Ahead of her show at the Varsity Theater, London's Lianne La Havas stopped by The Current to perform live in-studio and to chat with host Mark Wheat about her latest album Blood.

A rock opera is no small undertaking, but Titus Andronicus's front man Patrick Stickles was inspired by something deeply personal. 'It's an allegory for my own personal struggles,' Stickles says, '[but] I'm not unique in my experiences; people around the world feel the way I do.' Check out the full session.

Last night, the Minnesota Wild won their season opener 5 to 4, propelled by Zach Parise's hat trick. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention 'magic,' 'trick' or 'tricky'? Send us your requests.

Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis joins Lindsay Kimball (in for Jill Riley) and Sean McPherson to talk about a new film that imagines a prequel to the Peter Pan myth. The film stars Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara and Levi Miller. 'It's such a mess,' Stephanie says.

Thirty-three civilians showed up to Paisley Park late last night. I know there were 33 of us because I ended up having plenty of time to count each and every one of us from left to right, then again from right to left and all the way up to the stage, which was littered with dozens of guitar pedals,…

Ray Charles had a hit with 'Hit the Road, Jack'; Glen Campbell did some session guitar work for the Beach Boys; Sean Lennon was born on his dad's birthday; Beethoven inspired a disco hit; and John Lennon was born in Liverpool 75 years ago Today in Music History.

Of the two other members of the great triumvirate of ’80s pop, Madonna explicitly mentioned only one on Thursday night at the Xcel Energy Center. “Yeah, we shook it up,” she said, dedicating her performance of “La Vie En Rose” to the megastar who’s “actually from this area.” The two “wrote a few songs together—the queen…

Here at The Current, we’ve been inviting local musicians to take over our all-Minnesota music stream to talk about the local music scene and to spin tracks from other local artists. The roster for Local Current’s DJ in Residence has included local mainstays such as Martin Devaney, Sophia Eris, Al Church, Reina Del Cid, and…

The inventive singer doesn't bother adhering to the iconography of vintage soul, preferring instead to point his path toward the future. Listen to Son Little's self-titled album in its entirety before it comes out next Friday, Oct. 16.

Win an Electric Fetus shopping spree, tickets to Bully's sold out gig at 7th St. Entry and the opportunity to go record shopping with the band before the show from The Current!