Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist and one of the most brilliant minds of his time, has died at the age of 76. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for Stephen?

'The Yacht Rock Book' is an oral history of the quintessential so-cheesy-it's-cool musical genre.

After The Current’s Pledge House party yesterday (follow along again today on our website and Facebook page), our staff celebrated over barbecue in true Austin fashion, then split off to explore SXSW. Without a predetermined plan, I opened the showcase guide and followed my instinct, checking out four artists’ sets and a Dutch-curated “Living Museum.”…

How could we not share this with anyone who’ll listen? Our favorite Minnesota-gone-LA rap star Lizzo guest-hosted on music podcast Switched On Pop last week, and when she wasn’t unleashing her glorious laugh, she was serving up the truth. Throughout the episode, she tells hosts Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan about her own podcast Good…

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”…