The Minnesota roots musician grapples with uneasiness and instability in "Over The Red Cedar." Watch him perform the song live in the studio at Folk Alley in New York.

Prince isn’t finished with his meme-inspired song “This Could B Us,” which first appeared on last year’s ART OFFICIAL AGE album. On Tidal, Prince has released a sultry, reimagined version of the song; the new version will appear on his forthcoming album HITNRUN, which is due for release September 7 on Tidal and later in physical formats. Listen to…

Many very well-known musicians held a variety of jobs until they were able to rely on their work in the music industry to pay the bills. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by artists who have held surprising or unexpected day jobs? Send us your request, and along with it, the job held by the artists you're requesting.

Eric Mayson: Detail Eric Mayson (Crunchy Kids) has played with a variety of artists all over the Twin Cities scene, most notably Caroline Smith, Big Cats, Lizzo, Toki Wright, and P.O.S. He’s now going solo with his Detail release. Mayson’s bright wavering voice will be familiar to some, though it’s a whole new musical world from…

This week, John Moe stopped by The Current's Morning Show to talk to Jill Riley and Sean McPherson about a new privacy policy from Spotify and a new parody of the Republican debate from the comedians at Bad Lip Reading. 'It's completely nonpartisan, it's completely nonsensical,' John says.

When people around the world can’t stop praising a certain band, it’s best to let curiosity take control. Listen to some tracks and maybe buy a concert ticket—the artists could be worth the hype. If all else fails, at least you’ll get a dose of another country’s culture. Or at least, that was the logic…

Invisible Boy is a new solo project by Chris Bierden. Best-known as the bass player for Poliça, Bierden has also played with Vampire Hands (formerly), Heavy Deeds, Pony Trash, Har Mar Superstar, and Bones and Beeker, among numerous other local artists. Invisible Boy’s first release is a song called “Darling”; you heard it Sunday night on…

Former babysitter Little Eva went to No. 1 with 'The Loco-motion'; Bobbie Gentry had a hit with 'Ode to Billy Joe'; Elton John played his first gig in the U.S.; the Knack had their one and only hit; Paul Simon released 'Graceland'; and Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy was born in Belleville, Ill., Today in Music History.

Amid two invigorating new songs and three fresh renditions of Yo La Tengo classics, nine wide-ranging covers are performed with varying degrees of sweetness, sadness, silliness and joy.

For the past few weeks, the song 'S.O.B.' by Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats has generated endless conversation around the offices of The Current without ever being played on the radio. Program Director Jim McGuinn shares the reasoning behind the station's decision to add the song to the playlist, and the careful approach to when the song will air.