Before closing with the go-your-own-way anthem "Follow Your Arrow," the country singer showcases four songs from her terrific second album, 'Pageant Material'. Watch and listen to her full set.

Will Brooker, a professor of film and cultural studies at Kingston University in London, has announced plans to dress like David Bowie every day for the next year. Which Bowie? Why choose? Brooker will make his way through numerous different periods of Bowie’s life, as part of what he’s calling a research project. “The idea is…

Enter for a chance to win reserved lower level seats to Foo Fighters' show at the Xcel Energy Center this Saturday, Aug. 22, plus a DVD copy of their Sonic Highways HBO series and an autographed poster.

Salon writer Marc Spitz posits 'fire' and 'desire' comprise the laziest rhyming couplet in songwriting, yet everyone uses it. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let's embrace it: What songs do you want to hear that rhyme "fire" and "desire"? Send us your requests.

The A.V. Club, the arts and culture site that’s part of The Onion’s digital network, invited Hippo Campus in to participate in their “Undercover” series. Each year, the A.V. Club makes a list of songs and invites bands into their Chicago office to cover them. Once a song is picked, it gets scratched off the list, so the later…

This week, John Moe stopped by The Current's Morning Show to talk to Jill Riley and Sean McPherson about an article in the New York Times that excoriates the work environment at Amazon. He also talks about a YouTube clip that imagines vengeance for Hitchbot.

Mick Jagger got hurt making a film; Diana Ross had her second No. 1 single; the Police made their live debut; Bon Jovi released a hit album; Kanye made an impassioned anti-discrimination speech; and the Beatles' classic lineup made its debut, Today in Music History.

CHVRCHES have released an evocative new video for their song “Leave a Trace.” The song will appear on the band’s new album Every Open Eye, due out Sept. 25. (Pitchfork) After the video’s release, frontwoman Lauren Mayberry responded forcefully to negative comments made by some users of the site 4chan regarding Mayberry’s appearance in the video.…

Last Friday, legendary record producer Bob Johnston passed away in Nashville, Tenn., at age 83. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, let's remember one of the studio greats. What songs produced by Bob Johnston do you want to hear? Send us your requests.

Amid hot and volatile weather, this year’s electro-centric Summer Set Music & Camping Festival had its ups and down but definitely had a lot to offer. This weekend featuredacts ranging from local jam bands to old-school hip-hop acts to Top 40 hitmakers. Summer Set is becoming one of the area’s biggest annual music festivals, and it’s clear that…