The Minnesota roots musician grapples with uneasiness and instability in "Over The Red Cedar." Watch him perform the song live in the studio at Folk Alley in New York.

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson to talk about summer festivals happening this weekend. 'These three events are all things that would draw me out of my shell and get me there,' Marianne says.

I’ve been to The Current several times in the past few years, whether for an in-studio session or to drop off a new project at the front desk in the hope that it gets to the right people and, if I’m lucky, on the air. This time, it was different. The studio doors were open…

Elvis got mobbed after a show; James Taylor had a No. 1 single with friend Carole King's song; Survivor had the No. 1 album with 'Eye of the Tiger'; Springsteen played his longest show ever; and R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry was born in Duluth, Minn., Today in Music History.

For the second year in a row, The Current made a summer road trip to the Zenith City of the Unsalted Seas: that would be Duluth, which welcomed us with open arms this weekend for a broadcast and some great musical performances. We also met some of Duluth’s most interesting personalities, including a co-founder of…

As The Current's staff head to Duluth for a weekend of summer fun and live music, we're thinking about bands from places north of The Current's HQ in St. Paul, Minn. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by bands who are from cities located north of St. Paul? Send us your requests.

The legacy of Bob Dylan extends from his birthplace in Duluth to his childhood home in Hibbing to the Dinkytown coffee shops that helped nurture his music career. Now, the City of St. Paul is claiming its place in Dylan lore by officially renaming a section of 4th Street as “Positively 4th Street.” On Wednesday, the St. Paul City Council…

It’s July, which means it’s time to roll into the third month of Local Current’s DJ in Residence! Here at The Current, we’ve been inviting local musicians to take over our all-Minnesota music stream to talk about the local music scene and to spin tracks from other local musicians. So far, Martin Devaney and Sophia…

Beck and the Staves make Chart Show debuts; Catfish and the Bottlemen are inducted to the Hall of Fame; and Brandi Carlile nabs the yellow jersey, er, No.1 spot.

Country songwriter Jay Henry Weisz has been tapped to write the music and lyrics for James Bond: The Musical, a new show based on Ian Fleming‘s iconic character. The James Bond musical is scheduled to open in 2017 or 2018, either on Broadway or in Las Vegas. (Playbill) Producer Jerry Weintraub has died of a heart attack at age 77. Though…