Holly Hansen is a musical artist known for her performances as Zoo Animal and, until lockdown, her t.e.e. live series at the 331 Club. She connected with Jay Gabler on Instagram live to talk about what she's been doing and experiencing in recent months.

Wind advisories blanketed most of Minnesota yesterday, with some gusts reaching up to 40-50 mph. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what windy songs do you want to hear?

Jeff Tweedy - of Wilco, Tweedy, and formerly Uncle Tupelo - has a new book called 'How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back.' He took a few minutes to talk about the book with Jill Riley.

Buddy Holly opened for Elvis Presley; Keith Richards got in some trouble in France; ABBA played their first concert in North America; R.E.M. had a 'Monster' of an album; Madonna was asked not to text during movies; and Radiohead had a major album hit, Today in Music History.

New entries this week come from UK punk band IDLES and SZA's new song featuring a guest appearance from Ty Dolla $ign.

If you don't know the name Clarence Avant, the Netflix documentary 'The Black Godfather' will introduce you to this amazing man. Clarence Avant is not only a highly influential music executive, but also instrumental in Civil Rights, in politics, and in Black culture at large.

What songs do you want to hear about safety, danger, being careful, staying away from harm, etc.?

The Everly Brothers had their first No. 1; Michael Jackson had his first solo No. 1 hit; Def Leppard broke sales records; Leonard Bernstein passed away; Eric Clapton got caught speeding; and musician, producer and professor Thomas Dolby was born in London, Today in Music History.

Most casual Prince fans know 'Purple Rain' was partially filmed at First Avenue. But did you know the title song is a live recording, taped at First Ave a few months before filming started? In this episode, we meet Prince and the Revolution at a benefit show for Minnesota Dance Theatre, where they debuted "Purple Rain" in support of dance and community.

This fall, we asked you to share your favorite covers, and you responded! Results for The Current's Top 89 Covers will start today at 11 a.m. and we will count all the way down to No. 1 at 6 p.m. To get us amped for the countdown, we want to take you on a slight sidestep to this topic for today's set of music. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what originals do you want to hear that were later made famous by covers?