Local music notes from the week of December 3-9

Songs that mention "house" or "home" in the title or lyrics is today's theme.

Brian Wilson suffered a nervous breakdown, Otis Redding recorded his biggest hit and The Beatles open an Apple store Today in Music History.

With 2012 nearing its end, a few artists in the Twin Cities are throwing a wrench in the year-end list-making by issuing finely crafted albums in the final weeks of the year. Two of those standout late releases don’t appear to have a lot in common at first glance—Rich Mattson’s Ol’ Yeller has reformed and…

A closer look at the latest Beatles reissues and the ongoing Minnesota Beatle Project

Sunday night on the Current Presents, "Girls Got Rhythm" co-founder Dana Raidt joins Jon Schober for a Garage Rock 'road trip' across the United States. Tune into 89.3 The Current on Sunday night from 9-10 p.m. to hear the freakbeat play out.

Feast your eyes and ears on some of the great songs we've started spinning lately, including a new Christmas anthem, an unexpected collaboration, a welcome return and a long-anticipated solo debut.

While in town to perform at Wits, singer-songwriter, author and self-described "Most Improved Camper, West Point Youth Camp, 1982," Mike Doughty stopped by The Current to hijack our airwaves and spin some yarns about his favorite tunes.

The Aussies are coming! The Aussies are coming!

Hundreds of people congregated under Seattle's Space Needle to count down to midnight. When midnight hit a ploom of smoke filled the air, because marijuana is now legal under Washington state law. We'll play songs that are blatantly about the act of smoking marijuana for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.