Ahead of playing two sold-out shows at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Cincinnati band Walk the Moon stopped by The Current to play a couple songs and to talk to Mark Wheat. As the name suggests, Walk the Moon are heavily influenced by the Police. But it was an album by the Killers that convinced front man Nicholas Petricca that playing music was what he wanted to do.

On the heels of releasing his visual album American Dreamer and anticipating the release of his EP of the same name, Frankie Lee and friends stopped by The Current to perform tracks off his American Dreamer EP and to chat with The Local Show's David Campbell.

Wilco have canceled a May 7 performance in Indianapolis in protest of the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a recently-passed law that has been controversial due to the fact that it permits businesses to refuse customers based on their sexual orientation. “The ‘Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act’ feels like thinly disguised legal discrimination to us,” wrote Wilco…

In recent years, Chaz Bundick's sound has traveled down some unexpected side roads. But What For? takes a U-turn back to feel-tingly guitar-pop, with winsome results.

Cheez Whiz has found its way onto tables as well as into pop culture (e.g. Beck's song, 'Loser'). But now that Cheez Whiz may be headed for its ultimate sell-by date, we're wondering what songs with outdated cultural references you'd like to hear. Send your requests.

Lesley Gore recorded a breakthrough hit; the photo session for The Beatles' Sgt Pepper album took place; R.E.M. began recording a big album; and influential guitarist Eric Clapton celebrates a milestone birthday, Today in Music History.

The latest album from Death Cab for Cutie continues the recent trend of alternative artists who explore the sonic depths of the 1980s. The result is a very enjoyable record. 'Kintsugi' releases on March 31.

Performing in an arena like the Target Center can be a tough challenge for an artist to overcome. With all of that empty open space lingering between the stage and the sloping tiers of seats, it can be a downright Herculean task to convey any kind of authentic human emotion to the sea of people…

Prince is being sued by a producer named Jolene Cherry, who claims that Prince’s release of an album he produced for Judith Hill violates a contract that Cherry has with Hill. Meanwhile, Hill has filed her own suit against Cherry, arguing that Hill is “an independent artist, not bound by contract to anyone.” (Rolling Stone) The night before Prince…

Ahead of a performance at Minneapolis' Orchestra Hall, Preservation Hall Jazz Band stopped by The Current studio to chat with host Mary Lucia and to perform tracks off their latest album That's It!.