, will sell the venue to regular customer Craig Kruckeberg, who plans to add a patio and begin accepting credit cards, but otherwise doesn’t plan any major…

Red Molly perform in the Radio Heartland studio

Red Molly perform in the Radio Heartland studio

Mike Pengra • May 26, 2015

New York-based trio Red Molly have enjoyed an 11-year career so far. They'll be taking an hiatus soon, but they stopped by Radio Heartland to perform songs from their latest record, 'The Red Album'.

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9:30 Coffee Break: Summer White

Jill Riley and Sean McPherson • May 26, 2015

You do you and wear what you want to wear but now that Memorial Day, unofficial kickoff to summer, has passed you can (officially) wear white clothes. To piggyback on today's trivia theme, what songs do you want to hear that feature the word "white" in the title or prominently in the lyrics?

Sisqó lives in Maple Grove: ‘No thongs out here!’

Sisqó lives in Maple Grove: ‘No thongs out here!’

Jay Gabler • May 26, 2015

Northwest Community Television has brought to light a little-known local music fact: Sisqó, the Dru Hill singer whose 1999 “Thong Song” hit number three on the U.S. pop charts, currently lives in Maple Grove. “No thongs out here!” laughs the Baltimore native in a televised interview—which doesn’t quite seem right, but there are certainly no undergarments in…

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