Low - Plastic Cup, from the new album "The Invisible Way."

The vocalist Jose James makes utterly contemporary music grounded in neo-soul and hip-hop's Native Tongues movement.

  Know why January is a good month for live music in the Twin Cities? Because while most national touring artists tend to stop coming through town in these coldest of winter months, it gives the locals more opportunities to headline the bigger venues and test out their new material. As you’ll notice in this…

After our chat with MPR's Senior Economics Contributor about the trillion dollar coin, we had to do a coin related Coffee Break. Give us your suggestions.

Today Michael Rand chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about the Packer's playoff loss, the start of the Twins winter caravan and the big weekend coming up for U of M sports.

  It was one of the better turnouts in recent memory at First Avenue’s Best New Bands showcase, with a sizable crowd gathered and a line snaking out the door for the majority of opening act Bomba de Luz’s set. For many, the evening provides a convenient (and inexpensive) way to connect with some of…

Diana Ross said goodbye to The Supremes, Johnny Ramone got a statue and The Sex Pistols played their last live show Today in Music History.

Sallie Ford and The Sound Outside - Party Kids, from the forthcoming album "Untamed Beast."

Yo La Tengo's 13th album is centered on the relationship of Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, who've been married for the band's nearly 30-year history.

On this weekend's Local Show, Chris Besinger of STNNNG (pronounced "stunning") stopped by The Current studios to give us the full scoop on their recent jaunt across the Atlantic to London. After a few quiet years, we'll finally see a new release from the quintet with Empire Inward, out February 23 on local label Modern Radio. David Campbell sat down with Besinger to get the full scoop on the recording process including a chance to work with Steve Albini and mastering at Abbey Road.