Concert promoters behind several of the country’s top music festivals are making plans for a new event in St. Paul next summer. The lineup for the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival is set to be released next month.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that are about shopping, stores and gifts?

The singer-songwriter and Talking Heads frontman presents some of his favorite holiday music — including songs by The Pogues, James Brown, LCD Soundsystem and Paul Simon.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that make you feel optimistic?

The local alt-country act put on a memorable performance in St. Paul on Saturday evening. Rock supergroup Golden Smog was the opening act.

The Burnsville alt-rock group, featuring siblings Austin and Taryn Durry, performed to a sold-out crowd in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday.

Houck performed solo at Angry Catfish Bicycle Shop + Coffee Bar in south Minneapolis on Friday evening for The Current’s latest MicroShow.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about longevity would you like to hear?

Our Album of the Week is Stax Christmas by Various Artists.

Minneapolis singer-songwriter Luke LeBlanc recently released Places, his third full-length album in as many years. LeBlanc and his band visited The Current studio to play songs from the new album in a session for Radio Heartland.