A cold snap is upon us and an ice palace is being put up in St. Paul, so we thought it's time to listen to some icy music this morning. What ice songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

New-York-based electro-folk duo Overcoats are on the come-up on the national music scene after the release of their debut LP, Young, in 2017. JJ Mitchell and Hana Elion met during their first week at Wesleyan College and grew to become best friends before turning seriously to music after their graduation. The duo moved to Ireland…

Today in Music History: Vicki Peterson was born, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded 'Purple Haze' at Olympic Studios in London; Nirvana's landmark album 'Nevermind' reached the top of the Billboard 200 Album Chart; T. Rex drummer Mickey Finn died from alcohol related liver problem; Led Zeppelin performed "Kashmir" live for the first time.

On Friday, David Letterman’s new Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction will debut, with former president Barack Obama as Letterman’s first guest. In a teaser clip from the show, Obama tells Letterman about being pulled up to dance with Prince during the late icon’s White House concert. (Pitchfork) When Low Cut Connie visited The Current’s studio last year, frontman Adam…

Two years ago today, David Bowie died from liver cancer at his New York home two days after releasing the album Blackstar on his 69th birthday. It's hard to believe we've gone two years without our Starman. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what covers of Bowie songs do you want to hear?

As we mark two years since David Bowie's death, Jay Gabler delves into three new books about the music icon.

The lineup to this summer's Bonnaroo music and arts festival has been announced and there's some great bands on the list including a few local connections. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from 2018 Bonnaroo artists?

Less than two years after a major remodel and reopening, the historic Viking Bar in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood has closed and its building has been put up for sale. Built in 1905 and opened as the Viking in 1959, the bar became a hotspot for West Bank blues and folk musicians during the scene’s explosion…

You’ve told us your favorite tracks of 2017 for The Current’s Top 89, but which albums did you pick up at your local record stores last year? Electric Fetus, Mill City Sound, Down in the Valley, and Flashlight Vinyl told us what albums were their best-sellers of 2017 — both in vinyl and CD. Electric Fetus…

Smooth soul singer Alexander O’Neal’s career has spanned over 40 years. Newly-released archival recordings shine a new light on the early career of an artist who became integral to the 1980s Minneapolis Sound. Update 1/9: In a tweet, O’Neal revealed that the tracks were released without his involvement. Sorry guys but I had no involvement in…