Ellis Ludwig-Leone, the mastermind behind brass-heavy Brooklyn-based band San Fermin, stopped by The Current studios after shooting a music video in Minnesota to chat with New Hot host David Safar about the self-titled debut, the band's elaborate live show and what the name San Fermin means to him.

In honor of Jan Kuehnmund and all the other female rockers out there, let's put together a list of songs from women who rock for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

  Tuesday, October 15 Communion Minneapolis Varsity Theater, Minneapolis 7 p.m., $12 adv/$15 door, 18+ Inspired by the success of a monthly club night in the U.K. that shares the same name, new traveling show Communion (not to be confused with dance night Communion Sundays) takes up residency in different cities around the U.S. and…

What songs about desserts should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break? Give us your suggestions for songs mentioning treats for National Dessert Day and we'll play a few for the Coffee Break.

2013 appears to be the year of the break-out debut single. The story goes like this: if your single is strong enough, you get significant press, praise and enough hype and money to fund a debut album well beyond the means of most fledgling artists. Such is the case with Lorde's Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O'Connor.

To call Bonnie Raitt "accomplished" is an understatement, yet after 19 albums and 10 Grammy Awards, Raitt continues to work just as hard as ever. She recently chatted with The Current's Bill DeVille about her music and about her many connections to Minnesota.

St. Paul native Jan Kuehnemund, best known as the founder and lead guitarist in the Twin Cities’ first all-female rock band Vixen, passed away Thursday after what’s been described as a “fierce” battle with cancer. She was 51 years old. Keuhnemund formed Vixen in 1980 when she was still in high school, and the band became…

Happy Friday! Here’s a handful of the latest audio-video treasures to pop up in our Minnesota music scene, along with a few newsy items of note… Trampled by Turtles It was already considered a monumental occasion when Trampled by Turtles held down three nights at First Avenue this past April to celebrate their 10th anniversary…

We want to put together a Coffee Break playlist of all things zombie with your help. What zombie songs should we play today?

Comedian John Oliver took time off from filming The Daily Show and Community to have a lighthearted chat with Steve Seel of The Current's Morning Show about the latest news in Washington, D.C., about filling in for Jon Stewart over the summer and about his show at the State Theater on Saturday, Oct. 12.