Washed Out - Don't Give Up, from the new album "Paracosm."

The National put on an incredible 23-song set at Roy Wilkins Auditorium last night. Opener Daughter and an on-stage collaborative effort with Nona Marie Invie of the Minneapolis-based Dark Dark Dark made The National's electric performance one for the books.

What musicians created a scandal that ended or nearly ended their career? Give us your suggestions and we'll put together a 9:30 Coffee Break.

Today James Norton spoke to The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about the epic return of the Twinkie and the substitute Twinkies on the market.

We here at The Current love having our favorite artists perform in the UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio. Next Wednesday, August 14, Laura Marling is stopping by to do just that. This is your chance to see her perform up close and personal.

Pure Bathing Culture - Dream The Dare, from the new album "Moon Tides."

Here in the Twin Cities, we like to talk about how we have an especially interconnected scene, with so many different bands overlapping, breaking up, and reforming into new groups. But it’s something that’s always been incredibly hard to describe, or to make any sense of on paper. Yeah, these bands are all connected, but…

It was a gift from an uncle that launched singer-songwriter Jake Bugg's career. Until he was 12 years old, Bugg was only interested in playing soccer. But when an uncle presented the preteen Bugg with a guitar, Bugg "knew it was what [he] wanted to do."

Tuesday, August 6 Jeremy Messersmith 7th St. Entry, Minneapolis 7:30 p.m., sold out, 18+ With his new record in the can, recent Glassnote Records signee Jeremy Messersmith will showcase some of his new material at the Entry tonight. The album’s title and full track listing hasn’t been revealed, so the show will offer up one…

We'll be celebrating National Night Out with a Coffee Break. Suggest songs inspired by National Night Out for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.