The latest album from Baltimore band Beach House proves that duo Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand are set on attaining success on their own terms while keeping the beauty and sanctity of music-making at the center of what they do.

On Thursday, an out-of-control pickup truck smashed into the education wing of Duluth’s Sacred Heart Music Center. No one was harmed inside the historic venue, though the driver of the truck suffered minor injuries after his brakes went out and he was forced to swerve to avoid oncoming traffic. Damage to Sacred Heart is estimated at…

Today we look at a popular phrase in songwriting, 'dream lover.' For our 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have the words 'dream lover' in the title or lyrics -- or both? Send us your requests.

Happy Friday! It’s shaping up to be one of the busiest weekends of the summer for local music, with First Avenue’s Mainroom reopening tonight for GRRRL PRTY, the Totally Gross National Party taking over Icehouse tomorrow, musicians playing stages throughout the State Fair, and about a dozen other artists cramming awesome indoor and outdoor events…

It’s been a month since Minneapolis-based alternative synth band Enemy Planes started the trip of a lifetime: flying to Barcelona and winning the Hard Rock Rising international battle of the bands contest. Over 13,000 bands from around the world entered, but only six bands—from Argentina, Japan, Scotland, Kentucky, and New York—were flown out to Barcelona…

Though I’m a huge radio listener—especially public radio—the process of making radio happen has always been a mystery to me. Beyond the occasional in-studio performance, I had no experience with radio when The Current asked me to be the DJ in Residence for the month of August for the Local Current stream. To be honest,…

Billboard reports that the release of Adele‘s long-anticipated new album is being planned for November. The album, Adele’s first since the smash hit 21 (2011), is being made under tight secrecy. Collaborators known to be associated with the album include producer Danger Mouse; golden-eared hitmaker Max Martin; OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder, who co-wrote a song on 21; and singer-songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr., who…

Today is the beginning of the Minnesota State Fair, so we thought it would be fun to play a coffee break with songs that connect to the sights, sounds and smells of the Minnesota State Fair.

Not to be outdone by St. Paul’s recent designation of “Positively 4th Street,” downtown Minneapolis will soon add a five-story Bob Dylan mural to its attractions. The mural is currently being painted, by artist Kobra, on the blank side of a building at 5th and Hennepin—very near the Orpheum Theatre, which Dylan formerly co-owned and where he played three…

For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have the word "trouble" in the title? Send us your requests.