It was bright and early to come in to see Bill DeVille in The Current's studio, but Shakey Graves was happy to do it. On only his second time in the Twin Cities, Graves had sold out the Cedar Cultural Center the night before. "I had so much fun," Graves says. "It was a really wonderful crowd." Graves chatted with DeVille and even performed an on-the-fly, standup version of the song, "Call It Heaven."

When we started playing Paolo Nutini I thought “Wow, where did this guy come from? He’s got some talent—is he a new artist?” Turns out he’s been releasing records for years and has a huge following already for someone in his mid-20s. We were very pleased and lucky to host an intimate, private performance from Paolo…

What songs do you want to hear from John Lennon's career? We'll put together a playlist of songs from his time with the Beatles and various solo projects for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

Today, Michael Rand chatted with Jill Riley and Steve Seel about The Gophers hitting the Citrus bowl, a win from the Vikings, and the possibility of a major league soccer expansion in Minnesota.

Jim Morrison was born, Frank Sinatra Jr was kidnapped, and John Lennon was assassinated Today in Music History.

Nominations for the 57th annual Grammy awards were announced on Friday. Leading nominees are Beyoncé and Sam Smith, who each received six nominations; that vaults Beyoncé past Dolly Parton to become the woman with the all-time most Grammy nominations, now a total of 47. Minnesota’s Okee Dokee Brothers were nominated for Best Children’s Album, an award they won two…

With the release of the lead single, "I Don't Want to Change You," from Damien Rice's new outing, 'My Favourite Faded Fantasy,' social networks lit up with adulation and praise, as if an old best friend had suddenly re-emerged after a long absence.

Wednesday sure didn’t turn out the way anyone expected it to. The staff of the Current was ecstatic at the prospect of getting Nick Lowe, Los Straitjackets, and Ian “Mac” McLagan into our studios for a recording session on the day of their tour launch at First Avenue. Instead, just as Lowe and the band arrived,…

Let's put together a list of left-handed musicians who've had a successful career. What do you want to hear?

MPR News Arts Reporter and Cube Critic Euan Kerr joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about a new documentary that chronicles a man's quest to define his own masculinity while motorbiking across the Middle East.