Frankie Lee may not be a familiar name to casual local music lovers, but his face sure is. For years, he has played with countless artists in the Twin Cities, most notably supporting Molly Maher, Erik Koskinen and Tom O'Reagan as a guitarist and bassist. Now Lee has stepped into the spotlight with his debut EP "Middle West."

This week on New Hot, read about one of most pivotal rock bands of the 2000s, a new release from Sam Beam and a New York group whose frontwoman has worked with Har Mar Superstar. These are our three recommended releases for Tuesday, April 16.

What are some of your favorite songs that feature an organ? Give us some of your suggestions and we'll play a couple for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

Stephanie Curtis talks about a number of films screening at MSPIFF, including the Italian film, 'Caesar Must Die'.

  I will not let this snow ruin my mood. I will not let this snow ruin my mood. I will not let this snow ruin my mood. If we say it enough times, it just might work. If not, we can always turn to music—there are plenty of shows happening in town this weekend,…

Shirley Manson of Garbage stopped by The Current studio ahead of their Mill City Nights gig last Friday, stopping for a quick chat with Barb Abney live on the air and recording a more in-depth interview with The Morning Show's Jill Riley.

Ringo Starr and Keith Moon took their turn on the big screen, David Bowie announced his second career retirement, and The 5th Dimension started a run at no. 1 Today in Music History.

To celebrate Public Radio Music Month, we're having a daily vote for the best in-studio tracks from The Current's performance archive. We've gone through and picked some of the most beloved performances by the staff and by our audience. We'll play the winner during the Live Current track of the day the following day.

Chalet - All Our Friends, from the new album "Tucson."

Yeah! The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have it!! By a nose, they climb to the top. Only a handful of votes separated the top 4.