Ben Jaffe is the creative director for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band based in New Orleans; he also plays tuba and double bass in the band. On Monday, Morning Show host Jill Riley checked in over the phone with Jaffe after Preservation Hall temporarily closed its doors due to the spread of COVID-19, the first…

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, help us come up with a giant happiness playlist. What songs do you want to hear that make you happy?

In a new compilation, authors of books in the '33 1/3' series pay tribute to LPs that make them want to play both sides.

Last Friday, Minneapolis rock star Har Mar Superstar checked in with Jill Riley on The Current’s Morning Show to discuss the rippling effects of the coronavirus pandemic, how you can help musicians stay afloat, and his new Minnesota music coloring book — now available for order, with proceeds going to support the artists and the…

Throughout the week, Morning Show host Jill Riley has been hopping on the phone and checking in with different musicians throughout the country. On Monday she chatted with Chris Thile, a member of Nickel Creek and the Punch Brothers, and the host of Live From Here, an American Public Media Group radio show that features…

It's a challenging time to be alive we want to create reasons for you to smile this week. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, help us come up with a giant happiness playlist. What songs do you want to hear that make you happy?

It's a challenging time to be alive and whether you're working, home alone in quarantine or keeping a family happy inside the house, we want to create reasons for you to smile this week. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, help us come up with a giant happiness playlist. What songs do you want to hear that make you happy?

On March 16, the Walz-Flanagan administration extended unemployment benefits to those who have lost their jobs or had their hours significantly cut due to COVID-19. The executive order waives the traditional waiting week to ensure applicants have access to benefits as quickly as possible. Yet there is currently no aid under state unemployment benefits for…

'Color Theory' is a wide, uncanny valley of sound: an array of riffs, beats, melodies, and vibes that are deeply reminiscent of something you feel like you've heard before, but can't quite place.

So many musicians have moved their performances online in the name of social distancing and tours being canceled or postponed, and The Current has been assembling a day-by-day virtual gig list of these online shows. It's gotten us in the mood for a more stripped-down, in-person feeling for music right now. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that were recorded in The Current studios?