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May 02, 2019

Lizzo reigns supreme ahead of her sold out show at the Palace Theatre.

Chart show: Lizzo reigns supreme

Chart show: Lizzo reigns supreme

David Safar • May 2, 2019

Lizzo reigns supreme ahead of her sold out show at the Palace Theatre.

Pete Seeger's legacy gets immortalized with Smithsonian Folkways collection

Pete Seeger's legacy gets immortalized with Smithsonian Folkways collection

Audie Cornish and Art Silverman • May 1, 2019

Smithsonian Folkways archivist and Pete Seeger expert Jeff Place talks about 'Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection,' due out on what would have been Seeger's 100th birthday.

Coffee Break: First Ave memories

Coffee Break: First Ave memories

Anna Weggel • May 1, 2019

The new exhibit "First Avenue: Stories of Minnesota's Mainroom" opens this weekend and will run for one year at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from bands that created memorable experiences for you at First Avenue?

Review and photos: Foals romp at First Avenue

Review and photos: Foals romp at First Avenue

Youa Vang • May 1, 2019

On recordings, you can sound like anything. It’s one thing to create those sounds in the studio, but bringing them to life is another matter when you have an attentive audience waiting in anticipation in the First Ave Mainroom. Fierce and all-encompassing, Foals have an energy that sucks you in and spits you out, something…

Rock and Roll Book Club: Ten music writers on mental health

Rock and Roll Book Club: Ten music writers on mental health

Jay Gabler and Kayla Song • May 1, 2019

As Mental Health Month begins, we're looking back at how ten past picks for the Rock and Roll Book Club have engaged mental health issues.

Today in Music History: Minnesota man pretends to be David Gilmour

Today in Music History: Minnesota man pretends to be David Gilmour

May 1, 2019

The Clash launched their first U.K. tour; The Stones released 'Brown Sugar'; the Carpenters performed in the White House; the man who immortalized the phrase 'who you gonna call?' was born; and a Minnesota man pretended to be David Gilmour at a hospital, Today in Music History.

Request form: What songs support your mental well-being?

Request form: What songs support your mental well-being?

May 1, 2019

Make a request or share song that has helped you through mental health condition for a special Radio Free Current on Saturday, May 18, 2019.

Listen to Looch: talking openly about mental health

Listen to Looch: talking openly about mental health

Mary Lucia • Apr 30, 2019

This week, Mary Lucia talks to Sam Choo, content manager at Call to Mind, MPR's mental health initiative, about mental-health conditions and conversations. 'We're really leaning into talking about mental health and conditions and the people who are dealing with them in a more treatment-positive way,' Choo says.

Coffee Break: Longtime bands

Coffee Break: Longtime bands

Anna Weggel • Apr 30, 2019

Governor Tim Walz has declared Friday, April 26, Del Counts Band Day as they have been performing since 1961 and are widely considered the longest-running rock group in the Minnesota. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands do you want to hear that have been performing for at least 30 years? Props to the Del Counts for being together for an astounding 58 years.

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Wayne Kramer

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Wayne Kramer

Apr 30, 2019

Elvis got the whole cell block dancing; The Young Rascals were lovin' it; The Who's Keith Moon probably didn't earn any hotel points; Michael Jackson and Eddie Van Halen paired up for a big hit; and Wayne Kramer was born, Today in Music History.

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