Ahead of a sold out gig at Northrop opening for the Decemberists, Alvvays stopped by The Current studio to chat with host Mary Lucia and to perform tracks off their self-titled debut album.

The Third Man Rolling Record Store, a mobile offshoot of Jack White‘s Third Man Record Store in Nashville, will pull up at the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis on April 9. The truck will feature limited vinyl releases from the label. Because one good truck deserves another, Chef Shack’s food truck will also park at the Fetus…

Greg Grease: Born to Lurk Forced to Work Oh, it’s so smooth! Born to Lurk Forced to Work is here, and Greg Grease’s lyrical prowess is stronger than ever. The album has more variety on the production side than his debut Cornbread, Pearl, & G , and the voice you love Grease for carries even…

It’s hard to believe that Hippo Campus only formed a year and a half ago and released their debut EP, Bashful Creatures, in November. Tonight, the St. Paul quartet of 19- and 20-year-olds will make their late-night television debut as the musical guests on Conan. “We like Hippo Campus so much, we’re starting a tribute…

This week, John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley about Meerkat, a new Twitter-based, live-streaming video app. John also talks about some light-hearted Internet fun: The Peanuts gang covering classic-rock tunes.

Billboard published its first U.S. LP chart; Elvis joined the Army; Lou Reed was bitten by a fan; the Bee Gees had their 8th U.S. chart-topper; and songwriter extraordinaire Nick Lowe celebrates his birthday, Today in Music History.

In the run-up to the March 23 episode of New Hot, host David Safar welcomed members of the Calgary post-punk band Viet Cong into the studio to record some in-studio versions of tunes off their self-titled debut album. Stream those tracks, and watch a video of a performance of 'Silhouettes'.

Ahead of a gig at St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater, Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield stopped by The Current studio to chat with host Bill DeVille and to perform tracks off their Elliott Smith covers album.

You get a memoir! And you get a memoir! Everybody gets a memoir among indie rock notables this year…including, now, Elvis Costello and Johnny Marr. Costello’s Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink will be published on Oct. 13; Smiths guitarist Marr’s as-yet-untitled memoir will hit shelves about a year later, in fall 2016. Woodbury’s Hippo Campus will make their national TV debut…

As part of Member Appreciation Week, today's 9:30 Coffee Break idea comes from MPR member Deb Baker of Grand Rapids, Minn., who suggests: What songs featuring prominent harmonica parts do you want to hear? Send your requests.