Today's top music news stories include a flurry of get-out-the-vote shows, the death of an electronic music pioneer, and a performer announcement for the reopening of Paris's Bataclan.

With Paisley Park officially open for tours after some unsure times in October, the estate held a media tour day on Wednesday, November 2. Many reports have already shared words on what Prince’s home is like, but for this tour, Paisley Park promised something almost unprecedented: the chance to take photos inside four rooms. MPR…

If you’re like most people who live in the area, you probably have no idea that the Minneapolis house and techno scene is on fire. Who could blame you? The music has always been an inherently underground art form. The songs don’t lend themselves to airplay. There are no catchy hooks or instant payoffs; each song…

Sims, “Brutal Dance” Sims and James Gundersen (direction/camera/edit/VFX) get it right with this project’s whippy iceberg flair. “Brutal Dance” is off Sims’s new album, More Than Ever, and it’s one of the best local videos of the year. Pert Near Sandstone, “Animal Instinct” More brand-new music! Roots quintet Pert Near Sandstone (mandolinist/fiddler Nate Sipe, banjo player Kevin…

November 4 is National Candy Day - a day to pick through the remainder of your Halloween leftovers and feel zero guilt about celebrating sweets and treats. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs that mention candy or types of candy do you want to hear?

Jackie Wilson made his singles chart debut; the Beatles played for the Queen; Johnny Nash saw his way clearly to the top of the singles chart; Roxette had another hit in America; and Prince debuted his backing band, The Revolution, Today in Music History.

Today, Sims drops his first full-length album since 2011, and he celebrated with an advance listening party on Wednesday. Read Cecilia Johnson's take on the party and the album.

Do you ever feel like you're not getting the full picture at a concert?

Today's top music news stories include a virtual-reality tour of Bob Dylan's London art exhibit, a first look at sketches of a nude Iggy Pop, and what Alicia Keys learned from Prince.

During the months he spent on the road in 1966, Bob Dylan refined a way of inhabiting and transforming his own songs that was different from anything he'd done before. Hear a selection of highlights handpicked from across the full, 36-disc collection of recordings.