Father John Misty jumps to #1 ahead of sold out First Avenue show; Alvvays retired to the Chart Show Hall of Fame the week of their big Northrop gig with the Decemberists; Django Django make a debut; Modest Mouse are the highest new entry.

With their new album Strangers to Ourselves still new on record store shelves, Modest Mouse have confirmed that their next album will come out next year—and that it will feature a contribution by Krist Novoselic of Nirvana. Novoselic says the bass riff he played for the band is “pretty edgy.” (NME) Watch Modest Mouse perform “Be Brave” on The Late Late…

Anyone who’s seen Lizzo perform live in recent months knows that she’s outspoken about social justice and, in particular, about the concerns over police brutality that she shares with many who have been troubled by the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. The Minneapolis MC has now joined with N.A.S.A. and Sean Paul for…

Wine expert Chuck Kanski visits The Current's Morning Show with a fresh take on the idea of drinking local wine: It's not limited to local grapes. 'I'm going to make the claim that to drink local on the wine scene . . . will work if there's a local Minnesota importer." And one of those local importers is Chris Osgood -- yes, he of the Suicide Commandos.

The Decemberists have done a Theft of the Dial, and they headlined at Rock the Garden 2009. But they'd never done a proper in-studio session at The Current until this week. Jill Riley welcomes the Portland, Ore., indie rockers into the studio for a live session and interview.

Elvis performed at a benefit gig in Hawaii, then took eight years off; Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder was pulled from the sea after a scary encounter in a riptide; Bono was a character witness for Peter Buck; and Prince took home an Oscar for the music of 'Purple Rain', Today in Music History.

Minnesota native Cobi Mike has been a familiar face to pop fans who know him as vocalist and guitarist with the band Gentlemen Hall. He’s now going solo with debut single “Walking Through the Fire,” from Cobi Mike’s forthcoming self-titled EP. The EP will also include “First Snow,” a song written this winter in Minnesota. Gentlemen Hall…

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…