So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs by artists playing the 2024 Mid West Music Fest do you want to hear?

Diana Ross was born; Ranking Roger passed away; Soundgarden hits No. 1; Mott the Hoople get a new lease of life; Hall and Oates have their first No. 1 hit; U2's the Edge donates a favorite guitar to charity; Pink Floyd hit No. 1 in the all-time album charts; and Steven Tyler was born, Today in Music History.

On tour with their expansive, grief-laden 11th album, Little Rope, the band brought out a performance that was anything but subtle.

Katie Crutchfield's gorgeous sixth album affirms that real lives are lived not in clear chapters, but as a zig-zag of pitfalls and revelations one can only hope to learn from.

McCormick was previously an on-call host for The Current and has been on the radio since high school.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs about winter do you want to hear?

Aretha Franklin was born; Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder was pulled from the sea after a scary encounter in a riptide; Bono was a character witness for Peter Buck; Prince took home an Oscar for the music of 'Purple Rain'; and country musician Buck Owens died, today in music history.

Our Album of the Week is Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee.

Nick Lowe was born; Billboard published its first U.S. LP chart; Elvis joined the Army; the Bee Gees had their 8th U.S. chart-topper; legendary Motown drummer Uriel Jones died; and Lou Reed was bitten by a fan, today in music history.

Mysterious aircraft, homemade granola and one-song setlists are all subjects that arise in this freewheeling conversation with rock band Sleater-Kinney.