Happy April Fools! For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention some form of pranks or trickery?

For decades, hundreds of vinyls and tapes sat untouched following the 1979 suicide of Audiotek Systems, Inc. owner Dan Holmes. Now, 260 reel to reel tapes from the Minneapolis record label and studio are on eBay for $19,900. ASI originally operated at 711 W. Broadway Ave. until Holmes moved the business to a studio attached to his…

David Bowie released his first single; the Troggs recorded 'Wild Thing'; John and Yoko pulled an April Fool joke; the Buzzcocks made their live debut; David Lee Roth jumped from Van Halen; and Gil Scott-Heron was born, Today in Music History.

When Kelsey from the Current emailed me and asked me if I wanted to be the Local Current’s DJ in Residence, I had to read it a few times. I initially thought she was asking me to help her find someone to do it (which would have been cool too). But after re-reading and confirming…

Hank Williams’s life and career were tragically short, but unfortunately all you get from Marc Abraham’s new biopic is the “tragically” half of that equation. Sorely lacking in narrative drive, I Saw the Light seems to go on forever as we’re dragged through one sad moment after another in the life of this flawed genius. It’s too bad that I…

Catfish and the Bottlemen traveled from their native Wales to the shores of the States to perform live in The Current studio ahead of their new album's release.

Thao Nguyen took a chance in writing about something very personal on her latest record, 'A Man Alive,' but the risks paid off. 'Whatever hardship I've encountered with being this openly sad, it's been superseded by how incredible people have been,' she says when Thao and the Get Down Stay Down visit The Current's studio for a session hosted by Jade.

Thursday night features the first of two concerts in tribute to the late David Bowie. The show, live from Carnegie Hall is being streamed – for a recommended donation of at least $5 – via Skype. Access to the stream can be found at musicofdavidbowie.com. The show, however, appears to be going on without the…

James P. Leary is a folklorist and professor at the University of Wisconsin. His new book, 'Folk Songs of Another America: Field Recordings from the Upper Midwest, 1937-1946', is a treasure trove of the region's folk roots. Leary stopped by to talk about the book and to share some of its companion recordings.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention other bands?