Kansas City-based guitar-and-vocal duo Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear kick out a soulful strand of folk music. With a debut album set for a May 19 release, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear perform on the Public Radio Day Stage at SXSW in Austin, Texas.

Fiercely proud of their Southern California roots, Best Coast perform at the Public Radio Day Stage at the 2015 South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas. Their next album, 'California Nights', comes out on May 4.

In support of his new album Fear and Saturday Night, singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham performed at The Current's Public Radio Day Stage at SXSW 2015 in Austin, Texas.

In support of their new album What Happens Next, legendary English post-punk group Gang of Four performed at The Current's Public Radio Day Stage at SxSW 2015 in Austin, TX.

On the heels of releasing his third studio album and major-label debut Eclipse, Twin Shadow's George Lewis Jr. performed at The Current's Public Radio Day Stage at SxSW 2015 in Austin, TX.

Previously: Women’s History Month: Minnesota’s earliest pioneers Previously: Women’s History Month: Influential ’80s and ’90s rock bands from Minnesota For the third installment of this month’s ongoing Women’s History Month series on Local Current, I wanted to take a closer look at some of the pioneering women from Minnesota’s jazz, gospel, and soul communities. These…

The Current's Music Director, David Safar, checks in from the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas. The days have been chock-a-block with music, and later this afternoon, The Current will air a series of peformances, live from Austin.

As Pharrell Williams and the UN team up to raise climate-change awareness through International Happy Day, we're wondering what other songs about being happy you'd like to hear. Tell us your requests.

The first thing I had to do was find the holy grail of free Bloody Marys that I didn’t get to enjoy yesterday.  I arrived at the purported hot spot with my friends, feeling as thought I had already conquered the day, but defeat fell upon me when I realized all the Samsung promotional event offered…

Movie Maven and Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson (in for Steve Seel) to talk about a new action thriller from 'Taken' director Pierre Morel, starring Sean Penn.