This week, Mary Lucia talks about a rock documentary she saw recently and thinks you'll love. 'A lot of the people in the documentary say Mick Ronson is what made David Bowie a rock star,' Mary says.

Thanks to Osborne for reminding us that The National Sleep Foundation is having "Sleep Awareness Week" this week. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention sleeping or dreaming?

Music to Watch is a new feature from The Current where host Sean McPherson checks in Kateri Palen, music segment producer, and Brian Stack, writer and actor, both of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' on CBS. Together, the three swap notes about music and artists who have captured their attention lately. This week, Sean, Kateri and Brian talk about David Byrne, Chance the Rapper, Brandi Carlile, Julien Baker and more.

After much speculation of a follow-up to their 2014 On the Run tour, which lacked a Minneapolis date, fans across North America will have a chance to see Beyoncé and Jay-Z live this summer. They will be coming to Minneapolis on August 8, just several concerts into the On the Run II tour, to perform…

We had quite an adventure with this morning's Song War. Brian and Jill were challenged to an instrumental war and they both chose the same song - Billy Preston's "Outa-Space". But it didn't get played after all! So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what instrumental songs do you want to hear?

jeremy messersmith, “Purple Hearts” Fingers crossed this lurking creature doesn’t show up at jeremy’s March 30 First Avenue show. Reina del Cid, “Beverly” The character of Beverly pushed Rerun City into being. Reina del Cid explains here — and performs at First Avenue tonight. Manny Phesto, “Young Bro” Southside spitter Manny Phesto deals with his “Young Bro”…

This is an album with a beating heart pulled out of the chest, bloody and raw and red. It breathes and tenses, rushes and slows.

'Nudes,' the latest album by Lucius, comprises 10 tracks of stripped-down, acoustic original songs as well as reimagining of songs from Lucius's back-catalog and some well-placed covers. The album was produced by Lucius frontwomen Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, who recently spoke with The Current to share thoughts about each of the tracks on the new album.

On International Women's Day, Mary Lucia and Andrea Swensson talk about hosting 24 hours of music by women, and about a few artists they greatly admire.

In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re spotlighting ten talented women on the Twin cities jazz scene. Here’s a diverse mix of performers to check out! Pippi Ardennia Originally from Chicago, Pippi Ardennia began working has been working as a singer when she was 13 years old and performed in some of the city’s most…