I’m so excited and honored to share today’s conversation with you. My guest on the show this week is Claire Monesterio, who performs under the name Manchita. I first met Claire as a fellow audience member at a show, and quickly recognized her as an incredibly sweet, genuine, and relatable person. She’s the kind of…

November 11 is Veterans Day in the United States, a day that honors everyone who has served in the military. Also observed in other countries (often as Remembrance Day), we're thinking about musicians who have done military service. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by musicians who have served in the military? Send us your requests.

The Sound Unseen Festival, which features films about music, kicks off Wednesday, Nov. 11, and runs through Sunday. Festival director Jim Brunzell and co-programmer Rich Gill join Jill Riley and Sean McPherson on The Current's Morning Show to talk about the festival and some of the films in the lineup.

The FX series Fargo is now in its second season. The show is adapted from the 1996 Coen Brothers movie of the same name, but features different characters in different (chilling) situations. The second season takes place in 1979, with the principal settings being Luverne, Minn. and Fargo, N.D. Tracy Mumford and I are recapping each…

R&B legend Allen Toussaint died Tuesday, Nov. 10, of an apparent heart attack after a concert in Madrid. He was 77 years old. The Current's program director, Jim McGuinn, shares a personal reflection on Toussaint's life and career.

Riding on the success of her fourth studio album, Honeymoon, Lana Del Rey sat down for a chat with The Current's David Safar about glamorized paranoia and her love of Father John Misty and Miss Nina Simone.

Film director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, Steve Jobs) says that he was developing a musical about David Bowie — until Bowie declined to allow the use of his music. In other Bowie news, you can now hear a two-minute excerpt from Bowie’s new song: “Blackstar,” the title track of his forthcoming album; the song will run under the credits of the forthcoming…

Legendary musician, songwriter and producer Allen Toussaint died today at age 77. To honor his memory, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that were performed, written or produced by Allen Toussaint? Send us your requests.

Today I’m thrilled to announce that in addition to the work I’m already doing on this blog and as host of The O.K. Show, I will be stepping into the role of host and producer of The Local Show at the beginning of 2016. This isn’t a step I’ll be taking lightly. Not only do I have…

So here’s a weird thing that happens when you get a whole bunch of strangers who loved a very complicated and multi-faceted person into a room together: Even though everyone’s desperate to grab on to a moment of connection and bond over the fact that they knew that person, there’s a possibility that everyone might leave…