The 2015 Americana Music Festival and Conference spans Sept. 16 to 20 in Nashville. The Current's Bill DeVille and Jim McGuinn attended the conference. See what they saw with a social-media roundup from their days and nights of music meet-ups and shows.

Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys teamed up with his recording buddies to form a new collaboration called the Arcs, and he sat down with host Bill DeVille to chat about their debut album Yours, Dreamily.

Just days after the release of their 11th album, 'Ones and Sixes', Low stopped in to The Current's studio for a session hosted by Jade. Playing together since 1993, Low's Alan Sparhawk describes the band's secret to longevity. 'Luckily we've always been pretty naive,' he says. 'It's always felt like we're learning.' Check out the entire in-studio session.

Matt Berninger of the National and Brent Knopf of Menomena and Ramona Falls have teamed up to form EL VY whose debut album Return to the Moon releases Oct. 30 via 4AD.

Trampled by Turtles host Festival Palomino on Saturday, Sept. 19. The lineup consists of Trampled by Turtles and some of their favorite musicians. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by artists who are playing Festival Palomino? Send us your requests.

Happy Friday! I hope you guys like salads, because we’re going to kick things off this week with a whole bunch of ’em… Bad Bad Hats I CAN’T. STOP. IT’S TOO MUCH. L’Assassins To celebrate a new song they co-wrote with Suburbs frontman Chan Poling, L’Assassins conjured all the fiery spirits and traveled back to the Stone Age to…

On the release date of Keith Richards' solo album, 'Crosseyed Heart,' The Current's Jim McGuinn had a chance to chat with Richards. 'Crosseyed Heart' is Richards' first solo album in 23 years. 'What took me so long? Well, I've got this other band ...,' Richards jokes. Listen to the full conversation and read a transcript.

I can still remember the first time I heard alt-J: I was a senior in high school cruising through the suburbs in my parents’ Honda. I’m sure I’m not the only one to remember my first alt-J experience, because the band’s music has a game-changing quality. Hearing their first album was really a defining moment for many music…

Frankie Avalon collected the royalties he earned as a minor; Pink Floyd played the Montreux Festival; Wild Cherry played that funky music; Kiss appeared without makeup for the first time; Garth Brooks topped the album chart; and Jimi Hendrix passed away, Today in Music History.

Put a guitar in Archie Fisher's hands and set him singing, and he'll take you away. Sometimes it's to some wild Scottish hillside, sometimes it's back to a place deep in history.