Hayes Carll says his personal Mount Rushmore of songwriters has always been Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Kris Kristofferson and John Prine, but having the sound advice of co-producers Allison Moorer and Brad Jones has given his latest release, 'What It Is,' a fresh sound.

Stella Donnelly is no stranger to The Current. 'I'm on home soil now, very exciting,' she told Mac Wilson when she dropped in for a studio session on Saturday, March 30.

In town for a pair of weekend shows, Bob Mould stopped at The Current for an early-morning session hosted by Brian Oake and Jill Riley. In the course of the interview, Mould plays tracks from his new album, 'Sunshine Rock,' as well as from his back catalogue. And in a wide-ranging and fascinating conversation, Mould talks about everything from his musical evolution to his new home in Berlin to his memories of being an emerging musician in the Twin Cities.

As she prepared 'Diamonds & Dynamite,' the debut album from her rock-jazz instrumental band based in Minneapolis, Donna Grantis came to The Current studio to perform 'Mr Majestic' and 'Trashformer.'

The Current hosted performances by 12 amazing artists at its Day Party during SXSW 2019. Enjoy those performances again.

Shortly after the release of her new album, 'Remind Me Tomorrow,' Sharon Van Etten performed a MicroShow at the Warming House in Minneapolis, an intimate 40-seat listening room. Concert attendees were those who had won tickets to the show through The Current's on-air and online giveaways to the event.

Philadelphia rock-and-roll band Low Cut Connie perform at The Current Day Party in Austin, Texas, during the SXSW music festival.

Los Angeles rock band Cherry Glazer perform a set of songs at Barracuda in Austin, Texas, as part of The Current Day Party during the SXSW music festival.

As part of The Current's programming from the South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, sibling band BAILEN performed a set of songs at a private residence nestled along Waller Creek. Watch this exclusive performance.

Formed at Appalachian State University in North Carolina and now based in the Catskill Mountains of New York, rockers The Nude Party came down from the mountains to perform at The Current Day Party in Austin, Texas, during the SXSW music festival.