There's a lot of excitement happening on the eastern edge of The Current's broadcast area, so let's celebrate: What songs do you want to hear by artists who are playing the Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival? Send us your requests.

Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson to talk about a new comedy written by and starring Amy Schumer, directed by Judd Apatow and co-starring Bill Hader. As Stephanie explains, there's more going on here than just another romantic comedy. Check out her complete review.

Happy Friday! I’m filing this week’s video roundup from beautiful Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where the inaugural Eaux Claire Music & Art Festival is about to get underway. Before the music begins, I wanted to take a minute to share the latest crop of videos to emerge from local artists around the state, including a documentary…

The Beatles released 'All You Need Is Love'; John Coltrane passed away; Simple Minds made their live debut; Virgin Records signed Keith RIchards to a solo deal; Bono received the French government's highest cultural honor; and we salute Billie Holiday, who became one for the ages Today in Music History.

This weekend, over 20,000 music fans from around the world will descend on Eau Claire, Wisconsin, for the Justin Vernon-curated Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival. Attendees from all 50 states and 14 different countries have purchased tickets to take part in this inaugural event, which will feature collaborative sets by over 40 different artists and conclude with a rare…

Surprise! Wilco have updated their website with a free download of their unannounced ninth studio album, Star Wars. The 11-track album features all new material and is available for a limited time. The album is expected to have a physical release in August, with a vinyl edition to follow. Frontman Jeff Tweedy elaborates on the…

Composed of sisters Emily, Camilla and Jess Staveley-Taylor, folk-rock trio the Staves passed through the Twin Cities on their way to perform at the Eaux Claires Music and Art Festival in Wisconsin. Their connection to that area runs deep; their latest album, 'If I Was', was produced by Justin Vernon and recorded at his April Base studio. 'It was a really, really magic first trip out there,' Jess Staveley-Taylor says. Check out the full session.

Damon Albarn has made it official: he’s heading into the studio in September to begin work on a new Gorillaz album to be released next year. Earlier this year, artist Jamie Hewlett shared some new illustrations that gave fans the idea a fifth Gorillaz album might be in the works. (Billboard) Rosanne Cash will be among four…

Keith Richards will release 'Crosseyed Heart', his third solo album and his first in more than 20 years, on Sept. 18, 2015, on Republic Records. Get a taste of the upcoming album with its first single, 'Trouble', released today by Republic Records.

Phoning the Hall & Oates Emergency Hotline earlier this morning inspired our Coffee Break for today: What songs do you want to hear that contain or that reference phone numbers? Send us your requests.