Anna Weggel

Basketball in net (slgckgc, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)) The Milwaukee Bucks are battling the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Finals tonight. The Suns won the first two games at home, by 11 and 10 points, then the Bucks came home and won by 20, which means Game 4 is going to be pivotal. Let's get into this rivalry in the way we do best - with music! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands from Wisconsin and Arizona do you want to hear? Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

The Replacements on stage at First Avenue (Daniel Corrigan | Courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society Press) 2021 is officially as of today and we're getting ready to head into a holiday weekend. In fact, if you tune into The Current this weekend we have some very special A-Z programming for you starting today at 10am. For today's Coffee Break, what songs that mention "half" or "middle" do you want to hear? Respond with your song ideas in the comments below. Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic?

Willie Dixon at Monterey Jazz Festival, 1981 (Brian McMillen [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons) On this date in 1915 Blues singer and bassist Willie Dixon was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He passed away on January 29, 1992 (aged 76) in Burbank, California. He famously once said, "Blues are the roots and the other musics are the fruits." In his lifetime he wrote over 500 songs. For today's Coffee Break, what Willie Dixon songs do you want to hear?