The Avett Brothers, War on Drugs, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Phantogram and Mumford and Sons make debuts; Courtney Barnett, Chance The Rapper and Radiohead are inducted to the Hall of Fame; and Beck wows to No.1.

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 1997. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

The Minnesota Wild are considering changing their longtime goal-celebration song: “Crowd Chant” by Joe Satriani. In an e-mail to season ticket holders, the Wild ask whether the song should be changed to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” — or something else. (Star Tribune) Crystal Pepsi coming back, sponsors ’90s stars in concert Crystal Pepsi, one of the most…

Darrell Scott's latest album is 'Couchville Sessions,' a collection of songs recorded in Scott's living room. Scott stopped by the Radio Heartland studio to play a few tracks from the album and to talk about how he was able to record his pal, the late Guy Clark, on one of the album tracks.

We've been thinking about boom boxes lately - what with 200 vintage boom boxes going on sale for $20K, and Kevin Beacham renovating his old Sharp GF-575 radio he got for his 12th birthday. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention boom boxes or radios? And if we're feeling saucy, we'll play a boom box jam or two.

'There are three levels to discovering music,' John Moe writes, 'the kind of music that makes you stop what you're doing and give a focused listen.' John describes and gives examples of what those three levels are. See what you think, and share some of your own discoveries.

Esso petroleum warned drivers that rock music might mean a heavier foot on the accelerator; Cass Elliot released her first solo single; John Denver got his second No. 1 hit; 'Men in Black' soundtrack was a bestseller; and the late Soul Asylum bassist Karl Mueller was born Today in Music History.

“When you build guitars, you’re a sander,” says Jake Swogger, co-owner of MPLS Instrument Company. “That’s always the joke.” He’s laughing, but he means it, and he should know; he and his partner, Tony Emanuele, have made more than 30 guitars since starting their business in Swogger’s garage. They’re one of only a few boutique…

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.