Jill and Jim are headed to Red Wing today for the Big Turn Music Fest so let's send them off with a set of songs to get them ready. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from bands playing this weekend's Big Turn Music Fest?

If you have a music video you’d like to be considered for an upcoming feature, give me a shout at fridayfive@mpr.org! FPA – “Guapdaddy” A standout from her self-produced debut album Yang Chen, FPA’s effortless, quiet-but-commanding vocals get to be the star here. This is one you can get lost in, with soft guitar and a…

When I walked up to First Avenue last night, I did the usual: dig in my wallet and present my ID. But the doorperson shook their head and just pointed toward my bag, rummaging around and waving me through. As I walked into the building, it hit me: All ages. Duh. Lexii Alijai, an incredibly…

We have The Current's Managing Director David Safar with us today as we are on day 2 of the member drive. Since this drive is "music discovery" themed, and since David is our resident "New Hot" expert, we asked him to give us a list of new music that he's excited about. What new music should we add to David's list for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Billie Eilish cleaned up at The BRITS Awards this week, taking home four of the biggest categories and praise from Johnny Marr whom she performed the new Bond theme with at the show.

St. Paul rapper Destiny Roberts, aka Moon Melanin Mami, talks to correspondent Jeffrey Bissoy about her ambitious 'Roy G. Biv' series of releases, which looks at different themes gathered under each color in the rainbow.

On Saturday, Feb. 22, Charlie Maguire and Pop Wagner will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the writing of Woody Guthrie's 'This Land Is Your Land.' Maguire and Wagner visited Radio Heartland to talk about Woody Guthrie and to play some music.

It's become a tradition for us to spotlight new music during our winter member drive. Here's a playlist featuring many of the new songs we're highlighting on air.

We have DJ Bill DeVille with us today as we are on day 1 of the member drive. Since this drive is "music discovery" themed, and since Bill is our resident Americana expert, we asked him to give us a list of new Americana that he's excited about. What Americana artists should we add to his list for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

How did so much game-changing music come out of London in the 1960s? Stephen Tow doesn't have a tidy answer, but his new history tracks the sweep of the classic rock sound.