Today is International Strange Music Day! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what strange songs do you want to hear?

There are few Minnesota institutions as beloved as the State Fair, and members of our local music community (including The Current staffers) have a lot of fond memories. As we learned, they also have some recommendations for hidden gems you might otherwise miss. Many of these artists are playing the fair this year, and you’ll…

Tonight The Hella Mega Tour, the first big concert since the Covid shutdowns, comes through the Twin Cities. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from Weezer, Green Day, and Fall Out Boy do you want to hear?

Lorde has let the world grow up alongside her since her teens, and in this chapter, she seeks to grow beyond the heartbreak and turmoil of her adolescence and share her journey to connect to the world far beyond her place in it.

No event has as many cherished Minnesota traditions as the State Fair — and yet, every year the first thing fairgoers ask is, “What’s new?” The Fair’s website has a complete rundown of what’s on deck this year, but that’s a lot of information to digest, so here are my personal picks for ten can’t-miss…

Aside from all the other superlatives, the State Fair is Minnesota’s largest annual music festival — and most of the live performances are free with Fair admission. For the biggest icons (say, Meghan Kreidler and Kevin Costner), Grandstand performances understandably come with an extra ticket charge. If you’re going to the fair this year, be…

Ani DiFranco joins Jill Riley from The Current to talk about the making of her new record, 'Revolutionary Love,' as well as her recent memoir 'No Walls and the Recurring Dream'.

Happy birthday to one of the most iconic voices in rock, Robert Plant! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what iconic voices do you want to hear?

The Friday Five isn’t a weekly feature any more, but we bring it back on special occasions — like today, marking the approaching end of a summer season that’s produced more than its share of memorable Minnesota music videos. Ka Lia Universe- “I’ve Been Thankin'” Ka Lia Universe is one of the more than 100…

Today is John Deacon's birthday, one of the great bass players of our time. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what great bass lines do you want to hear?