Pieta Brown released the album, Paradise Outlaw', on Sept. 30, and her local CD release show is Friday, Oct. 10, at the Dakota in Minneapolis. She and Bo Ramsey stopped by the Radio Heartland studio to chat and to play a few tunes from the record.

The Montreal band recorded its new album within earshot of a since-closed discotheque, and it shows. No One Is Lost prioritizes lightness and bittersweet uplift over the devastation of past records.

Last month, Minnesota musician Andrew Richardson—guitarist for the Crush, and later sales manager for guitar pedal company ZVEX Effects—died at the age of 36. Now, a group of musicians including the Black Keys, Spoon, Jeff Tweedy, J Mascis, Cage the Elephant, Har Mar Superstar, Tera Melos, and Midlake have donated items to be auctioned for…

The Blind Shake: Breakfast of Failures Power trio the Blind Shake have done it again. Fast riffs, fuzz, and distortion—Breakfast of Failures has what you want from the Minneapolis powerhouse. “Old Lake” is full of distorted riffs moving from droning tones on the chorus to electrified awkwardness over a drum beat that makes you wish…

To prepare you for tomorrow morning's blood moon we're looking for "blood" songs for today's Coffee Break. What should we play?

Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about Netflix's new project and the death of one of their competitors.

David Bowie worked with Brian Eno, Rolling Stones appeared on SNL, and Thom Yorke celebrates a birthday Today in Music History.

In the upcoming film St. Vincent (no relation to Annie Clark), Bill Murray smokes and sings along with Bob Dylan‘s “Shelter from the Storm.” The whole movie comes out this Friday, but you can see what’s certain to be the best part right now. (Billboard) Dylan is our artist of the month; watch for Andrea Swensson’s capsule…

Belle & Sebastian have been together since 1996 and have been playing shows around the world for just as long. Stuart Murdoch, the singer and songwriter of the group, gives some insight on how he's managed to keep his sanity while on the road.

On tour supporting their new album, 'Listen', the Kooks were in town on Saturday, Oct. 4, to play a show at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Earlier in the day, they stopped by The Current studio to play some songs off the new album and to chat with Bill DeVille.