Yo La Tengo - I'll Be Around, from the new album "Fade."

  It’s been a long, arduous year for Replacements guitarist and ace songwriter Slim Dunlap, who suffered a serious stroke last February and has been slow to recover ever since. Dunlap has spent most of the past year moving between the hospital, a rehabilitation facility, and his home, and just this week he’s back in…

How about a banana themed 9:30 Coffee Break this morning? Give us your suggestions songs featuring bananas and we'll pick out a couple to play for today's Coffee Break.

Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Steve Seel and Jill Riley about the hilarious online reviews on Amazon for the banana slicer, and the White House's response to the petition to build the Death Star.

The Who had their first hit, Paul Simonon tried out for The Clash, and The Rolling Stones learned what it was like on the Ed Sullivan Show Today in Music History.

Duluth punk-bluegrass quintet Trampled by Turtles will celebrate their 10th anniversary with a series of shows at First Avenue on April 17th, 18th and 19th, spanning both the Mainroom and 7th Street Entry each night. Details are scarce for now when it comes to what other acts are playing or what other surprises the Current favorites have in store…

So that’s why the Dakota Jazz Club’s calendar has been conspicuously blank for the remainder of this week and weekend. The space has been rented out by none other than Prince, who will be holding an audition for a new drummer, hosting a jam session, and performing at six separate events at the Dakota this week. On…

  Slug of Atmosphere stopped by the Current this morning to unveil the details for the third annual Welcome to Minnesota tour, which will find the hip-hop heavyweight touring the state with support from Brother Ali, Get Cryphy, Carnage, and up-and-comer Haphduzn. “It’s officially a tradition now,” Slug said. Atmosphere will be pared down to…

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.