Legendary artist and musician Yoko Ono chatted with host Mark Wheat about the new Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band album, Take Me to the Land of Hell, about the origin of the title and how she keeps her energy up at age 80.

When Amos Lee stopped by our studios to perform a live session, we asked him about his Gibson J-100.

Tonight, the Current will air Mark Wheat’s conversation with the incomparable Yoko Ono. (Update: It’s now posted online here.) It’s gotten a lot of us at the station talking about her fascinating and strenuous relationship with mainstream consciousness, and where the 80-year-old artist fits into our culture today. Yoko has long been a household name,…

People Serving People is cultivating connections in the Twin Cities community once again, through the power of song. The second annual Sounds Like Home benefit show is sure to be a philanthropic fiesta, with all proceeds dedicated to aiding homeless children in the area. On November 14 at the Triple Rock Social Club, local heroes…

What songs should we play that have the word "free"* in the title?

Jim Brunzell, director for the Sound Unseen festival, stopped by to share the news for this year and talked about some of his favorite offerings.

The conclusions I came to after watching Jan Radder and Gorman Bechard’s new documentary Every Everything: The Music, Life & Times of Grant Hart may seem contradictory at first, but hear me out: I believe that Fans of Grant Hart and Hüsker Dü should absolutely see this film. At the same time, I also believe that fans…

The Old 97’s are such a fixture on the Twin Cities concert calendar that I almost forgot to get excited for their November 12 gig at the Fine Line Music Cafe. A Tuesday night show, no big deal, just another of the band’s many recent runs through town—but these are guys I’ve listened to (Last.fm…

It’s hard to remember another day that has been quite so rich with Minnesota releases. Nestled amid a very busy fall for Minnesota musicians, today finds big-name artists like Mason Jennings and Trampled by Turtles celebrating new albums in addition to hip-hop trio No Bird Sing taking a big step forward, Tina Schlieske of Tina…

Let's put together a list of songs for the 9:30 Coffee Break of songs that mention the same word three times in the title.