The two best days of summer are back! The most picturesque festival in the Twin Cities, Rock the Garden returns for two days of great music in the heart of the city. The 2015 lineup features 10 bands ranging from Minnesota punk legends and stars of Afrobeat to scions of rock-and-roll history.

Never doubt the power of Paul Huttner. The MPR News meteorologist is on site at the Walker Art Center for the second year in a row, and I’m fully convinced that his presence is what’s keeping us free and clear of rain clouds or thunderstorms at this year’s Rock the Garden. Huttner power, activated. With…

Because there is so much Rock the Garden activity to keep track of, we've compiled a practical guide to resources needed for either (or both!) days of Rock the Garden.

Let's all send some positive energy out into the atmosphere as we hope for a sunny weekend for Rock the Garden. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs for sunshine do you want to hear? Send us your requests.

Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis stops by The Current's Morning Show to talk to Jill Riley and Jade about a new film from Disney Pixar that explores the nature of emotions. 'Inside Out' features the voices of Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling and Phyllis Smith. It's directed by Ronaldo Del Carmen and Bloomington, Minn., native Pete Docter.

Happy Friday! We’re knee-deep in one of the busiest times of year for music, with festivals ranging from Rock the Garden to small neighborhood block parties keeping bands booked solid all summer long, and artists gearing up for a dense album-release cycle this fall. Right now the theme is new, new, new, and this week’s Friday Five includes some excellent…

The Four Tops helped themselves to a No. 1 hit; Carole King continued a tapestry of hit singles; the 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' opened in London's West End; Prince began a string of 12 sold-out Wembley gigs; and singer-songwriter Nick Drake was born Today in Music History.

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood says that the band’s forthcoming album will include the first officially-released recording of “Lift,” a song Radiohead first performed in 1996. Greenwood suggested that the band never found the right arrangement of “Lift” until now. (Billboard) Apple has denied reports that it’s threatening to remove artists’ music from the iTunes Store if…

All this talk about Rock the Garden has us thinking a lot about actual gardens and the flowers and plants that grow in them. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention flowers or other plants? Send us your request.

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Jill Riley to talk about plenty of arts events to pick from: a midsummer celebration, a gripping new play and the opening of an art exhibit that is a retrospective of the visual art by Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh.