10 new songs by Minnesota musicians for October 2026Anna Devine, Diane, Macie Rasmussen, Natalia Toledo and Youa Vang • Oct 6, 2026New songs from Emily Bjorke, Clayton Ryan, Bev, Disposer, and more.
Oct. 6 in Music History: Happy birthday to Tommy Stinson Oct 6, 2026Larry Junstrom passed away; George Harrison had his first A-side with the Beatles; Australia lost its King of Rock n Roll, Johnny O'Keefe; Bob Dylan had his 12th Top-40 hit; Tommy Stinson was born; Cher topped the singles chart, and Paisley Park opened to the public, Today in Music History.
Coffee Break: New Member Day! Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Oct 6, 2026For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what song with the word “new” in the title would you like to hear?
Oct. 5 in Music History: The Boomtown Rats released 'The Fine Art of Surfacing' Oct 5, 2026Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife" went No. 1; Russell Mael was born; Olivia Newton-John had her first U.S. No. 1 single; Johnny Marr started rehearsing with the Pretenders; Roger Daltrey announced the Who were re-forming; Beatles fans snapped up the group's co-written autobiography; and Temptations co-founder Eddie Kendricks passed away in Birmingham, Ala., Today in Music History.
Coffee Break: Do Something Nice DayJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Oct 5, 2026For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that could be good deeds would you like to hear?
Oct. 4 in Music History: Wilco released 'Ode to Joy' Oct 4, 2026Eric Clapton joined Yardbirds; Janis Joplin passed away; Queen hit the charts in the U.S.; Dan Rather was roughed up, and Today in Music History.
Oct. 3 in Music History: The Decemberists released 'The Crane Wife' Oct 3, 2026Elvis went on stage for the very first time; Sinead O'Connor tore up a photo; and The Cars lost their singer, Today in Music History.
Oct. 2 in Music History: Happy birthday to Sting Oct 2, 2026Brittany Howard was born; Kim Shattuck passed away; fifteen Elvis fans were kind of wrong; the McCoys hung on to No. 1 with 'Sloopy'; Rod Stewart topped the singles and album charts; Bonnie Tyler had a No. 1 with 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'; and Bruce Springsteen cracked the charts, Today in Music History.
Coffee Break: CDs and MemoriesJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Oct 2, 2026For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what song from the first CD you ever got would you like to hear?
The Chart Show: Olivia Rodrigo goes back to No. 1 Oct 1, 2026Check out the Top 10 voted on The Chart Show this week.