1min 23secTaylor Swift records a Tiny Desk concertOctober 17, 2019 9:23 a.m.By Cathy WurzerSwift told the 300 people who gathered to see her that the intimate setting was an opportunity to show how the songs sounded when she first wrote them.
1min 30sec50 years since The Archies were No. 1 with ‘Sugar, Sugar’October 16, 2019 9:19 a.m.By Phil PicardiThey never performed the song in front of a live audience, because they were cartoon characters in a Saturday morning TV show.
1min 22secTank and the Bangas come to the Turf Club on Tuesday nightOctober 15, 2019 9:19 a.m.By Phil PicardiThe band won NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert for unsigned bands in 2017, and released their latest album, “Green Balloon,” last May.
1min 33secMusic in honor of Indigenous Peoples DayOctober 14, 2019 9:28 a.m.By Phil PicardiOn MPR’s sister station The Current, the 9:30 Coffee Break segment highlighted the work of Native musicians — including William Prince, who recorded a version of his song “Breathless” in the Current’s studios.
1min 30secLucy Dacus comes to the Cedar Cultural CenterOctober 11, 2019 9:46 a.m.By Cathy WurzerNPR’s music critic Bob Boilen picked the indie rocker’s latest record, “Historian,” as his favorite album of 2018.
1min 20secLizzo returns to play two sold-out shows at the Armory in Minneapolis October 9, 2019 9:41 a.m.By Cathy WurzerThe former Minneapolis resident’s song “Truth Hurts” is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a sixth straight week.
1min 16sec30 years since Janet Jackson was No. 1 with ‘Miss You Much’October 8, 2019 10:03 a.m.By Cathy WurzerAccording to Songfacts, Harris was inspired to write the song after receiving a breakup letter from his soon-to-be ex-girlfriend. She reportedly signed it “miss you much.”
1min 04secTrampled by Turtles to sing national anthem before Twins playoff game at Target Field October 7, 2019 7:59 a.m.By Cathy WurzerLead singer Dave Simonett told The Current’s Jay Gabler that the band has been asked to sing the anthem before and turned it down, but they decided to go for it this time, in Monday’s playoff game.
1min 23sec40 years since The Knack topped the pop chart with ‘My Sharona’October 3, 2019 9:03 a.m.By Cathy WurzerLead vocalist Doug Fieger wrote the song about a real person, Sharona Alperin, who he had a crush on.
1min 14secShonen Knife leads all-female lineup at the Fine LineOctober 2, 2019 9:03 a.m.By Phil PicardiShonen Knife, a band formed in Osaka, Japan in 1981, will be performing Wednesday night at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis.
