Before you the Americana Awards ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 16, hear the songs the NPR Music crew love from Jason Isbell, Lucinda Williams and more.

Touring in support of their second full-length album, 'Too,' FIDLAR stopped in to The Current's studio for a session with host Mark Wheat. In the interview, FIDLAR's Zac Carper sets the record straight about the band's single, '40oz. on Repeat': 'It's actually about locking yourself in your room and listening to ['40oz. to Freedom' by Sublime],' he says. Check out the complete in-studio session.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an opinion in a long-running case that pits YouTube user Stephanie Lenz against Universal Music, which told YouTube to pull a 2007 clip of a baby dancing to Prince‘s song “Let’s Go Crazy.” Lenz argued that a few seconds of music playing in the background of a dancing-baby video…

This raw and rebellious punk trio have been blazing their own path through the Twin Cities scene.

Today's Coffee Break theme was suggested by Lisa, a listener from Edina, Minn.: For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have a spoken-word section? Send us your requests.

In Minnesota to support his full-length album, 'Chase the Sun', Greg Holden visited MPR to play a live a session in the Forum and to chat with The Current's Jill Riley. His four-song set included his powerful and popular song, 'Boys in the Street.' Check out the full performance.

Little Richard recorded 'Tutti Frutti'; The Archies cartoon series premiered on TV; Stevie Wonder topped the album chart for the second time; David Bowie won Video of the Year at the first MTV Video awards; and Amy Winehouse was born -- and later commemorated with a statue -- Today in Music History.

After putting out a call to all local high school bands to share their best work with us, The Current’s local team received an overwhelming number of quality music submissions from young musicians across Minnesota. The Local Show helped kick off a new school year with a special Back to School episode last night and…

The Current's Andrea Swensson has no qualms about declaring Low's 11th album one of the finest in the band's 22-year career. 'This is an album that cracks and sizzles, bursting with an electric energy,' Swensson writes.

Just before playing a sold-out show at the Turf Club, Tommy Stinson stopped by The Current to play some new music (and an Arthur-Crudup-via-Elvis cover) and to talk with Jim McGuinn about his life and his bands - both his current touring band and another one you might have heard of, the Replacements.