From The New Standards and Sounds of Blackness to José James and Tina Schlieske, don’t miss out on a busy December full of live holiday music. Check out our guide to more than 50 events coming up in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs would you like to listen to while making a holiday meal?

The host of American Public Media’s program that celebrates the intersection of food and life checks in with The Current ahead of one of the biggest cooking days of the year.

Need holiday gift ideas for your favorite music fans? Check out this guide to releases you can find at your favorite independent record stores.

Lamar already won the year in a landslide. On his bristly new album, GNX, the rapper aims to change the state of play for everyone else.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs or bands that could be traditions would you like to hear?

Reilly, part of a 20-plus-year, night-before-Thanksgiving tradition at First Avenue, talks about his ties to Minneapolis while also sharing thoughts on Don’t Turn Your Back on Friday Night, a new documentary about his life.

The Compton, Calif. rapper has been in the spotlight all year, first for his beef with Drake, which led to a pop hit and Grammy nominations, all without releasing an album ... until today.

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

For this week’s Classic Americana pick, we shine the spotlight on Gordon Lightfoot, a singer-songwriter who fellow Canadian Robbie Robertson called “a national treasure.”