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December 15, 2017

It's the title track from Gallo's new EP, coming Jan. 19, 2018. The new release follows fairly quickly on Gallo's 2017 album, 'Heavy Meta,' which featured the track, 'Young Lady, You're Scaring Me.'

Listen to Ron Gallo's new single, 'Really Nice Guys'

Listen to Ron Gallo's new single, 'Really Nice Guys'

Luke Taylor • Dec 15, 2017

It's the title track from Gallo's new EP, coming Jan. 19, 2018. The new release follows fairly quickly on Gallo's 2017 album, 'Heavy Meta,' which featured the track, 'Young Lady, You're Scaring Me.'

McNally Smith students shocked, saddened by sudden news of the music college closing

McNally Smith students shocked, saddened by sudden news of the music college closing

Maia Jacobson • Dec 15, 2017

This morning at McNally Smith College of Music, students shuffled hurriedly into the building, some taking the long way around in order to avoid the reporters filming newscasts out front. Inside, the lobby was filled with chatter and lingering students sharing sympathetic smiles and group hugs, many carrying the weight of their broken hearts in…

Coffee Break: Sweaters

Coffee Break: Sweaters

Anna Reed • Dec 15, 2017

It's ugly sweater day! And the morning crew is wearing their finest to celebrate the season. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention sweaters?

Today in Music History: Remembering Fats Waller

Today in Music History: Remembering Fats Waller

Dec 15, 2017

Fats Waller died, Today in Music History: John Lennon played his final gig in the U.K., Fats Waller died of pneumonia, The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour went Gold, Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick In The Wall' made it to No. 1 and Elvis Presley gave his final performance on 'Louisiana Hayride'.

Watch J.S. Ondara perform ‘Mother Christmas’ in a former monastery in Appleton, Wisconsin

Watch J.S. Ondara perform ‘Mother Christmas’ in a former monastery in Appleton, Wisconsin

Andrea Swensson • Dec 15, 2017

Although the artist formerly known as Jay Smart, J.S. Ondara, has self-released a handful of home recordings via Soundcloud — notably, covers of HALEY’s “Kismet Kill” and Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” both of which received steady airplay on the Current — it wasn’t until this winter that he released his first official single,…

Friday Five: Maple & Beech, Drone Not Drones and more new Minnesota music videos

Friday Five: Maple & Beech, Drone Not Drones and more new Minnesota music videos

Cecilia Johnson • Dec 15, 2017

Maple & Beech, “Sugar Bugs” Prolific video artists Maple & Beech go to Tyler Tholl’s house to record “Sugar Bugs” from RUNDAWDAW. This arrangement, led by bass clarinet and QChord, displays a softer side of the electronic/pop duo’s output; “Though my hair caught on fire during filming (votive candles are beautiful but dangerous),” Tholl writes, “it was a…

Music News: Watch Black Thought's incredible ten-minute freestyle

Music News: Watch Black Thought's incredible ten-minute freestyle

Jay Gabler • Dec 15, 2017

Today's top music news stories include an insanely good freestyle by Black Thought; and the deaths of music greats Vincent Nguini and Sunny Murray.

Album of the Week: Bjork, 'Utopia'

Album of the Week: Bjork, 'Utopia'

Mark Wheat • Dec 15, 2017

Bjork is one of the most divisive artists that we play. Sometimes, as detractors will point out, her vocal stylings can be shrill, piercing, hard to take and even harder to comprehend. Yes, she's different, difficult and wonderfully divisive and thank goddess for that.

McNally Smith College of Music closing due to lack of funds

McNally Smith College of Music closing due to lack of funds

Solvejg Wastvedt • Dec 15, 2017

Board chair Jack McNally delivered the news Thursday night in an email to staff.

Chance the Rapper helps support computer education in Chicago schools

Chance the Rapper helps support computer education in Chicago schools

Luke Taylor • Dec 14, 2017

In another show of his ongoing support of Chicago Public Schools, Chance the Rapper recently visited a Chicago school to inspire the students there to pursue computer education and to celebrate a Google grant to assist with that.

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