Will Toledo, frontman and visionary behind Car Seat Headrest, is introducing the world to Car Seat Headrest, the band. 'This is no longer a solo project,' he says. In town to play a sold-out show at the Triple Rock Social Club, Car Seat Headrest visited The Current's studio, where they played songs off their debut album, as well as a web-exclusive cover of David Bowie's 'Blackstar.'

This past weekend in New Jersey, Michael J. Fox joined Coldplay onstage for two songs performed by Fox’s character Marty McFly in Back to the Future: Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” and the Penguins’ “Earth Angel.” In a video shown before the songs, Chris Martin’s son asked his dad to play a song from their shared favorite movie. (Pitchfork) Tour…

For today's Vinyl Tap, we played a rousing ditty from 'The New World of Leonard Nimoy' and it got us thinking about actors that take it upon themselves to try their hand at music. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by actors turned musicians?

Sly and The Family Stone got into trouble with the law; John Lennon was ordered to leave the country; The Beatles record "Helter Skelter"; and Nico passed away, Today in Music History.

Last summer, the Minneapolis house that appeared in Purple Rain as the home where Prince’s character “the Kid” lived went up for sale. Who bought it? Prince himself, it turns out. To celebrate Prince’s legacy, we’re going all-Prince on our Local Current stream of Minnesota music every day through Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, from 11 a.m. to noon.…

Braving 83º heat, about 30 fans lined up outside St. Paul’s RiverCentre Sunday afternoon to catch glimpses of celebrities arriving at the Starkey Hearing Foundation’s 16th annual “So The World May Hear” gala. “We’re hoping to see Johnny,” said Kimberly Lantto, 32, of Maplewood. “I’ve almost cried five times today thinking I’ll see Johnny Depp.”…

Yesterday at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minnesota musicians including Lydia Liza, PaviElle, Eric Mayson, deM atlaS, Fort Wilson Riot, ZULUZULUU, and BDP took the stage at a benefit concert that raised funds for the family of Philando Castile.

The Avalanches' album 'Wildflower' isn't a record that easily clicks into focus, but the underlying infrastructure is not only apparent, it's fairly spectacular at that. The joy of the album is its consistent sense of surprise.

Alan Vega, singer in the seminal duo Suicide, has died of natural causes at age 78. The band’s 1977 self-titled debut album, with a dark and minimalist yet melodic sound, is widely considered one of the most influential releases of that decade. One of the band’s most ardent fans is Bruce Springsteen, whose classic Nebraska was influenced by Suicide…

Musician Will Toledo, the singer/songwriter/visionary of Car Seat Headrest, offers up a playlist with a little food humor mixed with tunes that'll help your party coast for hours.