While nearly forgotten in the United States, '70s singer-songwriter Rodriguez became one of the most famous and beloved American rock artists in South Africa on the strength of his song "Sugar Man." Rodriguez stopped by The Current's Morning Show for an interview about his unlikely legacy.

Steve Seel hosts Talking Heads frontman and musical visionary David Byrne on September 14th.

Duran Duran playing "Rio" would've been a good preview of the 2016 Olympics. Except, in the lyrics he's singing about the Rio Grande. That's not in Brazil.

The members of experimental hip-hop groups Kill the Vultures, No Bird Sing, and solo artist Kristoff Krane are certainly no strangers to cross-pollination and collaboration. Not only do many of the members perform together in the improvisational group Coloring Time, but they frequently guest on each other’s albums and show up to support one another…

The Beer Dabbler is giving the Twin Cities a new reason to growl.

As they approach their eight-year anniversary as a band, White Light Riot have announced this week that they will only play one more show before parting ways and focusing on other projects. “We were planning on doing a new record, and it kind of came time to do it and everyone had these different obligations…

Local bands that deserve must-hear status this week

The blues instrumental "Albatross" would influence a number of other songs including The Beatles "Sun King."

British alt-rock superstars Coldplay rolled through town last week. Check out a slideshow of photos from the event.

We've rounded up our staff's most anticipated releases for the fall. Check out what everybody had to say!