The Tragically Hip, although never huge in the States, are national treasures in their native Canada. Those who get into the Hip's music -- like The Current's Jim McGuinn -- become fans for life. And now, as Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie faces a terminal brain cancer diagnosis, he and the band are lighting up arenas across Canada. So McGuinn and some friends are on their way to Winnipeg to see the Tragically Hip this Friday. And, as McGuinn explains, the connection runs even deeper than loyal fandom.

As part of the “A.V. Undercover” series, Har Mar Superstar stopped by the A.V. Club’s Chicago offices to perform his take on the Built to Spill song “Big Dipper.” While he was there, the A.V. Club asked him to also perform his cover of Prince’s “When You Were Mine.” Watch the video at the A.V. Club. Mercury…

Today kicks off the 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festival - 11 days of over 1,000 performers putting on 168 one-act plays that take over the Twin Cities theater scene. In honor of the Fringe, what particularly theatrical pop or rock songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Ask music makers, aficionados, or any guest on The O.K. Show, and they’ll tell you: Music can heal. This weekend, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation celebrates both music and healing with its fourth annual HazelFest, a one-day concert featuring musicians from around Minnesota. Located in Center City, Minn., Hazelden is a hub for recovery, seeking to help people who’ve struggled…

Billboard introduced the Hot 100 singles chart; a Monkees fan stowed away with the band from Minneapolis to St. Louis; Prince topped the album charts with 'Purple Rain'; The Rolling Stones released a long-titled single; and Pink Floyd released their debut album, Today in Music History.

The Father of Bluegrass died 20 years ago. Now, Monroe's family is cleaning out the closets -- and for music fans, even some of his most mundane possessions are meaningful.

Haley Bonar and Phantogram make big moves; Joseph, the Tallest Man on Earth, Chance The Rapper and Atmosphere make debuts; The Head and the Heart are the highest new entry; and Beck holds on to No.1 for the second week in a row.

Smokey Robinson will serve as executive music producer of a new animated series inspired by the classic catalog of Motown hits. The series, being developed for Netflix, will feature the music of Robinson, Marvin Gaye, the Jackson 5, Lionel Richie, the Supremes, the Temptations, and Stevie Wonder. “The latest series follows the adventures of an 8-year-old boy named Ben, who lives…

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 1959. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

Last night Donald Trump booted a crying baby from his rally in Virginia. Let's dig into this with a Coffee Break including songs that mention babies, "baby" or "babe".