Mary Lucia shares her recollections of almost breaking up with Minneapolis. 'A year ago, my life came to an unnerving crescendo of crap that left me in desperate need of change,' she writes. But now, she's decided to embrace a sense of belonging.

Before her show in First Avenue's 7th St. Entry, Mitski stopped by The Current to chat with New Hot host David Safar about her new album Puberty 2.

In 2005, Steve Nelson was the founding program director of The Current, responsible for getting the station off the ground and for hiring people like Mary Lucia, Bill DeVille and Jill Riley. Now, Nelson is off to a new role at National Public Radio. Before clearing out his desk, Nelson joined Brian Oake (whom he's known since 1992) and Jill Riley (whom he's known since 2005, when he hired her to work at The Current) to reminisce about past radio stations and about the early days at The Current.

Craig Kenton, a collector living in New Zealand, is selling his collection of over 400 vintage boom boxes. “I feel like the collection is a piece of ’80s art,” he says, “and I hope they go somewhere they can be seen.” Kenton’s asking price is $20,000 — which he says is a bargain for the 20…

It was just Friday morning that we were enjoying a cozy performance from The Murder of Crows — Gaelynn Lea and Alan Sparhawk — live at Lake Avenue Restaurant and Bar. Now, they’re in Washington, D.C., where tonight the duo will perform at the Kennedy Center in honor of the 26th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The…

We're gearing up for Oake & Riley in the Afternoon - a free show at Sociable Cider Werks tomorrow featuring Børns and Sims, lawn games, trivia, a spelling bee and socializing with your very own Brian Oake and Jill Riley. There are many "morning" and "night" songs, but for now, let's give some Coffee Break love to songs that mention the "afternoon".

The blare of an ice cream truck is like a pied piper for neighborhood kids, but where does the music actually come from? Some less-than-licensed operations will blast their own tunes in the street, but if the truck is part of a professional fleet, it’ll almost certainly be playing a Nichols Electronics music box. Mark and…

Jimi Hendrix played for his hometown for the last time; The Jackson 5 got signed; Mick Jagger was born; and Mary Wells passed away, Today in Music History.

As the Democratic National Convention begins in Philadelphia, music fans are taking note of the fact that Virginia senator Tim Kaine has said his two favorite music artists are the Replacements and Bob Dylan. (Kaine was born in St. Paul, though his family moved out of Minnesota when he was very young.) Kaine is Hillary Clinton’s running mate, meaning that…

A few years ago, The Current’s program director Jim McGuinn decided to head up north from St. Paul to Duluth for the All Pints North beer festival, and the event’s organizers excitedly asked if he could bring our van to park on the festival grounds. Each year since, The Current’s involvement in what we’ve come to…