With his brother Don, Phil Everly formed an influential harmony duo that touched the hearts and sparked the imaginations of rock 'n' roll singers for decades, including the Beatles and Bob Dylan.

Thanks to listener Bob, in St. Paul, for today's Coffee Break theme. What songs about minerals should we play for the 9:30 Coffee Break?

In February of 2012, news of Bob “Slim” Dunlap’s stroke shocked the musical community. Dunlap, who is stable but still frequently hospitalized, according to friend Frank Randall, is the inspiration behind the ongoing Slim Town Singles project. Randall, the project’s musical director, has known Slim since the early 90s; Slim, Randall says, encouraged him as…

Everyone seems to be talking about the weather today, and like the good little Minnesotan I am, I’ve been doing the same. But maybe -15 degrees will be refreshing? Maybe it will make us appreciate these days when it’s 15 above zero even more? At least there’s no mosquitoes? And we can do that thing…

  Tickets to The Current’s 9th Birthday Party are on sale now to the general public. Friday, January 24 is SOLD OUT. Purchase here for Saturday, January 25. Tickets can also be purchased in person at The Depot at First Avenue. Like sand through an hour glass, another year has gone by and the time…

What songs with perfect in the title or featured prominently in the lyrics should we play for the 9:30 Coffee Break?

The New York Times has published a fascinating video tribute to musicians of national and international significance who died in 2013. The most prominent, for rock fans, was Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed; but the Times video also reminds viewers of the lives and music of others we lost last year. Among them: • Woodstock…

Bob Dylan has been described as “hiding in plain sight,” and the same could be said about Lookbook, the Minneapolis duo who never failed to fascinate during their brief existence as a group and who have become only more fascinating in the three years since they split ways. Maggie Morrison and Grant Cutler have remained…

In November, we asked listeners and readers to chime in on their favorite local releases of the year. We saw a tremendous response — over 4,000 ballots in fact — and we aired the top 20 on The Local Show last week. In addition to those results, here’s some of the local team’s favorites, all…

Give us you suggestions for song that best represent your 2014 resolutions.