Following the release of Paging Mr. Proust, the Jayhawks stopped by The Current to perform live in-studio and to chat with Andrea Swensson, host of The Local Show.

Guitarist Thomas Fekete, a founding member of indie-rock band Surfer Blood, has died at age 27 of a rare form of cancer. Fekete shared his diagnosis with fans a year ago, dropping out of a tour with Surfer Blood and releasing a solo cassette; artists including Yo La Tengo and Guided By Voices pitched in to help raise funds…

Tony the Scribe: Mixed Blood Tony the Scribe, of Killstreak, is releasing a solo EP called Mixed Blood on Monday — with a release show at Honey the following Thursday. “It’s dark and vulnerable,” writes the rapper, who’s already dropped a chess-themed single called “Checkmate.” Big Cats, Eric Mayson, and Chance York will be on hand to…

Zoo animals have been in the news and on our minds this morning after a sad event happened at the Cincinnati Zoo this weekend. For today's Coffee Break, what songs or bands do you want to hear that reference non-domestic animals?

Filming began on The Monkees first TV series; The BBC announced a ban on the Sex Pistols' "God Save The Queen"; The Theme From M*A*S*H* (Suicide Is Painless) was at No. 1; and The Who performed the loudest concert in history, Today in Music History.

You might have seen this story bubbling up on your Twitter feed today: the story that Kim Gordon was attacked by a coyote at Whole Foods in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Time to burst that bubble: it’s a hoax, according to Gordon herself as well as according to Whole Foods. @KimletGordon did…

With an event called 'Purple Game,' the Saint Paul Saints baseball team paid tribute to the late Minnesota music icon. As part of the tribute, held Sunday, May 29, players arrived on the field in red Corvettes.

Beth Orton has taken down the video for her song “1973,” after being criticized for spray-painting a Joshua tree in the video. Joshua trees are under government protection, and painting them can be harmful. Orton says she believed the tree was dead when she applied the paint, and that she is “truly devastated” to learn…

A Beastie Boy got arrested; Morrissey played his first solo gig in the U.S.; and The Beatles began working on 'The White Album', Today in Music History.

On stage at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds at Soundset 2016, Sway Calloway shared some words on hip-hop culture: “It’s multifaceted and multidimensional.” The Sway in the Morning host was introducing legendary hip-hop crew (and Jimmy Fallon house band) the Roots, who proved his point in one neo-soul-to-swing-to-beatboxing set. But all day long, Soundset brought together disparate artists…