The city of Red Wing, Minnesota, which hosts the Big Turn Music Fest each February, is also home to a nationally esteemed musical instrument repair and building program. Students from around the country — and the world — follow their passion at Minnesota State College Southeast.

This week, we’ve got new music from soul artists Gabriels, bedroom-pop musicmaker Medhanit, U.K. genre masher Bakar, Oz indie-rockers CIVIC, and two Minnesota acts: solo spellbinder Thomas Abban and rock duo Boyish.

The songwriter and singer, who cemented his prominence with hits like "Say A Little Prayer" and "Walk on By," died Wednesday of natural causes.

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

A solid week for returns on The Current Chart Show as Iggy Pop, Little Simz and Thee Sacred Souls all make a comeback after a week off. Meanwhile, Margo Price’s ‘Change of Heart’ enters the Chart Show Hall of Fame after 10 weeks in the chart.

Blizzo, Clearopathtra, Han Snowlo and five other newly named plows will soon be clearing snow from state highways. The Minnesota Department of Transportation unveiled the winning names Wednesday. Blizzo came in second to “Yer a Blizzard, Harry.”

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from the early pioneers of rock n’ roll?

This year, Billie Eilish's Bond theme tries to fend off Beyoncé, Van Morrison, perennial candidate Diane Warren and word-of-mouth juggernaut Encanto.

Cuban American icon Celia Cruz is being honored along with four other influential American women as part of the American Women Quarters Program.

Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have been offering life lessons to their fervent fans for nearly four decades; here, they play a set of stone-cold classics, including "Closer to Fine."