We're inviting Minnesota musicians to help host our Local Current stream; first up is Martin Devaney, a singer-songwriter who you've also seen behind the counter at Eclipse Records.

Following the release of Blur's first album in 12 years, guitarist Graham Coxon joined The Current's Jade via telephone to talk about how 'The Magic Whip' came together and about his vision of the simple life.

Influenced by spending a summer in the alluring Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Minneapolis singer-songwriter Esto is releasing an album based on his experiences. The album, Houghton-Hancock Hum-Alongs, is out today. When not going by the moniker “Esto,” Blake Morgan performs full time with the Twin-Cities-based, nationally renowned vocal ensemble Cantus. This nine-man group has performed…

A big boxing match on Saturday reminded us that a lot of songs contain boxing references. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that contain references to boxing in the lyrics? Send us your requests.

The Current is offering you a chance to attend one of three premiere screenings of 'Heaven Adores You', a documentary on the life and music of Elliott Smith. Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to screenings at the Oakdale Cinema, the Marcus Oakdale 20 or the Parkwood Cinema in Waite Park, Minn., near St. Cloud, on Thursday, May 7.

Movie Maven and Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis joins Jill Riley and Jim McGuinn (in for Steve Seel) to talk about the latest entry in the Marvel Entertainment series of Avengers films. Find out why Stephanie gives this one a 'meh'.

The Minnesota Wild have advanced to the second round of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs and are set to face the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference semifinals. Mike Doyle, official reporter for the Minnesota Wild, joins Jill Riley and Jim McGuinn to share a preview of the series ahead of Game 1, which faces off at 8:30 tonight in Chicago. "It is going to be one of those classic matchups," Doyle says.

It’s supposed to get up into the 80s tomorrow in the Twin Cities, so what better way to celebrate our first hot day of the season than by watching a video of someone snowmobiling across a frozen tundra? Aero Flynn This video is SO WISCONSIN. Or at least what other people must think it’s like…

The Stones released 'Brown Sugar'; the Carpenters performed in the White House; the Clash launched their first U.K. tour; the man who immortalized the phrase 'who you gonna call?' celebrates his birthday; and Herman's Hermits scored an unexpected twee-pop hit Today in Music History.

Billboard reports that this week at Paisley Park, Prince recorded a new song that’s a “tribute to all the people of the city of Baltimore.” Release plans have not yet been announced, but Prince has shared the song’s artwork—above. “It’s understood,” according to Billboard, “that the track will address Freddie Gray’s death in Baltimore police…