This week you'll get the scoop on a few upcoming festivals including West By West Bank, the LynLake Street Festival, and the 10th installment of the Heliotrope Festival - which focuses on the underground and the underexposed.

We'll also be joined by reporter Jay Gabler for the latest from the Local Current Blog. You'll the stories of amp builder Kris Johnson from the band Two Harbors, and Twin Cities Public Television's Lowertown Line - a local music program who's next episode features June artist of the month, Haley Bonar.

Most importantly, you'll hear the debut of the latest from a new collaborative Charlie Parr and Ben Weaver release, synth pop from Observer Drift offshoot Northward, a spacey new summer single from Carroll, and another new track from Bob Mould's forthcoming album, Beauty and Ruin.

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