Miss Tess has been writing, performing and recording her own songs for more than a decade now, and with a recent move to Nashville, she has released a new album called 'Baby We All Know'. She shares some of those songs in this session at Radio Heartland.

Tommy Stinson has regrouped his band Bash & Pop, he tells Billboard — and a new album is expected out in January. Billboard points out that “Stinson is previewing some of the songs this summer on the road with Cowboys in the Campfire, a duo he formed with his uncle-by-marriage Chip ‘Sippy Fly’ Roberts.” Stinson also has…

Three Oregon-bred sisters sing lustrous songs about fearlessness, commitment and the pursuit of a life fully lived. On their second album, sweetness and power aren't mutually exclusive.

'When The Tequila Runs Out' is the first taste of Dawes' grimly titled 'We're All Gonna Die,' which drops Sept. 16 and features some impressive collaborations. Listen to this first single, which Jade describes as 'Dawes unlike you've ever heard before.'

It's Thursday August 18, and therefore it's Bad Poetry Day, a day to sit down and create terrible, terrible verse. To get your creative juices flowing, let's listen to some truly horrible lyrics. So for today's Coffee Break, what great songs with bad lyrics do you want to hear?

Mick Jagger got hurt making a film; Diana Ross had her second No. 1 single; the Police made their live debut; Kanye made an impassioned anti-discrimination speech; the Beatles' classic lineup made its debut; and Chic went No. 1, Today in Music History.

Pixies, Margaret Glaspy, Father John Misty and Band of Horses make debuts; BORNS is inducted to the Hall of Fame; and Beck is back on top.

Pizza Hut has developed a pizza box printed with turntables that you can actually play by syncing the box to your laptop and sliding your fingers over the box. A limited number of the turntable boxes will be given away at select locations — but sorry, for the moment the promotion is limited to the…

Twenty-five years ago this week, Alan Parker's film about a ragtag group of young people who put together a soul band made its debut. The Current's Bill DeVille and local businessman and Irish emigre Kieran Folliard share their thoughts about 'The Commitments' and its legacy. 'It was absolutely captivating,' Folliard says. 'Nothing was airbrushed.'

On Saturday, August 20, the Local Show’s Artists to Watch event will feature 10 of my favorite up-and-coming acts in Minnesota performing across two stages at the Cedar Cultural Center. As we gear up for the showcase, you’ll be hearing from the performers in segments on the Local Show and here on the Local Current Blog. Going to a…