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?

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

The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act, or ELVIS Act, is an updated version of the state's right of publicity law. The new legislation includes AI-specific protections.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what musical “honorable mentions” from 1994 do you want to hear?

The Kills — the rock duo comprising Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart — released their sixth studio album, God Games, in October 2023. Mosshart and Hince visited The Current to play songs from the record and to chat with host Jill Riley.

Every Friday around 11 a.m. on Radio Heartland, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we spotlight the virtuosic flatpicking guitarist Norman Blake.

Adrianne Lenker’s new solo album, Bright Future, releases Friday, March 22. Ahead of the album’s release, Lenker spent time chatting with The Current’s Ayisha Jaffer about the making of the album, as well as Lenker’s deep connections to nature and to Minnesota.

This week on the Chart Show, Waxahatchee and The Black Keys hold on to the Nos. 1 and 2 spots, respectively, while local artist LAAMAR’s latest, “Say My Name,” makes its Chart Show debut at No. 18.

Named for its location in Minneapolis at the corner of First Avenue and Seventh Street, First Avenue is a cornerstone of our local music community. Many incredible women have played key roles in making the venue a hub for cool music, including Chrissie Dunlap.