The hearts of fans at Sharon Van Etten’s First Avenue show were already good and tender by the time the singer-songwriter got to her encore. The Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter had already delivered over a dozen smoldering songs, including many from her new album, Are We There, and returned to the stage solo to present a mesmerizing solo rendition of the Lou…

It was a huge week for Jenny Lewis. She debuts at the top of the Chart with "Just One of the Guys," from her forthcoming album, The Voyager. The album, produced by Beck, is set to release Tuesday, July 29. Jenny pulled out all the stops for the new video which stars Anne Hathaway, Kristen Stewart and Brie Larson in drag.

Blues guitarist Cary Morin and his wife rented out their house in Colorado, packed up their RV and their dog and set off across country to see where his music would take them.

First, Strange Names booked a hometown show at First Avenue. Then they announced that their debut album would be released in 2015. Now, to complete a rock ‘n’ roll hat trick, they’ve signed with Frenchkiss Records—home of bands including the Antlers, the Dodos, and the Hold Steady. The funky electropop duo have been steadily gaining steam…

Stillwater Log Jam may be a new name for the festival hitherto known as “Lumberjack Days,” but this weekend’s event promises to be otherwise old school. After poor community response led to the festival’s cancellation in 2011, a grassroots nonprofit known as the Locals successfully petitioned the local government to resume the tradition this year,…

In The Current's studio to do a session with the band Alpha Consumer, Jeremy Ylvisaker spoke to us about one of his guitars, a Squier Jazzmaster, that he bought in Minneapolis a couple years ago, just before heading out on tour with Andrew Bird.

Mayor Hodges joined the Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel to talk about her week of bragging about all the things that make Minnesota such a great place to live.

Let's play songs from Minnesota musicians that are brag worthy, or songs that brag (or talk about) Minnesota locations. What do you want to brag about?

Today, Chuck spoke to The Morning Show's Steve Seel and Jill Riley about summer wines that go great with grilling.

The Beach Boys found a label, Pink Floyd chatted on the radio, and The White Stripes played their shortest show ever.