The Current's Mark Wheat explains how he came to know and love the music of The Fall. Mark also suggests some tracks and albums to help you discover this long-running band who constitute what Mark calls a unique musical tradition.

Hozier has been sparring with singer-songwriter Chilly Gonzales, who pointed out similarities between Hozier’s 2013 hit “Take Me to Church” and the 2011 song “How Come You Never Go There” by Feist—a single that Gonzales played piano on. Hozier threatened to sue Gonzales for implying that he plagiarized the song; Gonzales apologized, and Hozier now says “there are no hard feelings…

Stream 'Israel Nash's Silver Season' the new album by Israel Nash, due out October 9 on Loose music/Thirty Tigers.

October 5 is Do Something Nice Day. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that are about being nice, doing good or trying to be good? Send us your requests.

For one night only, this Friday the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival will bring its “up north” vibes down to Minneapolis for an evening of music at the University of Minnesota’s Whole Music Club at Coffman Memorial Union. Performers will include Mary Bue, Dad’s Acid, Cherry Cola, and Unknown Creatures. The annual Duluth Homegrown Festival started…

Since December’s last Blowout show ever, Doomtree have kept busy; sites like First Avenue, Boston Calling, and Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires Festival have all seen high-energy sets. Among fans, though, a question still lingered: what—if anything—could replace the Blowouts? This year, the answer is Doomtree Zoo. A one-day festival at CHS Field (home to the St. Paul…

Olivia Newton-John had her first U.S. No. 1 single; following the end of the Smiths, Johnny Marr started rehearsing with the Pretenders; Roger Daltrey announced the Who were re-forming; Beatles fans snapped up the group's co-written autobiography; and Temptations co-founder Eddie Kendricks passed away in Birmingham, Ala., Today in Music History.

Este Haim, 29, never saw the original Lillith Fair—but she says that she and her sisters (who are also her bandmates in Haim) talk “all the time” about how they’d love to revive the festival, or create a female-driven festival like it. Her dream lineup would include Lorde, Florence + the Machine, CHVRCHES, Jenny Lewis, Savages, and of course Haim’s tourmate Taylor…

Tomorrow night, Saturday, Oct. 3, Chastity Brown will join Vieux Farka Touré at the Dakota Jazz Club. Brown will be stepping in for NYC-based singer Julia Easterlin—Touré’s tour collaborator, who was unable to perform for the Minneapolis show. Born in Niafunké, Mali, Touré – often referred to as “The Hendrix of the Sahara” – is the son of the late…

The 34th Twin Cities Marathon happens this Sunday, Oct. 4. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention 'run,' 'running' or 'feet'? Send us your requests.