The Current has announced seven upcoming Happy Hour events taking place throughout the course of Summer 2023 at various locations in the Twin Cities.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from the list of nominees for the Rock Hall class of ’23?

Across 91 categories, the nominations for the 65th Grammy Awards were led by Beyoncé, who is up for nine awards, and Kendrick Lamar, with eight.

Omar Apollo has been nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys, an accolade that usually takes artists years to achieve. But not for Apollo.

The Heavy Heavy go straight to No. 1 with their song ‘Go Down River’ as it makes its Chart Show debut this week. We also see song debuts from Danielle Ponder, Arlo Parks, SZA, and duo Plains.

As they have every year since 1986, members of the Hall will select from a group of nominees – though these days, the nominees tend to represent a wider spectrum of popular music.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what Blues songs do you want to highlight for Black History Month?

Diane speaks to singer/guitarist Kerry Alexander and bassist Chris Hogue ahead of two shows on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.

The London synthpop outfit last played First Avenue in 2019; they’ll return on Tuesday, May 23.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what are some songs from the underground punk/new wave scene of NYC’s East Village in the 70s?