With The Tortured Poets Department, the defining pop star of her era has made an album as messy and confrontational as any good girl's work can get.

Anna Graves, a singer-songwriter from Webster, Minnesota, performs set of original songs in the Forum at Minnesota Public Radio on April 10, henceforth known as Minnesota Music Day.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that refer to record players in some way would you like to hear?

Ahead of her show Friday at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield spoke to The Current’s Jill Riley about the making of the acclaimed new album, “Tigers Blood.”

Every Friday around 11 a.m. on Radio Heartland, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we spotlight singer-songwriter Paul Davis, who enjoyed hits in pop, country and soul.

Simon and Garfunkel reunited; Madison Square Garden didn't know Young from Dylan; Patti Smith put out her biggest hit; and Bernie Worrell was born, today in music history.

Hear perspectives from Maria Isa and Christopher Michael Jensen about the legendary album, 30 years on.

Here is a roundup for what more than 10 local record stores have planned, and 25 RSD exclusives to look out for on Saturday — including some fantastic special releases with strong ties to the Twin Cities music scene. 

After the audience had left the Duluth Masonic Temple following the Emerging Artists Showcase, Aby Wolf and Eric Mayson stuck around for this one-off performance, availing themselves of the acoustic space — and a pipe organ.

The Decemberists finish their tenth week in the chart at No. 1 with “Burial Ground”, and now that song moves into the Chart Show Hall of Fame. Meanwhile, the Avett Brothers rally and return to the chart at No. 4 with “Love Of A Girl.”