The British-born vocalist, songwriter and keyboard player whose cool, soulful contralto helped define such classics as "You Make Loving Fun," "Everywhere" and "Don't Stop," died Wednesday.

For the Minneapolis stop of his Man From Waco tour, Charley Crockett rewarded diehard fans — who trudged through more than seven inches of fresh snow to get to First Avenue — with a spectacular 30-song set. 

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from artists of the second wave of the British invasion?

Ten years ago, Doomtree’s established artist/producer Lazerbeak released his most career-defying record, Lava Bangers. The freshly released Lava Bangers II, in celebration of the first, consists of 20 new instrumental beats, from techno, hyper-pop and hip-hop. Lazerbeak spoke with Local Show host Diane about this new record, as well as his work with Lizzo, Dessa, Doomtree, and more.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what snow day songs do you want to hear?

A playlist featuring more than 35 hours of curated holiday music is now streaming live at thecurrent.org, and on The Current’s mobile app.

The genre-spanning performance kept the Minneapolis audience on their toes all night long.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what Motown songs do you want to hear?

Saturday night’s show in Minneapolis featured songs from the band’s latest, ‘Alpenglow,’ as well as an opening performance by Charlie Parr. Low’s Alan Sparhawk made a surprise appearance to perform “When I Go Deaf.”

Celebrated bluegrass musician Billy Strings has a new album out, which he made with his dad, Terry Barber.