Yoko Ono has announced plans to celebrate John Lennon‘s 75th birthday by convening the world’s largest human peace sign. Ono hopes that 6,000 to 10,000 people will join her in New York’s Central Park on Oct. 6 to arrange themselves in the form of a peace sign and set a Guinness World Record. (Rolling Stone) Patrick…

Update, September 18, 2015: A week later, Minneapolis photographer Bill Hickey shares his impressive close-up capture of Kobra’s process, and the final Dylan mural. Hickey and his team were able to cover the grand scale of the project by using time-lapse cameras that would start when motion was detected, GoPros and a camera-enabled drone. KOBRAxDYLAN…

After opening in August, the Diverse Emerging Music Organization (DEMO) Center for Music will hold its first open house on Sept. 12. Founded in 2005 by Steve McClellan, DEMO aims to help emerging independent musicians of all genres and to provide communities with “rich, multicultural experiences.” According to a DEMO blog post, the new center will host music lessons,…

For today's Sept. 11 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by influential New York bands and artists? Send us your requests.

Greetings, friends! It’s Friday, which means we’ve survived a whole entire week of people talking about summer being over and how winter is upon us and we’re all about to get very, very cold. Let’s celebrate with a piping hot selection of local music videos, fresh from the oven… Eric Mayson There is so much to…

Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker, and Steve Garrington comprise Low, the minimalist alt-rock group that shares Northern Minnesota roots with talent such as Bob Dylan, Haley Bonar, Charlie Parr, and Trampled by Turtles. Low’s debut studio record I Could Live In Hope (1994) garnered raves from critics both locally to nationally, from publications ranging from SPIN to Le Journal de Quebec,…

The Eagles of Death Metal frontman stopped in for a chat with The Current's Bill DeVille and a portrait session with Nate Ryan. Although Hughes didn't set out to be a rock musician, he was encouraged to pursue music by his longtime friend Josh Homme. 'This is the coolest job in the world,' Hughes says.

Another collaborator on the forthcoming Adele album has been revealed: Damon Albarn. The Blur frontman, though, doesn’t think his contributions will make the cut. “Adele asked me to work with her and I took the time out for her,” Albarn told The Sun. “And I’m not a producer, so…I don’t know what is happening really. Will she use any of the…

On Friday, Sept. 11, Beirut's next album, 'No No No,' releases. Beirut frontman Zach Condon joins Jade to talk about the new album, how it came together, and about his approach to songwriting and arranging. 'I will hit an accidental note on a piano and all of a sudden a drum part will come to me,' Condon says. 'That's how my mind works. It's weird.'

Listener Brittany points out the Mississippi River flows right through the Twin Cities and suggests our theme for the day. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what river songs do you want to hear? Bonus to those songs that explicitly or implicitly mention 'Mississippi River.' Send us your requests.