In a new video for the I Don’t Cares‘ “Whole Lotta Nothin’,” Paul Westerberg takes on the persona of songwriting teacher “Dale Westerberg.” (Pitchfork) Prince is Bay (Area) On Sunday night, Prince wowed Oakland in the first American show (except for two shows earlier this month at Paisley Park) on his “Piano & a Microphone” tour. “Prince presented…

Bruce Springsteen -- aka 'the Boss' -- makes a stop in St. Paul Monday night as part of his The River Tour. Our Coffee Break topic is inspired by Springsteen's nickname: What songs do you want to hear that mention a 'boss' figure or are set in the workplace? Send us your requests.

Each week on the Local Show, we’ll meet a new person from the Minnesota music community who has some fresh discoveries to share in a feature called “Ask a Cool Person.” These people will come from all corners of the scene, including record store clerks, recording studio engineers and producers, artists, writers, bookers, photographers, and…

The hallmark of any Animal Collective record is a sea of instruments, awash in reverb, with vocals layered over top. 'Painting With' features these signature elements in a consistent fashion over 41 minutes

At Sunday night’s Academy Awards, Sam Smith — along with cowriter Jimmy Napes — won the Oscar for Best Original Song, for “Writing’s On the Wall” from Spectre. Smith dedicated his award “to the LGBT community all around the world. I stand here tonight as a proud gay man, and I hope we can all…

Thanks so much to everyone that supported The Current during the winter member drive. For today's Coffee Break, let's listen to songs that express gratitude.

I’m not a DJ. I’ve never specifically wanted to work in radio, nor do I know anything about the standards and practices involved with doing so — which is why being asked to be Local Current’s DJ in Residence was a little scary for me. I sort of live under a rock. The only local…

This week on the Local Show, we’ll be hearing from the Mount Olivet Celestial Choir’s album “Sing.” Without listening to it, the vinyl might look like any other obscure record you might stumble upon at a garage sale. But if that were the case, it wouldn’t be selling for $60-150 dollars online. Released in 1971, this album from St.…

The Jayhawks have announced a new album: Paging Mr. Proust will be released on April 29. “Quiet Corners and Empty Spaces” will appear on that album, which was produced by frontman Gary Louris with Peter Buck (R.E.M.) and Tucker Martine. “I just got drawn back into realizing how much I love being in the band,” Louris…

Third Man Records has announced that Jack White will appear on next Tuesday’s season finale of The Muppets. According to a promotional poster, White will help Kermit the Frog work out some romantic difficulties with Miss Piggy. (Pitchfork) #FreeKesha Sony Music has clarified its position regarding Kesha‘s recording contract: the company, it says, is “legally unable to terminate the contract”…