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September 15, 2021

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Sep 15, 2021

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Crooners to remember Rondo as Fridley supper club branches into musical revues

Crooners to remember Rondo as Fridley supper club branches into musical revues

Jay Gabler • Sep 14, 2021

After adapting to welcome Covid-era audiences with drive-in concerts and other innovations, Crooners Supper Club is expanding its live music programming to include musical revues. A venerable tradition, revues incorporate songs into story-oriented frameworks that draw on performers’ acting skills as well as their musical chops. With that in mind, Crooners could hardly have a…

Playlist: Meet Diane, host of The Local Show

Playlist: Meet Diane, host of The Local Show

Sep 14, 2021

Diane is the new host of 'The Local Show,' and we're so glad to have her. Enjoy this sampler of Diane's favorite tracks!

Coffee Break: Neo-Soul

Coffee Break: Neo-Soul

Jill Riley and Christy Taylor • Sep 14, 2021

On Amy Winehouse's birthday, we remember her for her music and how she blended her deep vocals and an eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues, jazz, and reggae, to create her own special version of neo-soul. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what neo-soul artists do you want to hear?

Announcing the winner of the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest

Announcing the winner of the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest

Bob Boilen • Sep 14, 2021

Picking one winner from thousands of amazing entries wasn't easy. But one singer-songwriter rose to the top, with a song about rooting yourself in nature that stopped our judges in their tracks.

George Wein, music festival pioneer, dies at 95

George Wein, music festival pioneer, dies at 95

Walter Ray Watson • Sep 13, 2021

A founder of the Newport Folk Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival -- and perhaps the most important jazz impresario of all time -- died Monday.

Photos: Low debut ‘Hey What’ at Square Lake Festival

Photos: Low debut ‘Hey What’ at Square Lake Festival

Cecilia Johnson and Emmet Kowler • Sep 13, 2021

Have you ever laid on the ground and felt guitar buzz through you? Maybe you’ve attended a 28-hour Drone Not Drones show at the Cedar. Maybe you’ve taken a nap in a tour van’s backseat. Maybe you attended Square Lake Festival in Stillwater this year, soaking up Low’s heavenly new album Hey What through earthly…

The best moments from the MTV VMAs

The best moments from the MTV VMAs

Rachel Treisman • Sep 13, 2021

It was a big night for Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Bieber and Lil Nas X, among others, as MTV's Video Music Awards returned to the stage.

Coffee Break: Friendship

Coffee Break: Friendship

Jill Riley and Christy Taylor • Sep 13, 2021

A new survey says making friends in the Twin Cities is hard. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about friendship do you want to hear?

Album of the Week: Low, 'Hey What'

Album of the Week: Low, 'Hey What'

Reed Fischer • Sep 13, 2021

Low's 13th studio album captures days like these with plenty of jarring turns and awkward pauses, but also outpourings of humanity cutting through.

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