New songs from Mavis Staples, The Heavy Heavy, and Coldplay all make Chart Show debuts this week while Billie Eilish recaptures the top spot for the fourth time this summer.

As a kid, the former Alabama Shakes singer/guitarist was told repeatedly she didn't look like a lead singer. "It made me sing ... louder and perform just as hard as I could," Howard says.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs with a chronic connection would you like to hear?

Vampire Weekend demonstrated during their first Twin Cities performances in five years, this is a group peaking right now.

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

Lifelong New York resident Harry “Happy” Traum was an accomplished musician and performer and an early collaborator with Bob Dylan. But Traum’s greatest legacy may be his work in creating music lessons.

A packed and enthusiastic crowd assembled at Green Room in Minneapolis for an intimate Guster MicroShow, supported by Fat Tire Ale. The Massachusetts band released their ninth studio album, Ooh La La, in May.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention mountains, hills, summits, peaks or climbing do you want to hear?

This week on Good News on The Current, Shannon Shaw of Shannon and the Clams talks about the powerful influence of a song by the Shangri-Las.

The musician died this month at age 58. His collaborators are paying tribute to "a great artist who belongs to the world.”