For the months of September, October, and November, there’s so much prime activity happening around the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota.

Arctic Monkeys are back with their first new music since 2018, while Ezra Furman releases the title track from her forthcoming album. Hear collaborations between Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin, and between Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn. Discover the sounds of Utah indie-rockers the Backseat Lovers and of Minnesota artist Aida Shahghasemi.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from the Water Is Life lineup do you want to hear?

Music from the Mountain Goats’ latest record ‘Bleed Out,’ and Whitney’s upcoming release ‘SPARK’ debuted on the chart this week—joined by English synthpop act Hot Chip.

The line features fringe-trimmed cowgirl dresses, rhinestone-bejeweled harnesses, gingham shirts and bandanas, concert T-shirts, toys and even a blond wig inspired by the singer.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from bands with female drummers do you want to hear?

Plan ahead for a busy season of shows across the Twin Cities and beyond. Lizzo, Father John Misty, Florence + the Machine, and many more big events are right around the corner.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, we’ll play a set of songs that have been parodied by Weird Al. What are some of your favorites?

Since being named the first Tiny Desk Contest winner, Fantastic Negrito has gone on to tour the world, win Grammys and more. NPR's video team recently caught up with him to hear about his journey.

Minnesota singer-songwriter Annie Mack's EP, “Testify,” mixes blues, country, rock and soul. It's a beautiful combination.