The Autumn Defense - This Thing That I've Found, from the new album "Fifth."

It's been quite the ride since Eric Pollard released his debut, self-titled album under the name Actual Wolf last fall. He performed tracks off the roots-rock record at The Current's 9th Birthday with an impressive backing band of local artists including brothers Jake (guitar) and Jeremy (drums) Hanson, Erik Koskinen — to whom the record's "vibe" is attributed — and Low's Steve Garrington.

When Sandra Bernhard came to town for a show at the Dakota Jazz Club last month, the Wits alumna came by The Current studios for a Theft of the Dial with host Barb Abney.

Minneapolis rock club the 400 Bar—which shuttered in early 2013 after decades of hosting live music on the West Bank—announced today that it will be reborn as a new music venue on the fourth floor of the Mall of America. In addition to providing a 1,000-capacity space for concerts (which puts it in the same…

Cibo Matto has always been skilled at Trojan-horsing weird art within glossy, goofy songs (often about food), but the new Hotel Valentine isn't so concerned with disguising its intentions. For their first album together in 14 years, Miho Hatori and Yuka C. Honda showcase their evolution.

Let's change things up with a Coffee Break featuring songs with "same" in the title or featured in the lyrics. What do you want to hear?

Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Steve Seel and Jill Riley about Facebook's new app for the iPhone and a new game app called Flappy.

ABBA turned down a huge offer, the beginning of the end for the Beatles, and The Righteous Brothers were no. 1 Today in Music History.

Jeremy Messersmith, Heart Murmurs As the delicate strings and palm-muted riff in the first bars of “It’s Only Dancing” give way to an orchestral explosion, it becomes clear that this Jeremy Messersmith is not the whimsical folkie we have come to know. Heart Murmurs, out today, represents a shift toward ambitious pop production underneath sweet, personal…

Dog Bite - Lady Queen, from the new album "Tranquilizers."