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September 17, 2015

A virtual preview of Festival Palomino

Palomino Playlist: Hear studio tracks from Father John Misty, Laura Marling, Trampled by Turtles and more

Palomino Playlist: Hear studio tracks from Father John Misty, Laura Marling, Trampled by Turtles and more

Sep 17, 2015

A virtual preview of Festival Palomino

First Listen: Wand, '1000 Days'

First Listen: Wand, '1000 Days'

Sep 17, 2015

Hear Wand's new album '1000 Days' -- in full -- before it's released on September 25.

Your chance to see Blur at the Hollywood Bowl

Your chance to see Blur at the Hollywood Bowl

Sep 17, 2015

The Current wants to send you to see Blur live at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, Calif.

First Listen: Los Lobos, 'Gates Of Gold'

First Listen: Los Lobos, 'Gates Of Gold'

Felix Contreras • Sep 17, 2015

There are no guidebooks for aging rockers who want to stay creative after countless tours, recording dates and songwriting sessions. But Los Lobos could probably write one. They just won a Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance at the 2015 Americana Honors and Awards this week, and their 24th album, 'Gates of Gold,' comes out Sept. 25. Listen to the complete album before its release date.

Today’s Music News: Ryan Adams to release Taylor Swift cover album on Monday

Today’s Music News: Ryan Adams to release Taylor Swift cover album on Monday

Staff • Sep 17, 2015

It’s not a joke—or, if it is a joke, it’s a joke you’ll soon be able to listen to in its entirety. Ryan Adams has announced that his entire song-for-song cover of Taylor Swift‘s album 1989 will be available digitally on Monday. For her part, Swift is ecstatic. “Ryan’s music helped shape my songwriting,” she tweeted. Hear Adams’s cover…

9:30 Coffee Break: Americana Awards

9:30 Coffee Break: Americana Awards

Jill Riley and Sean McPherson • Sep 17, 2015

Last night, the Americana Music Honors and Awards Show took place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs by the 2015 Americana Music Honors and Awards winners do you want to hear? Send us your requests.

Weekend Arts Roundup: Cultural Meet-ups

Weekend Arts Roundup: Cultural Meet-ups

Marianne Combs • Sep 17, 2015

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson to talk about arts events where two cultures come together and interact in some way.

Why I dashed across an ocean to see Blur play in London

Why I dashed across an ocean to see Blur play in London

Erik Thompson • Sep 17, 2015

I bought concert tickets to see Blur play in London’s Hyde Park months before I actually secured airfare to the UK. When the Britpop legends recently announced that they were releasing their first new album in 12 years, The Magic Whip, and would headline a British Summertime show in June to coincide with the release, I…

Today in Music History: Hank Williams' birthdate

Today in Music History: Hank Williams' birthdate

Sep 17, 2015

The first LP was demonstrated; The Doors appeared on Ed Sullivan for the last time; Queen filmed a cheeky music video; Adele topped the charts with 'Someone Like You'; and country music legend Hank Williams was born Today in Music History.

Vietnamese-Minnesotan organizations ask First Avenue to cancel upcoming Viet Cong show

Vietnamese-Minnesotan organizations ask First Avenue to cancel upcoming Viet Cong show

Jay Gabler • Sep 17, 2015

Three organizations representing Vietnamese-Minnesotans have written a letter asking First Avenue to cancel the band Viet Cong‘s upcoming 7th Street Entry show, and further asking representatives of the venue to meet with them to discuss “how we can heal and move forward together.” Currently, 201 people have added their names to a letter written by the Vietnamese Student Association…

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