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January 30, 2024

The Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, produced by C3 Presents and set for July 19-20 at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul, will feature a lineup of ‘90s music icons.

Minnesota Yacht Club Festival announces lineup featuring Gwen Stefani and Red Hot Chili Peppers

Minnesota Yacht Club Festival announces lineup featuring Gwen Stefani and Red Hot Chili Peppers

Max Sparber • Jan 30, 2024

The Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, produced by C3 Presents and set for July 19-20 at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul, will feature a lineup of ‘90s music icons.

Remembering Silent Servant, a DJ who changed dance music in Minneapolis and beyond

Remembering Silent Servant, a DJ who changed dance music in Minneapolis and beyond

Michaelangelo Matos • Jan 30, 2024

On Friday, Jan. 19, techno DJ and producer John (Juan) Mendez was found dead in a downtown loft in Los Angeles.

Another Super Bowl bet emerges: Can Taylor Swift make it from her Tokyo show in time?

Another Super Bowl bet emerges: Can Taylor Swift make it from her Tokyo show in time?

Rachel Treisman • Jan 30, 2024

The Kansas City Chiefs — including Travis Kelce — will play in the Super Bowl in Las Vegas on Feb. 11. Swift has a show in Tokyo the night before. Can she get there in time? The math says yes.

Coffee Break: music in unusual locations

Coffee Break: music in unusual locations

Jill Riley • Jan 30, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that you’ve heard performed live in an unusual or atypical setting?

Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin win the 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin win the 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Neda Ulaby • Jan 30, 2024

One of the most prestigious awards in American music, the Gershwin Prize recognizes musicians with a lifetime of contributions to popular songs. This year's winners are Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

Lucius lead The Current’s 19th Anniversary at First Avenue in harmonious fashion

Lucius lead The Current’s 19th Anniversary at First Avenue in harmonious fashion

Macie Rasmussen and Laura Buhman • Jan 29, 2024

Fronted by Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, the band performed a nostalgic set on Friday in Minneapolis. Texas singer-songwriter Abraham Alexander and local indie pop singer Ber also played.

Coffee Break: less obvious love songs

Coffee Break: less obvious love songs

Jill Riley • Jan 29, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what less-than-obvious love songs do you want to hear?

Can Thom Yorke escape his own voice?

Can Thom Yorke escape his own voice?

Grayson Haver Currin • Jan 29, 2024

The second album from Radiohead offshoot The Smile is very good. But can its singer ever transcend his role in his revolutionary other band?

Album of the Week: Green Day, 'Saviors'

Album of the Week: Green Day, 'Saviors'

Mac Wilson • Jan 29, 2024

Our Album of the Week is Saviors by Green Day.

Actor Timothee Chalamet visits Minnesota, surprises Hibbing High School theater students

Actor Timothee Chalamet visits Minnesota, surprises Hibbing High School theater students

Estelle Timar-Wilcox • Jan 26, 2024

Actor Timothee Chalamet was in town for a Bob Dylan tour of Hibbing, where the songwriter grew up. The tour included a stop at the high school’s stage, a 1920s-style, 1800-seat theater where Dylan performed as a student. 

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