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July 29, 2016

We know this is already on all of your calendars, but in case you forgot your calendar at home today, here's your gentle reminder that it's National Lasagna Day. To celebrate this momentous day, let's listen to songs with lots of dense, musical layers for today's Coffee Break.

Coffee Break: National Lasagna Day

Coffee Break: National Lasagna Day

Jul 29, 2016

We know this is already on all of your calendars, but in case you forgot your calendar at home today, here's your gentle reminder that it's National Lasagna Day. To celebrate this momentous day, let's listen to songs with lots of dense, musical layers for today's Coffee Break.

P.O.S debuts fire single ‘Wearing a Bear’

P.O.S debuts fire single ‘Wearing a Bear’

Leah Garaas • Jul 29, 2016

P.O.S has just debuted a new song, and it’s fire. “Wearing a Bear” pairs P.O.S’s punchy raps with an forceful-yet-buoyant beat produced by fellow Doomtree member Lazerbeak, mixed by Lizzo and Polica collaborator BJ Burton. “Hashtag #BlackLives,” P.O.S raps, “Some of y’all indifferent / some of y’all don’t give a sh*t / Some of y’all…

Today in Music History: Remembering Cass Elliot

Today in Music History: Remembering Cass Elliot

Jul 29, 2016

Bob Dylan was injured in a motorbike accident; the Doors lit the singles chart on fire; Gilbert O'Sullivan was alone at the top of the charts; Michigan declared it Four Tops Day; and Cass Elliot passed away, Today in Music History.

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Friday Five: Finding Novyon + J. KELR, batteryboy, and more new Minnesota music videos

Cecilia Johnson • Jul 29, 2016

Finding Novyon + J.KELR, “Believe In MPLS” Finding Novyon and J.KELR cross skate ramps, rooftops, and city streets in their new video, which heralds an entire album (also called Believe In MPLS) from the duo. batteryboy, “soil underneath” batteryboy tease their August 5 gig at Icehouse with a black-and-white heart-tugger. SPICE, “Papa Hip Hop” SPICE has some of the tightest…

Music News: ‘MTV Classic’ channel to milk millennial nostalgia

Music News: ‘MTV Classic’ channel to milk millennial nostalgia

Staff • Jul 28, 2016

The cable channel VH1 Classic will be rebranded MTV Classic, with new programming that focuses on MTV staples from the late ’90s and early 2000s. That will include music videos seen on shows like Total Request Live, as well as cult-favorite programs like Beavis and Butthead and Daria. (AP) Today’s Prince news Prince’s family have announced a date…

Rogue Valley perform in The Current studio

Rogue Valley perform in The Current studio

Mary Lucia and Rogue Valley • Jul 28, 2016

Ahead of the release show for their latest album, 'radiate/dissolve,' Rogue Valley stopped in to the studio to play some songs and to chat with Mary Lucia. Although 'radiate/dissolve' was three years in the making, it was nurtured during the band's time on the road. 'This record is informed by touring, by location, by where we've been,' keyboardist Linnea Mohn says.

Prince’s family announce official tribute concert Oct. 13 at U.S. Bank Stadium

Prince’s family announce official tribute concert Oct. 13 at U.S. Bank Stadium

Jay Gabler • Jul 28, 2016

According to the Associated Press, members of Prince’s family are planning an authorized tribute concert for Thursday, Oct. 13 at U.S. Bank Stadium — the Minnesota Vikings’ brand-new home in Minneapolis. Performers will be announced gradually, the family told the AP, and tickets will go on sale some time next month. “We are excited for…

First Listen: Haley Bonar, 'Impossible Dream'

First Listen: Haley Bonar, 'Impossible Dream'

Stephen Thompson • Jul 28, 2016

For 15 years, the singer's sharp and reflective songwriting has examined a coming-of-age process that doesn't end when we reach adulthood.

Coffee Break: Female-fronted bands

Coffee Break: Female-fronted bands

Anna Reed • Jul 28, 2016

Later today, history will be made. Glass ceilings will be shattered when Hillary Clinton accepts the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention. Let's celebrate this historical moment with a Coffee Break featuring female-fronted bands.

Today in Music History: Jerry Lee Lewis made his TV debut on The Steve Allen Show

Today in Music History: Jerry Lee Lewis made his TV debut on The Steve Allen Show

Jul 28, 2016

Elvis Presley's first interview appeared in print; Moscow teens were pilfering pay-phone parts to make their own electric guitars; Mick Jagger made his acting debut; Natalie Merchant sang her last gig with 10,000 Maniacs; and Jerry Lee Lewis made his TV debut on The Steve Allen Show, Today in Music History.

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