Renowned tenor sax player Chris Thomson brought his quartet into the studio to perform two songs and talk about his new EP, Empathy.

In 2016, almost certainly the year’s single most-watched music gig will be played by Coldplay, who will star in the Super Bowl 50 halftime show on Feb. 7. Beyoncé, who duets with Chris Martin on the band’s new song “Hymn for the Weekend,” is “in talks” to join the band on the field in Santa Clara, Calif. (Pitchfork) BREAKING: Scott…

Lucius dropped a new single, 'Born Again Teen,' from their forthcoming album, 'Good Grief,' which will release on March 11, 2016. Hear the song and watch a video for it, filmed in Los Angeles.

Baking season is upon us. For today's Coffee Break, what songs and bands do you want to hear that focus on food items containing gluten?

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Sean McPherson and Jade to talk about three shows that start with an 'R'.

Into the Void Records, a Lowertown shop that advertises itself as “St. Paul, Minnesota’s True Metal Record Store,” has announced that it will permanently close before the new year. The reason for the closure isn’t that business is slow — “the shop was/is doing fine,” said owner Shane Kingsland in a Facebook post — but…

The Rolling Stones recorded "Brown Sugar" at Muscle Shoals studios; A concert by The Who at The Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati turned to disaster when 11 members of the audience were trampled to death after a stampede to claim unreserved seats; and the Beatles released their 6th U.K. album Rubber Soul.

Receiving his Video Vanguard Award at this year’s MTV VMAs, Kanye West gave one of the most deeply ambiguous (not to say confusing) acceptance speeches at any awards show in recent memory. Among the many topics Kanye touched on — including his supposedly planned Presidential run — was the contrived injustice of awards shows generally.…

Low and Lizzo stay in the top half of the chart; the Arcs and Chemical Brothers make upward moves while Atmosphere, Brandi Carlile and Gary Clark Jr. lose ground; and Hippo Campus and Bad Bad Hats hold on to the top two spots for the second week in a row.

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