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February 21, 2019

Minnesota's Hippo Campus, J.S. Ondara, and Cloud Cult snag the top three spots on the chart.

The Chart Show: Don't "Doubt", Local Acts Reign

The Chart Show: Don't "Doubt", Local Acts Reign

Mark Wheat • Feb 21, 2019

Minnesota's Hippo Campus, J.S. Ondara, and Cloud Cult snag the top three spots on the chart.

Music News: Here are the musicians performing at the Oscars

Music News: Here are the musicians performing at the Oscars

Jay Gabler • Feb 20, 2019

Queen are playing the Oscars...and guess who's handling lead vocals? Also in the news today: iconic album cover photographer Guy Webster dies at 79; Vampire Weekend release a breakfast-themed music video; and a trio of British music stories including a new gender-equity initiative, a pair of acoustic Billie Eilish gigs, and a pub shouted out by the Clash is reportedly set to close.

Mary Lucia picks 10 music documentaries to binge-watch

Mary Lucia picks 10 music documentaries to binge-watch

Mary Lucia • Feb 20, 2019

With an ongoing list of event cancellations, and at the continued insistence of health departments worldwide, people are starting to spend more time at home. With all that extra time, you're going to need something to do! So we're bringing back Mary Lucia's set of 10 music documentary recommendations.

Mandolin Orange perform songs from 'Tides of a Teardrop' at Radio Heartland

Mandolin Orange perform songs from 'Tides of a Teardrop' at Radio Heartland

Mike Pengra • Feb 20, 2019

Mandolin Orange's latest album, 'Tides of a Teardrop,' is taking the band on an ambitious tour across North America and Europe, capped with a date at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. On their third visit to Radio Heartland, the entire Mandolin Orange lineup joined us in studio to play songs from 'Tides of a Teardrop.'

Coffee Break: Protest songs

Coffee Break: Protest songs

Anna Weggel • Feb 20, 2019

This morning, Jay Gabler brought by the book "Which Side Are You On? 20th Century American History in 100 Protest Songs" by James Sullivan which examines American history through the lens of popular, socially conscious music. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what protest and socially conscious songs do you want to hear?

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Which Side Are You On?' tracks the history of protest songs

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Which Side Are You On?' tracks the history of protest songs

Jay Gabler • Feb 20, 2019

James Sullivan's new book follows '20th century American history in 100 protest songs.'

Photos: Bees, bluesies play loving tribute to Willie Murphy at the Cabooze

Photos: Bees, bluesies play loving tribute to Willie Murphy at the Cabooze

Cecilia Johnson • Feb 20, 2019

After Willie Murphy passed away on Jan. 13, friends and fans hastened to post remembrances of the West Bank trailblazer online. Last weekend, Murphy’s community gathered to honor him in person: first on Saturday at an Augsburg Chapel memorial service, then on Sunday at “Fairytales,” a Cabooze tribute show and celebration of life. The Cabooze…

Today in Music History: Remembering Kurt Cobain on his birthday

Today in Music History: Remembering Kurt Cobain on his birthday

Feb 20, 2019

Jimi Hendrix made his stage debut; Andrew Lloyd Weber landed at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart; and Kurt Cobain was born, Today in Music History.

For sale: Bob Dylan’s childhood bathroom sink

For sale: Bob Dylan’s childhood bathroom sink

Simone Cazares • Feb 20, 2019

While fans of popular artists have been known to sell all sorts of things that once belonged to their idols, a very unusual Bob Dylan item is currently for sale — a bathroom sink. Growing up in Hibbing, Minn., a young Bob Dylan, then Bobby Zimmerman, and his brother David used the sink in their…

Miya Folick on sounding notes of hope with debut album ‘Premonitions’

Miya Folick on sounding notes of hope with debut album ‘Premonitions’

Colleen Cowie • Feb 20, 2019

Los Angeles singer-songwriter Miya Folick is finding joy in the ordinary with her debut album, Premonitions. The collection of songs, which Folick has described as “domestic pop,” celebrates everyday experiences, documents close relationships, and revels in the moment. Folick released Premonitions last October. While her 2015 Strange Darling EP and 2017 EP, Give It To Me, rest on a classic indie-rock backbone…

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