“Outlaw country” legend Merle Haggard was laid to rest on Saturday at Haggard’s Shasta County, California ranch. Per the request of Haggard himself, the private funeral service was officiated by country singer Marty Stuart. Stuart sang Haggard’s “Silver Wings” in a duet with Connie Smith, and Haggard’s friend and tourmate Kris Kristofferson also sang three songs. At the close…

Anticipating the release of Best Summer Ever, Sean Tillman — aka Har Mar Superstar — stopped by The Current to perform live in-studio and to chat with The Local Show's Andrea Swensson.

Best Summer Ever, continues this exploration of Sean Tillman's Har Mar Superstar identity as a melodic and lyrical craftsmen.

Following a phone prank that resulted in fast-food workers smashing the windows of their restaurant, we're wondering what songs you'd like to hear that mention glass. Send us your requests.

James Brown entered the charts for the first time; Pearl Jam played for SNL; Dylan made his New York debut; and Oasis released 'Supersonic', Today in Music History.

From its very first song, Ray LaMontagne lets us know 'Ouroboros' is a different sort of outing. Stepping away from the easy-breezy folk music he's been known for, LaMontagne gives us a dreamy psychedelic album.

N.W.A., Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, Chicago, and Steve Miller were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in a Friday night ceremony that was marked by an unusual amount of controversy. During Miller’s acceptance speech, the classic-rock stalwart admonished the Rock Hall “to be more inclusive of women, and to be more transparent in your dealings with the public”;…

Each week on the Local Show, we’ll meet a new person from the Minnesota music community who has some fresh discoveries to share in a feature called “Ask a Cool Person.” These people will come from all corners of the scene, including record store clerks, recording studio engineers and producers, artists, writers, bookers, photographers, and…

On July 21, 1987, Guns N’ Roses’ groundbreaking debut album, Appetite for Destruction, was released on Geffen Records. It went on to become the best-selling debut album in history, but sales really didn’t start picking up until the following year, thanks in part to regular airplay on MTV (back when it played music videos). That’s when Appetite connected with…

After playing for a rapt crowd at the Triple Rock Social Club, DMA's stopped by our studios to play a few songs and talk about their debut album 'Hills End.'