We Are Scientists - Dumb Luck, from the new "Business Casual EP."

On Monday, songwriter and performer Ray Price passed away at the age of 87. Radio Heartland program director Mike Pengra shares some thoughts about Price.

Here at the Minnesota Public Radio headquarters in downtown St. Paul we have the UBS Forum, an intimate performance setting with just over 100 seats. When some of our favorite artists roll through town, we're fortunate enough to invite listeners of The Current to join us for an exclusive live show. We've put together our favorite performances from the six UBS Forum sessions we hosted in 2013.

While on my daily drive into work this morning, I was naturally listening to the Current and I heard a four-song set: Hall and Oates Linda Rondstadt Cat Stevens Old Peter Gabriel I FREAKED out! Not another format change! This isn’t happening again! I was convinced we had flipped formats overnight and this was my…

So, what songs with "mystery" as the key word in the title of the song should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Steve Seel and Jill Riley about Google acquiring Boston Dynamics, and what are the new rules about talking on the phone on planes.

Charlie Parr, Live at the Brewhouse A longtime favorite in the Duluth music scene, blues-folk singer and multi-instrumentalist Charlie Parr is set to release his latest nine-song effort, recorded live at the Brewhouse during his Backslider session series in 2006. Twangy, authentic, and often spiritual, Parr’s music—along with some contributions from friends—is captured on a limited-edition…

In what’s become an annual ritual since the Replacements first became eligible in 2006, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame declined to induct the seminal Minneapolis band. This year, for the first time, the ‘Mats were at least included on the ballot sent to voters by a Hall of Fame nominating committee—but when the…

Wooden Shjips - Everybody Knows, from the new album "Back To Land."

Few people expected Miguel's song "Adorn" would be such a sleeper hit. But in 2012, it surpassed the one million mark in sales, as well as receiving a Grammy. That unexpected rise to the spotlight allowed Miguel to snag loads of year-end honors, including one of the best reviewed records of last year.