Singer-songwriter Afie Jurvanen - aka Bahamas - stopped by The Current studio for a live session and an interview with Jade before playing a sold-out show at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis.

What songs would you like to hear from a Dan Auerbach project? We'll play some of you suggestions for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

MPR's Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about a new film starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone and Edward Norton.

This week on the Lizzo Five Friday Five, we have not just one but THREE new offerings from the Twin Cities’ busiest bee, Lizzo, plus a pair of heart-rending new offerings from singer-songwriters living near and far, one of the most delightfully strange public television clips you’ll ever see, and a video from an exciting new group that’s playing…

Michael Jackson hit the charts, Smashing Pumpkins put out an album, and James Brown recorded his legendary live album Today in Music History.

Adi Yeshaya, arranger for the Minnesota group STRINGenius, worked hard to create an arrangement to complement “WAY BACK HOME,” a track on Prince’s new album ART OFFICIAL AGE. At Prince’s request, Yeshaya and STRINGenius wrote and recorded a string track designed to accompany the track, then sent it in to Paisley Park. The album came out, and…

A partial eclipse of the sun begins today at 4:23 p.m., and it continues till sunset. Two important things to remember: 1) Don't look directly into the sun; and 2) Join Jim McGuinn for a custom-made soundtrack to today's celestial event.

Taking a break from his anti-War-on-Drugs campaign, Mark Kozelek (Sun Kil Moon) is readying a holiday album: Sings Christmas Carols will be released on Nov. 4. Pitchfork has premiered Kozelek’s cover of Vince Guraldi‘s “Christmas Time is Here,” famously featured in A Charlie Brown Christmas. Towards the end of the track, Kozelek recites a few lines of Charlie Brown’s dialogue…

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let's put together a set of songs from musicians who've had streets named after them. What should we play?

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about a ballet production at Union Depot and about some Halloween arts treats.