Over a long and sometimes troubled career with bands like Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co., Jason Molina's songs made pain tangible and less terrifying.

Dave Grohl has become the unofficial Mayor of Rock 'n' Roll: a gregarious ambassador who wins armloads of Grammys and even directs a music documentary.

Imagine landing in a city where hundreds of bands are playing all at once. How do you choose which bands to see and what shows will be worth remembering?

Dave Grohl and his bandmates in Nirvana were practically unknown in 1991 when they pulled up to Sound City in a rusted white van. But the album that came out of that session, Nevermind, turned rock music on its head. In his new documentary and accompanying soundtrack, Sound City: Real to Reel, the Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters founder pays homage to that studio.

Brother-and-sister duo Wild Belle fuse rhythms and textures from across the globe with smart pop songwriting and enchanting melodies to create a uniquely alluring sound. The Current had the opportunity to talk to the band's singer Natalie Bergman about everything from her influences to her brother Elliot's handmade instruments.

The lineup for the biggest (and best) indie rap festival is here. The sixth annual Soundset Festival, will take place Sunday, May 26, 2013, and it promises to be nine hours of incredible Hip Hop at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN.

Beck's 2012 album was only released as sheet music, but The Current rounded up a collective of local musicians to record it to tape. Tune-in Wednesday, March 6 at 9 p.m. to hear it all.

There's another new song from David Bowie and it's called "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)." This is the second Bowie song in the past few months after a dry spell that lasted ten years.

With Trent Reznor's announcement about a Nine Inch Nails tour, Barb Abney looks back at her first encounter with the band, and picks her top 5 songs from the NIN catalog.

The former Smiths guitarist says he's always jumped at whatever situation will draw the best music out of him -- whether that meant leaving school at age 15 or visiting Portland to work with Modest Mouse and staying for five years.