Happy Friday! We’re coming up on a busy time for new releases here in Minnesota, and with that rush of new albums comes an influx in new singles and videos. This week started out especially strong, with Lizzo debuting a new video from her Lizzobangers project on national blog Pigeons and Planes and John Mark…

Ernest Greene, the brain behind Washed Out, stopped by The Current studios to play a few songs off the recently released Paracosm and chatted with host Mary Lucia.

Two months ago Low ended their set at Chicago’s Pitchfork Festival by pulling out a very unexpected cover of Rihanna’s Top 40 ballad “Stay.” The impact of the song was immediate—the crowd quieted down to a murmur and pressed in close, trying to place the melody and steep in its beautiful, aching melancholy. It ended…

The Mercury Prize shortlist was announced yesterday. We're going to play your song suggestions for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

The Current's Guitar Collection is a look at some of the instruments that have been played in The Current's studios. Many times, there's a good story behind a guitar, often known only to the person who plays it. This week's guitar belongs to Max Kakacek of Smith Westerns.

While it isn't much, we thought we would use the Coffee Break to reflect on the spirit of the city of New York. What songs about New York would you like to hear for the 9:30 Coffee Break?

The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel hung out with The Growler's Joe Alton to talk about the fast approach of Oktoberfest.

If you only know Teague Alexy as a singer/songwriter in the roots/folk/Americana tradition, well then you just don’t know the whole story. Teague Alexy, who has released albums as a solo artist (backed by Nicholas David and the Feelin’ Band) and currently plays with his brother Ian Alexy as Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, didn’t…

Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley about the new iPhones being announced today, and Facebook looking to take down LinkedIn.

No Bird Sing announced today that not only is their third full-length album finished and ready to be released but that it will come out on Sage Francis’s Strange Famous Records, home to influential hip-hop artists like B. Dolan, Buck 65, and Doomtree’s Cecil Otter. The signing is a big deal for the Minneapolis trio,…