Buzz seems to be hitting new highs for the Twin Cities' own Haley Bonar, whose long-awaited album 'Last War,' will be released May 20 on Graveface Records. Preview the entire album here first.

The Replacements returned to the stage this past weekend to perform at Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Festival, a three-day gathering that also included performances by Minnesota’s Trampled by Turtles and Mason Jennings and headlining sets by the Alabama Shakes, the National, and Modest Mouse. As with their recent Coachella appearance, the band was joined for the…

Preview Conor Oberst's new record 'Upside Down Mountain' in its entirety.

Two Harbors, already a successful and acclaimed local rock outfit, are taking their sound to the next level with their new album The Natural Order of Things, just released on Record Store Day.

Ray Bonneville's latest album, 'Easy Gone', is his eighth full-length and his fourth on Red House Records. This award-winning singer-songwriter stopped by the Radio Heartland studios to play a few songs and talk about his newest album.

At the Current, we try to look at most things through a musical lens, so for us, Mother's Day tends to be about the music that reminds us of Mom. What music reminds you of your mom?

Ten years ago, Apple’s famous silhouette iPod ads defined what was cool in the popular music scene. Now, Beats by Dre‘s animated “pill” speakers follow 2014’s most charismatic superstar, Pharrell Williams, around in an ad soundtracked by his smash hit “Happy.” According to a news report in the Financial Times, Apple is in negotiations to purchase Dr. Dre’s über-hip speaker…

Happy Friday! Give yourself a break, slip on the ol’ headphones, and catch up on the latest music videos to emerge from the Minnesota scene: Votel The electro-pop band Votel (which features Maggie Morrison on lead vocals with support from Adam Marx, Ben Clark, Drew Christopherson, and Mark McGee) very casually released their new album…

What songs would you like to hear for Mother's Day?

MPR's Movie Maven and Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about a new drama starring Tom Hardy.