David Letterman, who will retire as host of CBS’s The Late Show on May 20, has given a preview of the guests to be featured during his final stretch of shows. Among A-list acting talent like Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and George Clooney, Letterman’s upcoming musical guests will include The Avett Brothers, Brandi Carlile, Elvis…

George Lewis Jr., better knows as Twin Shadow, is an ambitious person. "I hate feeling stagnant," he says. "It's this thing that kind of torments me a little bit." Twin Shadow and his band visited The Current early this morning ahead of their show tonight at First Avenue in Minneapolis.

"I think I was overwhelmed by the vastness of the world and, more particularly, America," the English singer-songwriter says of Short Movie, an album inspired by her stay in L.A.

Brittany Howard and her band develop a vision of rock, blues and Southern soul that reaches high. You can hear that sound in this first listen to Alabama Shakes forthcoming album, 'Sound & Color'.

Today's Coffee Break combines excitement for the Minnesota Twins' home opener with a healthy dose of music trivia: What songs by bands that have twins (the genetic, sibling kind) in their lineups do you want to hear?

Bobby Goldboro tugged heartstrings all the way to No. 1; Elton John and Paul McCartney had the No. 1 single and album, respectively; Aerosmith got their own holiday in Massachusetts; and soul singer extraordinaire Al Green was born Today in Music History.

On her fifth studio album, 'Short Movie', Laura Marling has begun a new chapter in her life and her songwriting. It's hard to label Marling a folk artist now that she's picked up an electric guitar and started a band, but David Safar says 'Short Movie' is "the best album of her young career."

Jack White kicked out a two-hour, career-spanning set on the first night of the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Declaring several times, “Music is sacred!”, White opened his set with “Icky Thump”. He went on to play several songs from his 2014 album, Lazaretto, as well as…

Thanks to the generous efforts of a group of donors, The Current can now be heard in the northern Minnesota Community of Ely on 101.3 FM.

As The Current announces its new signal in Ely, Minn., we'd like to put together a special playlist for the people in Ely. What songs conjure the atmosphere of Ely and of northern Minnesota for you? Tell us your requests.