Lizzo makes an impressive debut; Beach House and Jason Isbell are inducted to the Hall of Fame; the Arcs hold their own weight; and Kurt Vile goes out on top.

Local photographer Daniel Corrigan, well-known for his music photography and his work for First Avenue, is being celebrated in a new episode of the Pitchfork documentary series, Unsung. Shot in Minneapolis by local director/cinematographer Dan Huitung, the video provides a retrospective of Corrigan’s work as a photographer — including his iconic images for legendary local…

The first time I saw Mayda performing, we were both sitting in a mildewy coffee shop basement in South Minneapolis enjoying one of Jim Walsh’s very first first Mad Ripple Hootenannies. It was a singer-songwriter showcase and most people were singing introspective folk ballads, but then here comes Mayda with a giant acoustic guitar strapped…

When the four members of Mipso graduated from college a few years ago, they piled their instruments into a van and hit the road, setting aside their majors for the thrill of music. Touring in support of their album, 'Old Time Reverie,' Mipso made a stop at Radio Heartland.

Following the success of 2015's Kintsugi, The Current will host Ben Gibbard for an exclusive show over the lunch hour at Icehouse on Friday, Dec. 4. Enter for a chance to win you way on to the guest list!

Many artists, such as Albert Hammond Jr., have parents who also work or worked as musicians. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by artists whose parents are also musicians? Send us your requests.

Heavy Table Editor James Norton joins Jill Riley and Sean McPherson to talk about the final chapter in his culinary tour of Central Avenue Northeast, from Interstate 694 in Fridley, Minn., all the way down to Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis.

'I fell in love with the idea of writing songs and playing,' Albert Hammond Jr. says, reflecting on the origins of his career. It helped that Hammond's father is a songwriter himself, and that both of his parents are very supportive. Hammond Jr. spoke more about his career arc when he stopped in to The Current for an in-studio session hosted by Jill Riley.

Jackie Wilson made his singles chart debut; the Beatles played for the Queen; Johnny Nash saw his way clearly to the top of the singles chart; Roxette had another hit in America; and Prince debuted his backing band, The Revolution, Today in Music History.

Freestyle battle champion, poet, MC, Rhymesayer, legend. Micheal David Larsen was Eyedea, one half of the famed hip-hop duo Eyedea & Abilities, and in 2015 we acknowledge the fifth year since the star’s passing. The pair were dubbed “local hip-hop wunderkinds…the Gene Kelly/Donald O’Connor of bohemian battle-rap” and “the most celebrated Twin Cities rap group this…