As daughters of Buena Vista Social Club percussionist Anga Diaz, the sisters of Franco-Cuban duo Ibeyi have a rich musical pedigree, but they didn't really expect to be musicians until producer Richard Russell invited them to record. "That was a life-changing experience,' the sisters agree. Meet Ibeyi by hearing their songs and their interview with The Current's Bill DeVille.

After Ryan Adams released his song-for-song cover of Taylor Swift‘s album 1989 on Monday, Father John Misty followed suit by releasing covers of Swift’s “Blank Space” and “Welcome to New York,” performed in the style of the Velvet Underground. The songs soon, however, disappeared from Father John Misty’s Soundcloud. Some speculated that Swift was responsible, but her camp denies that;…

Ahead of her performance at the second annual Festival Palomino, Laura Marling stopped by The Current to perform live in-studio and to chat with host Steve Seel about her latest album Short Movie.

Starting this evening is Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Yom Kippur is also known as Day of Atonement. The spirit of asking for forgiveness informs our Coffee Break today: What songs do you want to hear that are about atonement or apology? Send us your requests.

This week, John Moe stopped by The Current's Morning Show to talk to Jill Riley and Sean McPherson about ad-blocking and the future of the Internet, plus a video that may contain the only known footage of someone born in the 1700s.

Irie Sol: Dred Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald’s character Bernice (“Bernice Bobs Her Hair”) is getting some life blown into her by self-declared “lit-hop” band Irie Sol. Their new Dred Scott Fitzgerald release pays homage to the character, who hails from Eau Claire. Appropriately, the band went to Justin Vernon’s April Base studios in Eau Claire…

Elvis shipped out to his army post; the Springfields landed in the U.S. top 20; the Band released their self-titled album; Dylan's 'Hard Rain' went Gold; the first Farm Aid concert was held; and rocker Joan Jett was born in suburban Philadelphia, Today in Music History.

The Scottish pop band has fun on Every Open Eye, but its disco ball is tiled with galvanized steel. Listen to Chvrches' upcoming album before it comes out on Sept. 25.

In support of their third studio album Plum Slump, Peter Wolf Crier stopped by The Local Show to perform all new music live in The Current studio and to chat with host David Campbell.

Foo Fighters say that they were invited by the Television Academy to become “the first ever rock band on the Emmys,” playing a track from their documentary series Sonic Highways. Fox, however, “refused to allow the band to play a full song from the Emmy-winning Sonic Highways,” according to the band, who then opted not to…