Andrew Bird stopped by The Current ahead of his performance on A Prairie Home Companion this weekend with host Chris Thile and Paul Simon to talk about his new album Are You Serious and collaborating with Fiona Apple.

If you've seen her perform live, you already know that Ellis is totally engaging. She exhibits a true sense of joy when she sings, which you can see in her intense smile and can hear in her voice and in her laughter. Ellis brings the same energy into the Radio Heartland studio.

NPR’s 2016 Tiny Desk Contest recently closed its entry portal. As judges sift through entries, fans can vote on their favorite videos. Not only does the winner get a highly coveted Tiny Desk gig at NPR, but they will also appear at a taping of NPR’s show “Ask Me Another,” and tour the United States.…

The Super Bowl is upon us! As Jade, Sean and Anna are BIG snackers, let's get mentally geared up for all of the glorious treats that will be prepared for football lovers and food lovers alike on Sunday. So for today's Coffee Break, what are your suggestions for songs that mention snacks?

MPR Cube Critic Stephanie Curtis joins Jade and Sean McPherson to talk about 'Hail, Caesar!', the new Coen Brothers film.

Minneapolis experimental rock project Fog have just announced an upcoming album, along with a video (below) for the lead single, “Trying.” Titled For Good, the album will be Fog’s first in nine years. Andrew Broder (also known for his work with the Cloak Ox) tells Brooklyn Vegan that the song is about, among other things, “the universal feelings of clumsy, earnest and…

Black Sabbath began recording 'Master of Reality'; Paul Simon released his first new song without Art Garfunkel, 'Mother and Child Reunion'; The Rolling Stones performed the halftime show of Super Bowl XL in Detroit; and 'Hello, Goodbye' off 'Magical Mystery Tour' by The Beatles was the No. 1 single in the country, Today in Music History.

Since last May, The Current has been inviting local musicians to take over our all-Minnesota music stream to talk about the local music scene and to share tracks from their favorite local artists. So far, the roster for Local Current’s DJ in Residence has included Sophia Eris, Gabriel Douglas, Mark Mallman, Kerry Alexander, and many…

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Johnny Cash’s iconic performances inside Folsom State Prison, the Man in Black will be immortalized with a statue of his likeness outside the penitentiary. The statue, designed by artist Gary Tillery of the Fine Art Studio of Rotblatt-Amrany, will stand 50 ft. tall. The steel statue is nicknamed “Man…

Jim Brunzell III, director of Sound Unseen, writes about the most-discussed films at this year's Sundance Film Festival.