Brittany Howard, who releases her debut solo album, 'Jaime,' on Friday, Sept. 20, performs live at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., the day before the album release. Watch video of Brittany Howard, recorded live in concert.

On the band's new single, 'Lucy,' singer Sophie Allison wrestles with the curse of temptation.

Matthew Caws' band Nada Surf had 'no immediate prospects' when Caws passed Ric Ocasek a demo tape at a show -- and before he knew it, they were all in the studio together, recording the band's debut.

Siri Undlin is the songwriter and singer in Humbird. She says her musical influences range from jazz guitarist Bill Frisell to classical composer Arvo Part to legendary Texas songwriter Blaze Foley. Humbird stopped at Radio Heartland to play songs from the new album, 'Pharmakon.'

Yesterday, New Power Generation keyboardist/musical director Morris Hayes shared an Instagram post that reveals the devastating effects of a fire that burned through his home. The photos show the interior of Hayes’s home, with property including his recording equipment scorched and reduced to rubble. View this post on Instagram Hello all. Anyone that knows me…

Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes will be playing solo at The Palace Theatre tonight, and today in 1970, Diana Ross scored her first solo No. 1 since leaving The Supremes. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from musicians that went solo?

Six months after an accident that left Channy Leaneagh with a broken vertebrae, the frontwoman of Poliça is stepping back onto the stage for the first time. She’ll be performing with Ringing Bell, a one-night musical supergroup created for the Walker Art Center’s annual Avant Garden benefit this Saturday. According to Leaneagh, the best way…

Over the past several weeks, bikers and walkers along the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis have noticed a very familiar, larger-than-life, face under the Aldrich Avenue bridge: Prince, circa his 1999 era. What’s the story behind this latest Prince mural in Minnesota? All the way from Almere in the Netherlands, the anonymous street art crew Kamp…

Lizzo returns to the top this week and will definitely be the most successful chart artist this year with a LOCAL connection, but Dessa has been inducted to our Chart Hall of Fame for the ninth time. That puts her at four on our All Time Hall of Fame Chart, the highest charting local artist ever! Next week will mark the tenth anniversary of the Chart Show and we'll celebrate by playing selections from the All Time HOF Chart and reposting it on the web.

Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard named her debut solo album, 'Jaime,' after her older sister who died as a teenager. She debuts songs from the album live at St. Paul's Palace Theatre on Thursday, Sept. 19.