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July 22, 2021

Jon Batiste enters the chart with his summertime hit "Freedom" at #11, and also edging onto the chart at #20 is Durand Jones and the Indications with "Witchoo".

The Chart Show: Debuts from Jon Batiste, Durand Jones

The Chart Show: Debuts from Jon Batiste, Durand Jones

Jul 22, 2021

Jon Batiste enters the chart with his summertime hit "Freedom" at #11, and also edging onto the chart at #20 is Durand Jones and the Indications with "Witchoo".

Listen to Looch: 'Have a Good Trip' is amusing but not groundbreaking

Listen to Looch: 'Have a Good Trip' is amusing but not groundbreaking

Mary Lucia • Jul 21, 2021

Mary Lucia talks about the Netflix Original documentary, 'Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics,' a film that explores psychedelic drugs through the experiences of actors, comedians, musicians and others who have used them.

Bette Midler, Berry Gordy and Joni Mitchell are among the newest Kennedy Center honorees

Bette Midler, Berry Gordy and Joni Mitchell are among the newest Kennedy Center honorees

Neda Ulaby • Jul 21, 2021

The 44th Kennedy Center Honorees announced today include Motown founder Berry Gordy, folk icon Joni Mitchell, entertainer Bette Midler, TV impresario Lorne Michaels and opera star Justino Diaz.

Coffee Break: Smoky haze

Coffee Break: Smoky haze

Jul 21, 2021

Wildfire smoke has reached record levels in Minnesota this week. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about haze and smoke do you want to hear?

First Avenue is back, and they want you to dance

First Avenue is back, and they want you to dance

Em Cassel • Jul 20, 2021

After 16 months of near-darkness and uncertainty, First Avenue is packing their calendar with dance nights.

Coffee Break: Grunge Era

Coffee Break: Grunge Era

Jill Riley and Christy Taylor • Jul 20, 2021

Today's Coffee Break is inspired by the birth of two key figures in Seattle's grunge movement, Chris Cornell and Stone Gossard. What songs do you want to hear from grunge-era bands of Seattle and beyond?

Shungudzo plays songs from 'I'm not a mother, but I have children' in Virtual Session

Shungudzo plays songs from 'I'm not a mother, but I have children' in Virtual Session

Mary Lucia • Jul 19, 2021

Shungudzo joins Mary Lucia in conversation about the ways poetry are intertwined with her songwriting, her experiences as a child moving from Zimbabwe to the US, and what she's got planned for the fall. Plus, watch performances of tracks from her new record, 'I'm not a mother, but I have children'.

Coffee Break: Lollapalooza beginnings

Coffee Break: Lollapalooza beginnings

Jill Riley and Christy Taylor • Jul 19, 2021

The 30th anniversary of Lollapalooza was yesterday. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from bands on 1991's lineup do you want to hear?

Album of the Week: Modest Mouse, 'The Golden Casket'

Album of the Week: Modest Mouse, 'The Golden Casket'

Jim McGuinn • Jul 19, 2021

Even after years away, The Golden Casket has the Modest Mouse hallmarks: skittery indie rock followed by hooky choruses and catchy riffs, anchored by that voice that's somewhere between early Meat Puppets country/punk and Frank Black's Pixies yelp. Isaac Brock is like someone you meet at a party and spend an evening fascinated by, listening as he spins yarns and theories, a mesmerizing stranger. We don't leave the party friends, but we're captivated, thinking about what he's been saying.

Biz Markie, pioneering beatboxer and 'Just A Friend' rapper, dies at 57

Biz Markie, pioneering beatboxer and 'Just A Friend' rapper, dies at 57

David Ma • Jul 17, 2021

Biz Markie died Friday night after months of health issues.

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