To be clear, Lake Street Dive didn't 'self produce' their latest album, 'Free Yourself Up.' 'We produced each other,' says drummer Mike Calabrese. 'And there really is no better producer for us as individuals than the other members of the band.' Lake Street Dive recently visited The Current to play songs from the new record, including the hit single, 'Good Kisser.'

Tomorrow is Minnesota Music Day and this weekend is Art-A-Whirl - one of the biggest collections of local music and art in various locations around Northeast Minneapolis. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands do you want to hear that will be playing at Art-A-Whirl 2018?

The Revolution have announced that they will be hitting the road starting in June and running through 2019. The band have been touring extensively since the death of Prince, to bring his music to fans across the country and now around the world. Minnesota fans will have no fewer than four chances to catch the…

The royal wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle is set to take place tomorrow, May 19. The wedding promises to include many big names, from political figures to athletes and musicians. The couple only invited 600 people to the function, and several well-known musicians are among them. Hoping to watch the wedding? MPR News…

This weekend is Art-A-Whirl: the annual art crawl and de facto music festival that brings thousands to Northeast Minneapolis. At the Solar Arts Building, The People’s Museum for Prince is an art exhibit “designed to commemorate the ways Prince shaped and transformed personal lives.” Curator Emma Balázs is an Australia native and lifelong Prince fan who moved…

Ian Curtis died; Ray Stevens enjoyed a short 'streak' on the charts with a novelty song; Gary Busey played Buddy Holly in a popular film; the Ting Tings topped the British charts with 'That's Not My Name'; and Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh was born in Akron, Ohio, Today in Music History.

Today's top music news stories include a Glastonbury badger beef, an honor for the Jacksons, and a new music subscription service from YouTube.

It’s hard to set expectations much higher than David Byrne did in announcing his American Utopia Tour, promising his most ambitious stage show since Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense performances. Immortalized in the classic 1984 concert film, the Stop Making Sense shows reached the pinnacle of what artfully executed rock concerts can achieve, all the more impressive because…

Nazeem & Spencer Joles – “Rock Lee” Nazeem & Spencer Joles have made a tradition out of setting music videos at Twin Cities hotspots. This time, Cup Foods (on 38th & Chicago) and the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood get the honor. Nate P. is the perfect videographer to accompany them around town, adding wild visual effects to the cartoon-honoring…

David Byrne talks with Brian Oake and Jill Riley about his creative process, love of biking, and upcoming Minneapolis shows.