For decades, conventional wisdom held that peptic ulcers were caused by stress and unhealthy eating habits. But the vast majority are caused by bacteria.

Lucius light up The Current studio with a new song, an older song and a fresh arrangement of a track from their debut full-length album, then stick around to chat with The Current’s Jill Riley. Watch and listen to the full session.

Jon Batiste has an even bigger vision for what his album, ‘World Music Radio,’ can do. “It's really a movement of radical love and radical oneness, and thinking of how to manifest that as a way to not only present a live show, but for causes in the world,” he says. Listen to Batiste’s interview with The Current’s Ayisha Jaffer.

The rock 'n' roll band last released an album of original music in 2005, with A Bigger Bang. Hackney Diamonds will be their 24th album and their first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts.

Andy Summers is a guitarist — probably best known for his work in the band the Police — as well as a photographer and author. Ahead of his show Wednesday night at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Summers spoke with Jill Riley on The Current’s Morning Show. Listen to the conversation.

Cigarettes After Sex put on an ethereal sold-out show at the Armory on Thursday night, filling the venue not only with a supportive crowd, with their chilling vocals and trance-inducing instrumentals.

Frontman Brandon Flowers and drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. of The Killers join Ayisha Jaffer for a fun Q&A format in the run-up to the release of the band’s new single, “Your Side of Town.”

Claire Cobs and jimmy cooper, who were at Nudieland during the fatal shooting, and local punk icons Venus DeMars explain the tight-knit scene’s deep roots and strong LGBTQ+ identity.

Paul Janeway — the Paul in St. Paul and the Broken Bones — talks about the band’s latest album, ‘Angels in Science Fiction,’ ahead of the band’s show at Bauhaus Brew Labs in Minneapolis.

The St. Paul hip-hop group will toast their latest release, ‘Pretty Random, But What Happened to the Heiruspecs’ at their free Summer Classic event at Keg & Case Market on Saturday, Aug. 19. Unknown Prophets and Maria Isa will also perform.