Jack White announced on Tuesday that “he will be taking a break from performing live for a long period of time.” First, though, he’s going to conclude his Lazaretto world tour with his first-ever acoustic tour (“amplified only with ribbon microphones”): an eccentric five-stop tour with tickets sold exclusively at the door, one per buyer, for $3…

The amiably fractured rock band sounds both melancholy and sinister on its first album in six years, while maintaining a sound that's approachable and organic.

It’s no secret we are living through preoccupied, frenzied times. Our minds are being pulled in a hundred directions at once and stretched thin like saltwater taffy, and we are living under the constant pressure that we should be doing more, producing more, clicking more, and consuming more—all while being more available to the world…

A lot of songs are about being born a certain way, whether of a particular inclination ('born to ...') or of a specific origin ('born in ...', etc.). So for today's Coffee Break, what songs that mention 'born' do you want to hear? Tell us your requests.

Soul legend Percy Sledge died this morning at age 74, his agent has confirmed. Sledge, who had suffered from liver cancer, was at home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sledge, a.k.a. “the King of Slow Soul,” is best-known for his hit “When a Man Loves a Woman,” which topped the Billboard singles chart in 1966 and became one…

Fats Domino released 'Ain't That a Shame'; The Beatles made a good title choice; David Bowie broke through in the States; Motown renewed Stevie Wonder's contract; George Harrison got a star in Hollywood; and Arcade Fire lead singer Win Butler celebrates his 35th birthday, Today in Music History.

For his tenth State of the City address, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is trying something new. “We want people who would never, ever, ever think of coming to a State of the City address to come down and hear great music,” he says. Mayor Coleman joined Jill Riley and Sean McPherson on The Current’s…

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.