The McKnight Foundation honored Ewart’s years of community engagement and artistry with this year’s Distinguished Artist Award, which carries with it a $100,000 prize. He’s known for his support of young artists in Minneapolis.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear to celebrate the life and legacy of Loretta Lynn?

Music film screenings and live music events crop up across the city during the 23rd annual film and music festival, which returns to Minneapolis this November 9-13.

The bluegrass star and his dad are a match made tender by the familiar harmonies of two lifelong picking partners.

Following news of the death of country legend Loretta Lynn, artists and others have posted an outpouring of messages of grief, gratitude, condolence and inspiration.

On "This Is Why," Paramore's sound is somehow aqueous and taut, showing its three members barreling ahead at the most thrilling heights of their musicianship.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that could be used as evidence do you want to hear?

On the first of two nights in St. Paul, Josh Tillman put on a show with a huge orchestral feel.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention fall colors do you want to hear?

Forget what F. Scott Fitzgerald said about American lives and second acts, Gibbs is on his third or fourth. $$$ is a rewarding listen that sometimes labors under the weight of a forced progression.