Thanks to listener Bob, in St. Paul, for today's Coffee Break theme. What songs about minerals should we play for the 9:30 Coffee Break?

David Bowie bowed out on Broadway, The Beatles made their first television appearence, and Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Today in Music History.

In February of 2012, news of Bob “Slim” Dunlap’s stroke shocked the musical community. Dunlap, who is stable but still frequently hospitalized, according to friend Frank Randall, is the inspiration behind the ongoing Slim Town Singles project. Randall, the project’s musical director, has known Slim since the early 90s; Slim, Randall says, encouraged him as…

Everyone seems to be talking about the weather today, and like the good little Minnesotan I am, I’ve been doing the same. But maybe -15 degrees will be refreshing? Maybe it will make us appreciate these days when it’s 15 above zero even more? At least there’s no mosquitoes? And we can do that thing…

  Tickets to The Current’s 9th Birthday Party are on sale now to the general public. Friday, January 24 is SOLD OUT. Purchase here for Saturday, January 25. Tickets can also be purchased in person at The Depot at First Avenue. Like sand through an hour glass, another year has gone by and the time…

Buffalo Moon - Machista, the title track from their new album.

These are the 20 songs that were in inducted into the Chart Show Hall of Fame and and made it to #1 in 2013 ranked by how many weeks they spent at the top!

Three records in and Silversun Pickups are already releasing a singles collection, though it's likely that the compilation is in celebration of ten years on the Dangerbird label, home to the releases of other Current favorites like Fitz and the Tantrums and Minus the Bear. Singles Collections will feature ten tracks off Silversun Pickups' 2004, 2009 and 2012 records, along with a new single, "Cannibal".

What songs with perfect in the title or featured prominently in the lyrics should we play for the 9:30 Coffee Break?

Marianne Combs joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about ways to get out and enjoy the arts in spite of the deep cold.