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July 07, 2018

Eaux Claires IV kicked off with a mellow, spacious day of exploration. See it for yourself through Emmet Kowler's photos.

Photos: Eaux Claires IV kicks off with a sense of wonder

Photos: Eaux Claires IV kicks off with a sense of wonder

Cecilia Johnson and Emmet Kowler • Jul 7, 2018

Eaux Claires IV kicked off with a mellow, spacious day of exploration. See it for yourself through Emmet Kowler's photos.

Coffee Break: Kiss

Coffee Break: Kiss

Anna Reed • Jul 6, 2018

Jill Riley wants you to know that it's International Kissing Day today and Brian Oake wants you to know that kissing has MANY health benefits. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention kissing?

Today in Music History: The Dixie Chicks perform despite threats

Today in Music History: The Dixie Chicks perform despite threats

Jul 6, 2018

John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time; Louis Armstrong went marchin' in with the saints; Phil Collins went to No. 1 with 'Sussudio'; and The Dixie Chicks performed despite threats, Today in Music History.

Friday Five: Gaelynn Lea, Longshot & Lazerbeak, and more new Minnesota music videos

Friday Five: Gaelynn Lea, Longshot & Lazerbeak, and more new Minnesota music videos

Cecilia Johnson • Jul 6, 2018

Gaelynn Lea – “Lost In The Woods” Makeovers aren’t always for the better, as Gaelynn Lea knows in “Lost In The Woods,” a new song from her upcoming album Learning How To Stay (out Sept. 7). This tune may be short, but Lea makes time for a great violin solo. Longshot & Lazerbeak – “Just Dance” Longshot and…

Music News: New Orleans piano great Henry Butler dies at 69

Music News: New Orleans piano great Henry Butler dies at 69

Jay Gabler • Jul 6, 2018

Today's top music news stories include the deaths of Henry Butler and Craig Turner; and the cancellation of a controversial musical.

Album of the Week: Gorillaz,'The Now Now'

Album of the Week: Gorillaz,'The Now Now'

David Safar • Jul 6, 2018

Gorillaz return with their sixth studio album, 'The Now Now', out now on Parlophone.

Movie review: ‘Whitney’ brings Houston movingly down to earth

Movie review: ‘Whitney’ brings Houston movingly down to earth

Jay Gabler • Jul 6, 2018

In Whitney, a former boyfriend reminisces about how he used to feel on top of the world. It’s the ’80s, you’re a young man, you’re driving to pick up Whitney Houston for a date. Whitney Houston. The images of the singer as an icon of dazzling pop perfection spring immediately to mind. The demure Whitney of 1985,…

Coffee Break: Dos and don'ts

Coffee Break: Dos and don'ts

Anna Reed • Jul 5, 2018

Thanks to Osborne for writing in with today's theme. He said, "Every day we have many rules to follow and many decisions to make." So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention "do" or "don't" in the title?

ArcStone to host concert series feat. PaviElle, Gaelynn Lea, Chris Koza, more

ArcStone to host concert series feat. PaviElle, Gaelynn Lea, Chris Koza, more

Simone Cazares • Jul 5, 2018

ArcStone Technologies, a digital agency in Minneapolis, will be hosting a monthly concert series from July 6 to Nov. 6. The series kicks off with artists David Huckfelt and Adam Levy, with other artists including PaviElle, Gaelynn Lea, Chris Koza, Ben Lubeck, and the Hunts. While it might seem odd to have a concert series in…

Bob Dylan’s Spock and Don King impersonator selfies: What we know

Bob Dylan’s Spock and Don King impersonator selfies: What we know

Jay Gabler • Jul 5, 2018

A tweet going viral right now claims that Bob Dylan was driving down Hollywood Boulevard on Monday when he suddenly stopped to get photos with a Spock impersonator and a Don King impersonator. Wait, what? This did actually happen, it seems — but it wasn’t this week, it was in February 2014. A more detailed…

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