Before their gig at First Avenue, Milo Aukerman of the Descendents stopped by The Current to curate a playlist and take over our airwaves with a Theft of the Dial.

Following a recent in-studio recording session at The Current, Sara Watkins took some time to tell us about her parlor-style guitar. Watkins describes the inspiration for the guitar's vintage appearance, and she tells us what she likes about composing and performing on it.

As he teased in an interview last month, Tommy Stinson is officially reforming his early 1990s, post-Replacements rock band Bash & Pop and will release a new album under that name in early 2017. In a press release today, Stinson revealed that he’s planning to play his first official show with the reunited Bash and…

September 21 is the International Day of Peace, a day dedicated to the absence of war and violence. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention peace do you want to hear?

We don't know why or how it happens, but sometimes the best bands have the worst singers. John Moe explored this concept for The Current last week, so let's keep the conversation going. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands with bad singers do you want to hear?

“I’m addicted to words and they are useless, in this department.” Those lyrics plucked from a Motion City Soundtrack song, circa 2005, are apt to describe my emotional state of being. Saying goodbye is hard. For me, Motion City Soundtrack were invented to help cope with loss. So, what happens when I have to say goodbye…

In his new book 'All These Things That I've Done," MTV veteran Matt Pinfield tells amazing stories and shares his love of music.

Today in 1973, Gram Parsons of the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers died of an overdose. He liked to refer to his sound as "Cosmic American Music", but for today's Coffee Break, let's generalize it a little. What country-rock songs do you want to hear?

If you ask me, buying concert tickets at a venue’s box office is the way to go. I do it whenever I can; not only does it feel great to talk with an attendant who won’t ask if you’re a robot, box-office buyers skip online fees and a fair bit of stress. The only thing you have to do is…

This year marked the third anniversary of Festival Palomino, the Americana festival orchestrated by none other than Duluth’s beloved Trampled By Turtles. This year marked several changes for the young festival, which has quickly grown in popularity. Featuring the largest lineup in its history, Festival Palomino once again served as a showcase of the large…