After decompressing in his home state of Michigan, Ben Schneider convinced his childhood bandmates to move to Los Angeles to record music. Together they are Lord Huron. The band stopped by The Current studio to perform live in-studio before a sold out show in First Avenue's mainroom.

Anticipating the release of Ripple, their first release on the Twin Cities-based record label Forged Artifacts, Panther Ray stopped by The Current to perform in-studio and to chat with The Local Show's host David Campbell.

Kristian Matsson, aka The Tallest Man On Earth, has a way of upending expectations and rendering familiarity moot. Get a First Listen to his forthcoming album, 'Dark Bird Is Home'.

Amy Winehouse‘s family have issued a statement saying they wish to “disassociate” themselves from Amy, a forthcoming documentary about the late singer. The family cooperated with the filmmakers during the production of the documentary, but having seen the finished film, the family feels that it “is both misleading and contains some basic untruths.” Specifically, the family say that the…

Charlie Roth lives in Central Minnesota; he's got a following in the region as well as in the U.K. Charlie joined Mike Pengra by phone to talk about his new album, 'Oh My Stars', and to share a few tracks from it.

A recent study in 'Psychological Science' suggests the scent of sweaty, happy people can make others happy. We're not going to try that, but for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have the word "sweat" in the lyrics? Send us your requests.

18 local artists have recently come together to release a series of largely a capella songs to fight sex trafficking in Minnesota. A fundraising effort by the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, this project includes a CD and a release show at Bedlam Lowertown on May 10. The release show will feature artists including Chris Koza, the Ericksons, We Are the Willows,…

Little Peggy March had a No. 1 hit at age 15; Ringo Starr got married; Oasis packed Man City's old ground; an iconic radio voice was born; and Joe Cocker was feelin' alright on national television, making his debut on 'The Ed Sullivan Show', Today in Music History.

When Jack White announced—between his two headlining Coachella performances—that he’d embark on a short acoustic tour of the five U.S. states he had yet to play (and before “taking a break from performing live for a long period of time”), I knew I’d soon be making a trip to my home state of North Dakota.…

When Blur found themselves stranded after the cancellation of a Japanese festival, they killed time by booking time in a Hong Kong studio, laying down the bulk of what would turn into 'The Magic Whip'. The end result is a record that stands among Blur's best post-'Parklife' work.