Richard Thompson's 'Beeswing' is one of the most unassuming music memoirs you're likely to read: a gentle meditation on life in the London folk-rock scene (which he helped invent) in the late 1960s and early '70s.

Mary Lucia talks about a documentary she recently watched about the band Pulp, and the farewell concert they gave in their hometown of Sheffield, England.

March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility, dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for National Doctors' Day?

It's World Piano Day! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature iconic piano parts?

This album exudes the energy of a generous musical soul, who wants to let the songs win and wants the egos parked as far away from the music stands as possible. There's plenty of great guests including the voice of Mavis Staples and the guitar work of Cory Wong, who is based in Minnesota, but the core of the record is Jon Batiste's musical universe.

The music video for Lanue’s “What I Love the Most” captures honey-soaked scenes in the height of Duluth’s summer. A cinematic color palette seeps through scenes of the artist immersed in flourishing greenery and a perfectly still Lake Superior in an endless golden hour. “What I Love the Most” was the first single Lanue, Sarah…

Sean Tillmann, the Minneapolis musician who performs as Har Mar Superstar, has been accused of sexual misconduct. Multiple women have detailed experiencing “assault or harassment” by Tillmann in incidents spanning 2014 to 2017, reports the Star Tribune. After one account surfaced recently in a private Facebook post, other women shared accounts and have now spoken…

This week we celebrate both Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross' birthdays, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break we're celebrating ladies with soul. Which female-fronted soulful tunes would you like to hear?

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what recent additions to the National Recording Registry do you want to hear?