The second Friday of the Minnesota State Fair is MPR Day, and this past August, the day’s programming included live music presented by The Current and Radio Heartland. This year’s MPR Day lineup featured music by Minnesota artists The Twins of Franklin, FènixDion and Nur-D.

One of the world’s most recognized drummers glides easily from genre to genre in this performance.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about strength or being strong would you like to hear?

This week’s Classic Americana pick spotlights the early recordings of musician, actor and activist Olivia Newton-John.

Twin Cities band Hippo Campus score a remarkable eleventh entry into the Chart Show Hall of Fame with the first single off their new album, Flood.

The Brooklyn-based band played a noisy, energetic set on Wednesday, Oct. 9, in St. Paul. Madison’s Disq and Minneapolis-hailing Prize Horse opened up.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs with applause or clapping would you like to hear?

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from artists or bands who have collaborated would you like to hear?

On the aching Dunya, the artist stands at an east-west crossroads, trying to resolve a young striver's years of trauma with a folklorist's drive to preserve what's left.

The animated film Piece By Piece traces Pharrell’s early life as a boy growing up in Virginia Beach and follows his trajectory to a Grammy-winning songwriter, performer and producer.