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The House Jan. 6 committee presented testimony about the pressure campaign against former Vice President Mike Pence as former President Trump and his allies tried to overturn the 2020 election.

California schools were once in the top 10 nationally. Now as scores fail, so does the economy, further compromising the school systems. One institution hopes that becoming a charter school may help brighten its future.

Jacki talks to Rolling Stone editor Anthony DeCurtis about the new CD by Throwing Muses, "University." DeCurtis says that Throwing Muses was a precursor to the group of young bands led by women that have recently become popular. There are a lot of nonnarrative lyrics in the songs by the bandleader, Kristin Hersh, who uses the voices of her children and the ocean in some of the compositions.

David Greenberger reviews the CD Winners Never Quit, by Pedro the Lion. The band is a trio, but the creative force behind all the music and lyrics is David Bazan. You might find this CD in your record store under the category Christian rock. But Bazan might bristle at that categorization. The album weaves together songs about faith and doubt, without preaching or proselytizing.

Music reviewer Reuben Jackson talks about pianist, composer, and band leader Myra Melford's latest CD Dance Beyond the Color. Jackson says Melford has infused the jazz landscape with originality and vision since her emergence in 1991 — and this CD continues in that tradition. (4:00) Please note: The CD is produced by Arabesque recordings.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Prague on the opening of The World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings. To counter the expected protests, the World Bank is trying emphasize that they are listening to pleas for social justice...and they're doing that with Bono...the lead singer of the Irish rock band, U2.

Banning Eyre has a review of Un Gran Dia en el Barrio, or A Great Day in the Neighborhood, by the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. The band is made up of veteran New York musicians, but they play together for the first time on this new CD. (Atlantic Records ASIN: B00006IZNW ) (4:00)

Meet the Slow Cities League, a band of about 30 Italian towns that are saying "no" to fast food, and other signs of globalization. These cities are hoping to preserve the easy going pace of small town life.

The documentary film Standing in the Shadows of Motown finally throws a spotlight on the Funk Brothers -- a house band Berry Gordy created in 1959 to back the parade of star singing groups that populated "Hitsville USA" through the 60s and beyond. Tom Vitale reports.

Hapa [HAH-puh] is the name of a band from Hawaii. It's made up of native Hawaiian who's part Chinese and a native New Yorker who's all Irish Catholic. Together they make music that ranges from traditional Hawaiian slack-key guitar to acoustic pop. Heidi Chang reports. There are two Hapa CD's available on the Coconut Grove label.