Today's top music news stories include the prospect of a specially-commissioned song for the Minnesota State Capitol, the explanation between Metallica's failed mic, and a new enterprise for Passion Pit's leader.

Son Volt have always deserved more attention than they've received, and the band's eighth album provides a lean and sturdy showcase for Jay Farrar's eternally weary but undiminished voice. Stream 'Notes of Blue' in its entirety prior to its Feb. 17 release date.

Having grown up in Los Angeles and in Virginia, Angelica Garcia's personal history has informed her musical style, blending urban street smarts with eerie Southern storytelling. This bewitching mix is in evidence on Garcia's single, 'Orange Flower,' and it's Jade's DJ Pick of the Week.

The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is underway and this year - for the first time ever - features cats. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about cats and dogs do you want to hear?

Poliça sound best in the darkness. Sometimes that’s in your bedroom with headphones. Sometimes it’s on a late-night drive around a lake. On Saturday, it was at First Avenue, the rock club’s floor full and the lights low. I’d seen the band outdoors at Eaux Claires and Rock the Garden before, but something about their…

Frank Sinatra starts his own record label; Led Zeppelin are awarded for their lifetime achievement; country music says 'adios' to one of its brightest stars, Waylon Jennings; and Adele cleans up at the Grammys, Today in Music History.

A student-led campaign to choose a new name for Ramsey Middle School in Minneapolis (not to be confused with the St. Paul school of the same name) has zeroed in on Prince Rogers Nelson Middle School as one of five finalists. Mathematician Dorothy Vaughan (one of the NASA scientists whose story is told in Hidden…

Since Ryan Adams's debut solo album in 2000, the songwriter, lyricist, and performer has quietly become a prolific artist and producer. His 16th studio release, 'Prisoner,' is an exercise in perfecting what a tortured love song can and should be. It's also a more personal album, examining our relationships to the everyday realities of the world.

Today's top music news stories include Adele's Grammys hat trick, remembering Al Jarreau, and Devo emoji.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to take you on a journey back in time to Minneapolis, 1985. The sky is purple, and the First Avenue club is sold out but you have tickets to the hottest show on the planet. Where glam meets funk, rock meets fantasy, leather meets lace. What does that look…