Brianna Kocka, “Goodbye, Dear Lover” Singer/songwriter Brianna Kocka is back with another living room video (dueting with Jimmy Barnett). If you’ll be in La Crosse, Wis. around New Year’s Eve, check out her show at the Root Note on Dec. 30. City Counselor, “Ask The Gays” Prediction: The next four years will yield a mighty…

We've got something a little different planned for tomorrow's Coffee Break, so we're going all Christmas today. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Christmas songs do you want to hear?

If any experience can make you wish to sit down in a dark room, transported to distant places and times, it’s shopping at the Mall of America. The Theatres at Mall of America, a 14-screen movie theater owned and operated by the shopping center itself, has served as that sanctuary for eight years. But according to the Theatres’ Twitter…

Video Yule Logs date back to 1966, when a New York TV station started broadcasting a fixed shot of a jolly blaze for the benefit of urban dwellers without their own fireplaces. In the Internet era, the video Yule Log has become a viral meme, with everyone from comedians to celebrity cats creating their own variations on…

Tegan and Sara have just released a new video for their Love You to Death track “That Girl,” directed by Allister Ann and spotlighting the sisters’ life on tour this fall. Some of the video was shot at their Sept. 12 State Theatre gig, and there’s even some footage from their in-studio performance at The Current. Below,…

Yesterday was Games Day - a yearly-run gaming convention traditionally held in the U.K. on December 20. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention games?

Looking back at 2016, the Local Current blog team are putting together a series of features on the year’s defining trends. When we think of 2016 in local music, what sticks out? Here, Cecilia Johnson reflects on the forces behind Bon Iver’s banner year. Any good Bon Iver mythologist would tell you that debut album For Emma,…

A new book showcases creative gig posters from the collection of a Minneapolis blogger.

Last year, Mary Lucia wanted to create a new holiday tradition for herself. 'That meant I wanted to spend Christmas alone in New York City,' she writes. 'It's a place I'm comfortable, stimulated and completely anonymous.' Read more about how Mary will be spending the holidays this year and in future years.

The results are in and the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from the winners?