This week, we get brand-spanking-new music from Austin, Texas, indie rockers Spoon. We also hear new releases from Alex Lahey and from Elvis Costello, as well as new sounds from London’s Shygirl, Atlanta’s Curtis Harding, and Minnesota’s own Muun Bato.

For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that center around FEAR?

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, who wrote and originally performed the Halloween standard ‘I Put a Spell On You,’ was one of the most epic one-hit wonders in rock history - unless, that is, you count his next-best-known song, ‘Constipation Blues.’

Jill Riley connects with director, writer, and comedian John Waters to talk about his new one-man show “False Negative,” the influence Baltimore has had on his work, and how his on-stage material has changed since the pandemic.

A handful of new entries hit the chart from Courtney Barnett, Modest Mouse, Tori Amos, and a track from Jade Bird’s new album Different Kinds Of Light.

After two decades of playing with some of Minnesota’s most beloved bands – including her own – bassist Liz Draper is going solo. Sometimes.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, which goth pioneers and musicians inspired by the genre do you want to hear?

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what paranormal and ghostly tunes do you want to hear?

In an NPR interview, the former president and the iconic musician speak about spreading hope amid widespread division and about the "critical patriotism" of Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A."

Minnesota's Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to pop superstar Prince, citing his "indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture," The Associated Press has learned.