Attending a concert with expectations in mind can have a disappointing or exhilarating result. Friday night’s Wild Belle concert was, for me, the latter. It was obvious that all of the elements for a great concert were present: a stage completely full of various instruments, party lighting including strobe lights, and an open dance floor. Out…

Listen to 'How Do We Go' - a sunny, synthy new single from the local band Fort Wilson Riot.

Good Luck Finding Iris, “Color Me” Good Luck Finding Iris, a bossa nova-tinged pop quartet, showcase their song “Color Me” with a mysterious new video. Along with two other bands signed to Subaquatic Records (PTSTD and Nomenclatures), plus headliners Tony Peachka, Good Luck Finding Iris will play a “pre-release party” at the Triple Rock Social Club…

Art-a-Whirl starts this weekend and whirls all the way through Sunday. To get us in the mood, let's listen to songs that mention some form of visual art for today's Coffee Break.

On Tuesday, May 24 the Duluth Does Dylan project will be releasing their fourth album compilation, Bringing It All Back To Duluth Does Dylan. The release show will be held at Clyde Iron Works event center in Duluth and will feature bands from all four of the Duluth Does Dylan albums. The date of the…

Bill Haley and the Comets released a seminal song; Paul McCartney notched is sixth solo U.S. No. 1 single; Frank Sinatra was commemorated in a couple of ways, 10 years apart; Finland won its first Eurovision Song Contest; and Cher is 70, Today in Music History.

This weekend marks the annual art celebration known as Art-A-Whirl, which provides the opportunity for the community to tour the studios of Northeast Minneapolis and connect with local artists. This year, one of those studios, Studio A, is paying a special homage to Prince. The title of the exhibit is 57Princes, the number referencing the…

In the Twin Cities, we’ve hit that special time of year: the spring-summer overlap when outdoor music line-ups go public and people finally start leaving coats at home. Block party announcements started the buzz earlier this year, and Art-A-Whirl’s many outdoor and indoor concerts will take place this weekend. But it’s hard not to anticipate the warmest…

Moog Music has announced the return of the Minimoog Model D, originally produced from 1970 to 1981. “Pilot-production” models are going on sale at this weekend’s Moogfest in Durham, N.C. (Pitchfork) The Minimoog was a staple of prog rock by groups like Emerson, Lake & Palmer; it was used on Kraftwerk’s classic Autobahn and the first four albums by Gary…

For today's Vinyl Tap, Brian brought in The Raconteurs' "Carolina Drama" which tells the very detailed and gory tale of a dysfunctional family in South Carolina. So for today's Coffee Break, let's get a little creepy and listen to only murder ballads.