No event has as many cherished Minnesota traditions as the State Fair — and yet, every year the first thing fairgoers ask is, “What’s new?” The Fair’s website has a complete rundown of what’s on deck this year, but that’s a lot of information to digest, so here are my personal picks for ten can’t-miss…

Aside from all the other superlatives, the State Fair is Minnesota’s largest annual music festival — and most of the live performances are free with Fair admission. For the biggest icons (say, Meghan Kreidler and Kevin Costner), Grandstand performances understandably come with an extra ticket charge. If you’re going to the fair this year, be…

Hall was known as 'The Storyteller' for his unadorned yet incisive lyrics. Hall composed hundreds of songs and sang about life's simple joys as country music's consummate blue-collar bard.

Ani DiFranco joins Jill Riley from The Current to talk about the making of her new record, 'Revolutionary Love,' as well as her recent memoir 'No Walls and the Recurring Dream'.

Happy birthday to one of the most iconic voices in rock, Robert Plant! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what iconic voices do you want to hear?

The Friday Five isn’t a weekly feature any more, but we bring it back on special occasions — like today, marking the approaching end of a summer season that’s produced more than its share of memorable Minnesota music videos. Ka Lia Universe- “I’ve Been Thankin'” Ka Lia Universe is one of the more than 100…

The pop star has spent the four years growing up and slowing down -- she speaks to Morning Edition about her new album and sound, including using her synesthesia like a creative scythe.

Listen to huge drops this week from Lizzo (feat. Cardi B), The Killers (feat. Phoebe Bridgers), Nathaniel Rateliff (back with the Night Sweats) and Lorde. Plus, discover England's PinkPantheress and Twin Cities buzz band VIAL.

Today is John Deacon's birthday, one of the great bass players of our time. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what great bass lines do you want to hear?

In her new history of Daptone Records, Jessica Lipsky explains how the label she describes as 'punk soul' became the center of a movement that brought vintage sounds to newfound prominence across the musical landscape.