Ahead of Wilco's set at Historic Hall's Island, Jeff Tweedy joined Brian Oake and Jill Riley in The Current's broadcast trailer for a chat.

On Friday, June 23, 1989, Metallica and crew attended a public screening of Tim Burton’s Batman at the local cineplex in my hometown of Waukesha, Wisc. I was 16 years old, quite excited to see Batman, and totally unaware that we were in the presence of future metal legends. There was one seat left in…

Lutheran Heat, four Minneapolis-based musicians making summery garage pop, are a ton of fun. The band split their time between making music (see: their first LP, Louder From The Other Side, out today), day jobs (from dog-walking to graphic design), and hanging out in hometown favorite bars. Whatever they’re up to, they’re probably joking around — guitarist/vocalist…

There's so much going on tomorrow night. If you're planning on staying in and hanging out on your couch - don't! Check out our list of all of the bands performing tomorrow night, and take your pick for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

Haley Bonar, “I Can Change” Haley Bonar and team are pulling on the heartstrings these days. In “I Can Change,” inner demons dog a father (and, by extension, his family). Tickle Torture, “Full Court Press (feat. Velvet Negroni) Tickle Torture‘s “Full Court Press,” featuring Velvet Negroni (a.k.a. Spyder Baybie a.k.a. Jeremy Nutzman), is a jam.…

Tommy Stinson has regrouped his band Bash & Pop, he tells Billboard — and a new album is expected out in January. Billboard points out that “Stinson is previewing some of the songs this summer on the road with Cowboys in the Campfire, a duo he formed with his uncle-by-marriage Chip ‘Sippy Fly’ Roberts.” Stinson also has…

It's Thursday August 18, and therefore it's Bad Poetry Day, a day to sit down and create terrible, terrible verse. To get your creative juices flowing, let's listen to some truly horrible lyrics. So for today's Coffee Break, what great songs with bad lyrics do you want to hear?

Pizza Hut has developed a pizza box printed with turntables that you can actually play by syncing the box to your laptop and sliding your fingers over the box. A limited number of the turntable boxes will be given away at select locations — but sorry, for the moment the promotion is limited to the…

On Saturday, August 20, the Local Show’s Artists to Watch event will feature 10 of my favorite up-and-coming acts in Minnesota performing across two stages at the Cedar Cultural Center. As we gear up for the showcase, you’ll be hearing from the performers in segments on the Local Show and here on the Local Current Blog. Going to a…

We're getting super excited for Har Mar Superstar to appear at Oake & Riley in the Afternoon at Sociable Ciderwerks this afternoon. Though we can't guarantee the level of nudity he might be sporting, we can guarantee it will be a memorable time. So for today's Coffee Break, what musicians do you want to hear that are known to employ notable stage antics?