roken Bells are back at the top for the second week. After starting their tour here at First Avenue back in Feb., they've just announced additional dates including the State Theatre on Aug. 3 and Austin City Limits Festival which we'd love to send you to see because when you make a contribution to Minnesota Public Radio before May 7, you'll be entered for a chance to attend ACL this fall!

Touring in support of 'So Long, See You Tomorrow, their fourth album in five years, Bombay Bicycle Club stopped in to The Current's studio to play some songs and to chat with Bill DeVille.

With the 20th anniversary of the show Friends coming up later this year (Rachel left her groom at the altar and first stormed into Central Perk on September 22, 1994), Minneapolis-based group the Rembrandts have announced that they will perform the hit theme song “I’ll Be There for You” on The Today Show this Friday,…

When Bombay Bicycle Club were in The Current's studio ahead of their show at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, Jamie MacColl took a few moments to talk about the band's custom-built Farida guitars.

What songs that seem to be about drugs but the author denied were about drugs should we play this morning?

Today on The Morning Show's Eating and Drinking, James Norton chatted with Jill Riley and Steve Seel about bike-based food.

Though it’s not uncommon for local musicians to head out of state, it’s also quite common for musicians to come here, to Minnesota, to pursue their musical ambitions. Singer-songwriter Chastity Brown moved to Minneapolis from Knoxville, Tennessee. A friend who was attending grad school here convinced her to come after telling her about the local…

The Kinks started their first tour, "Beat It" was big for Michael Jackson, and the country star who made braided hair cool celebrates a birthday Today in Music History.

Yesterday, Bob Mould released his latest single, “I Don’t Know You Anymore,” off his upcoming album Beauty & Ruin. This was the second track to be released from the record, after the surprise drop of album track “Hey Mr. Grey.” The single is a raw and honest description of emotions after a messy breakup. Catchy…

There's a growing threat that, if we fail to act, could profoundly affect our lives. Like many species, bees and other insect pollinators are facing environmental challenges -- the biggest of which is loss of native habitat -- that jeopardize their very existence.