A quiet iconoclast, McCombs has spent eight albums enshrouding powerful messages in a '70s AM vibe while always exuding steely confidence.

Three Oregon-bred sisters sing lustrous songs about fearlessness, commitment and the pursuit of a life fully lived. On their second album, sweetness and power aren't mutually exclusive.

'When The Tequila Runs Out' is the first taste of Dawes' grimly titled 'We're All Gonna Die,' which drops Sept. 16 and features some impressive collaborations. Listen to this first single, which Jade describes as 'Dawes unlike you've ever heard before.'

Twenty-five years ago this week, Alan Parker's film about a ragtag group of young people who put together a soul band made its debut. The Current's Bill DeVille and local businessman and Irish emigre Kieran Folliard share their thoughts about 'The Commitments' and its legacy. 'It was absolutely captivating,' Folliard says. 'Nothing was airbrushed.'

The tracks, 'Too Much Is Never Enough,' 'I Will Be' and a cover of Ben E. King's 'Stand By Me' were recorded for the sountrack of the Final Fantasy XV video game.

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 2003. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 1959. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

For 15 years, the singer's sharp and reflective songwriting has examined a coming-of-age process that doesn't end when we reach adulthood.

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 1997. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

'There are three levels to discovering music,' John Moe writes, 'the kind of music that makes you stop what you're doing and give a focused listen.' John describes and gives examples of what those three levels are. See what you think, and share some of your own discoveries.