For Emma, Forever Ago is not an album that is often enjoyed passively. Chances are, if you care about Bon Iver at all, then For Emma has spent at least a few months serving as a dominant presence in your life. Maybe it was the soundtrack that swelled underneath the overtures of a bad breakup,…

Venue. Venue. Venue, venue, venue. With welcoming signs unmissable on sidewalks throughout downtown Red Wing, it seems like every bookstore, wine bar, and Scandinavian gift shop (okay, maybe not the latter) has been deputized as a music venue for the first-ever Big Turn Music Fest. It’s a triumphant homecoming for Sam Brown, who’s had such…

On Thursday, Feb. 15, BROCKHAMPTON played to a sold-out crowd at Music Hall in downtown Minneapolis. Standing at about six feet, a young fan in an orange jumpsuit moves quickly through the line. It’s 14 degrees outside, but it feels like it could be negative 30. He doesn’t seem to care that with just his…

On the same day of the release of her new album, 'By The Way, I Forgive You,' Brandi Carlile has released a new video for the album's lead single, 'The Joke.' Directed by Danny Clinch, the video features real people whose stories Carlile wishes to highlight.

The Winter Olympics is upon us and figure skating abounds with categories including Single Skating, Ice Dance, Pair Skating, and Short Programs. New this year to the Olympics is the allowance of singing and lyrics in the routines' soundtracks. So in honor of these Olympic changes, what song would you pick as your figure skating soundtrack for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

S. Carey, “More I See” S. Carey gets adopted by a sweet family in “More I See,” a song from his upcoming album Hundred Acres (out Feb. 23). Koo Koo Kanga Roo, “Leftovers (feat. Slug)” Koo Koo Kanga Roo crusade against food waste in “Leftovers,” with help from puppets, Slug, and quirky breakfast spot Hot Plate.…

Bruce Springsteen went No. 1 with 'Born in the U.S.A.'; Yusuf Islam was awarded substantial damages from The Sunday Times and The Sun; 50 Cent was at No. 1 with his debut album 'Get Rich or Die Tryin''; and Lesley Gore passed away, Today in Music History.

When you think about production, you might zoom right to the flashy stuff — the bass bombs, the twisted drops. But Shrimpnose makes a different kind of beat. As you’ll hear on his new album Sullen, his work is fuzzy and mellow, crackling with snaps and touchy syncopation. Since moving to Minneapolis from Buffalo, Minn. almost three years…

Today's top music news stories include the sale of the Parkway Theater, Run the Jewels being named Record Store Day ambassadors, and a Smashing Pumpkins reunion.

Watch video of Dave Rusan talking about he got the assignment to design and build a very special guitar for Prince, seen in the 'Purple Rain' film and onstage at Prince's live shows. Rusan also describes how the guitar is made, and what having built this special guitar means to him today.