Today's top music news stories include a planned Nick Cave statue, the arrest of a suspect in XXXTentacion's shooting death, and the revelation of a restrictive clause for Coachella artists.

Jeffrey Foucault's new album, 'Blood Brothers,' releases Friday, June 22, but we were lucky enough to get Jeffrey and the full band, with special guests Dusty Heart (Molly Dean and Barbara Jean) to stop in the Radio Heartland studio to play songs from the forthcoming record.

Koko, the gorilla known for mastering her own unique form of sign language and communicating with people, has died at 46 years old. The Gorilla Foundation announced that Koko passed away in her sleep on Tuesday morning. As part of a Stanford University research project to see if humans and gorillas could communicate, Penny Patterson…

Today is Summer Solstice - the longest day of 2018 for anyone living north of the equator. Here in Minnesota, we should see around 16 hours of sunlight. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that prominently mention light or day?

Lana Del Rey was born; Jimmy Page made his live debut with The Yardbirds; it was the Summer of Love; Little Richard received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; John Lee Hooker died; and Joey Molland was born, Today in Music History.

Last November, the following statement was made on the Eaux Claires festival’s website and Twitter account: “We’re excited about the names. But we’re gonna drib and drab it out, let it flow like smoke, because we want this festival to fly or fall on feel. It’s not about the bands, it’s about the collection of…

Jazz fans and musicians alike look forward to the Twin Cities Jazz Festival each summer. Founded in 1998, the free festival takes place every June and brings about 30,000 people to Mears Park in Lowertown every year. The 20th annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival will take place from June 21-23. Headliners for this year’s festival…

Today's top music news stories include Akon announcing 'Akoin,' Bruce Springsteen speaking out against child separation, and Paul McCartney planning a new album.

Neko Case returns with her seventh studio album 'Hell-On', out now on Anti- Records.

Lake Street Dive and Nathaniel Rateliff both made entries into the Hall of Fame this week, while Childish Gambino landed back at the top of the chart with "This Is America".