"We're only planning to stop if we see a haunted corn maze or haunted hay rides hehe," write Hinds in an email to me, as we arrange an interview time. They're on California's 101 driving from San Francisco to Los Angeles for a gig at the Echoplex - not its sister room, the Echo, similar to First Avenue's 7th St. Entry - the big room, capacity: 700.

The Current's music director, David Safar, provides a list of go-to albums that could make great holiday gifts for the music lovers in your life.

Jack White‘s Third Man Records has announced that it will open a vinyl pressing plant in Detroit. The new plant will be part of Third Man’s return to Detroit, the city where it was founded (and White’s home town). Third Man’s new Detroit location will open on Record Store Black Friday — Nov. 27 —…

Last Friday, we celebrated music's great voices. In the wake of that, listener Bob in St. Paul suggested a Coffee Break of idiosyncratic voices. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature an unconventional or unique singing voice? Send us your requests.

The first jukebox was installed; Elvis Presley got punched; Billy Swan had a one-hit wonder; Rush performed in Rip; Bono and The Edge surprised the audience at a charity gig; and blues legend Robert Johnson began his first recording session, Today in Music History.

On her third studio album, Adele returns to her roots as a vocalist whose talent resides in heartfelt ballads and saccharine love songs. This is an album for her true fans.

Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme of Eagles of Death Metal have talked with Vice for their first interview since the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, which included an attack by gunmen at the band’s Le Bataclan performance. The full interview will be released this week; in a brief excerpt released this weekend, Hughes talks about fans who…

Ahead of their very sold out show at First Avenue, The Current will host an exclusive sound check party and meet and greet with Minnesota's Hippo Campus. Enter for a chance to win!

Rising star Alessia Cara has emerged as one of this year's breakout performers. She took a few minutes to tell us about her emergence via the Internet, her meeting with Taylor Swift, and how her hit 'Here' became a surprise introvert's anthem.

An album getting a lot of attention today is Adele's latest, '25'. Adele is one of music's great singers. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature great vocal performances? Send us your requests.