Today's top music news stories include the Varsity Theater being sold, Mdou Moctar coming to town, and speculation about the 2018 Super Bowl halftime show.

Mary Lucia says she's never seen an episode of 'The Bachelor,' but she shares her shameless fandom of the VH1 series, 'Mob Wives.' 'All they do is drink, swear and fight,' Mary says. Hear more about 'Mob Wives,' and let Mary know your favorite zone-out TV program.

After receiving supportive messages from readers, professional musician and best-selling author Edward Kelsey Moore felt inspired to write a few fan letters himself. The first person he'd write to is Diana Ross (who performs at Northrop Tuesday night). 'Diana Ross has been a fixture in my life since a time when seeing black people on TV was so rare that my brother and I would be sent out to knock on the doors of our neighbors to make sure they knew to tune in,' Moore writes.

The 88th MLB All-Star Game is tonight at Marlins Park in Miami. In honor of this game, what songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break from supergroups?

This morning, Sims, P.O.S, Lazerbeak, and Paper Tiger of Doomtree unveiled Shredders, a new side project already complete with merch and a self-titled EP. Not to worry, Lazerbeak writes on the crew’s website — this is not the end of Doomtree. But it is a cool project that fans of the OG crew should appreciate. Since…

Why Not are a local band made up entirely of teenagers who are way cooler than I could have ever hoped to be when I was in high school. Joshua MacGregor, Isaac Dell, and Henry Breen make a self-described indie-math-punk rock sound that has earned them a supportive fanbase and a special place in the Minneapolis music community. The boys all started…

The Beatles take a boat to "Lucky Stars"; Jerry Garcia designs neckties; Metallica heads to court against Napster; Bauhaus' Peter Murphy celebrates a birthday; and the space station Skylab crashed to Earth, Today in Music History.

“I love outdoor shows,” said Natalie Merchant, warmly but also sarcastically. “Can you tell?” On Monday night at the Minnesota Zoo’s Weesner Family Amphitheater, the singer-songwriter battled bugs, birds, airplanes, and imaginary tigers, but emerged triumphant. Merchant’s always been a compelling live performer, in part because she’s not afraid to let her occasional onstage discomfort…

Today's top music news stories include a new Paul Westerberg song, Gap in-store playlists surfacing, and the biggest tour of 2017.

Some programs are returning from the July 4 holiday week with new shows, and artists this week include Perfume Genius, the Kills, the New Pornographers, Saint Paul and the Broken Bones and others. See the complete rundown.