Basia Bulat - Tall Tall Shadow, the title track to her new album.

Live Current is a yearly collection of some of the best in-studio sessions and live performances recorded in a given year. Listen to Volume 6, featuring songs from 2013, including Michael Kiwanuka, Alabama Shakes, JD McPherson, and more!

You helped us generate a list of songs about the government shutdown, and the requests provided several illuminating ways of looking at the federal gridlock.

Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley about what the rules should be about spoilers, and the new Kinect which is apparently much better than the original.

This year, we’ll be spotlighting a prominent Minnesota musician or band each month with our new Artist of the Month feature. You’ll be able to hear a variety of songs from throughout the artists’ career on both the Local Current stream and the Local Show, and you can read more about the artists’ history and their role in…

On the Ball with Mark Wheat is a new Monday feature on The Current that celebrates the connections between music and soccer, with an eye to the past weekend's results. This week, Mark looks at West Brom's 2 - 1 defeat of Manchester United in the Premier League.

The Olms stopped by The Current studios after performing bright and early on Peavey Plaza to play a few songs off their self-titled debut. They chatted with host Mary Lucia about Andre Agassiz, the Sound City documentary and the experience Pete Yorn had during his first songwriting collaboration.

We here at The Current love having our favorite artists perform exclusive shows in the UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio. This Friday, Oct. 4 at noon, local act Polica will play a handful of songs for an intimate performance, and this is your chance to see Channy and company perform up close and personal.

A new tribute to the Nigerian bandleader features Jim James, Kronos Quartet, tUnE-yArDs and more.

Thanks to listener Trevor for today's suggestion for hotel and motel songs.