'Haley Bonar's voice is like honey, and I love the way she thinks,' writes Mary Lucia. 'I have no idea what Haley's song 'Stupid Face' is exactly about, and it doesn't really matter to me. If she's singing it, I'm listening to it.' Mary has selected Haley Bonar's track 'Stupid Face' as the DJ Pick of the Week for Jan. 16, 2017.

Guitarist Tommy Allsup has died, of complications from a hernia operation, at age 85. A longtime performer and producer who worked with artists including Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel, Allsup remains best-known for losing a coin toss to Ritchie Valens on Feb. 3, 1959: “the Day the Music Died.” Winning the coin toss, Valens climbed aboard a…

With their 14th studio album, 'Oczy Mlody,' the Flaming Lips continue to explore and build a sonic landscape. The music is layered, it's spacey, and it's a trip.

To honor Black History Month, The Current celebrates by spotlighting African-American musical icons from throughout history and across genres. As February approaches, help us pick the artists to feature for Black History Month this year!

Although reflections on the life and career of Townes Van Zandt tend to focus largely on the singer's connections to Texas, Colorado and Tennessee, Van Zandt did spend some time in Minnesota. With January 2017 marking 20 years since the singer-songwriter's death, a search for Van Zandt's Minnesota connections unearthed some ties that run deep.

Local singer-songwriter Mary Bue has been awarded a residency from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation to live and work in Taos, N.M. for three months. Before she goes, she’ll play a jubilant sendoff show with Alan Sparhawk (Low, Retribution Gospel Choir) and Molly Maher (of Disbelievers fame) at Icehouse on Saturday, Jan. 14. I caught up with…

Laurens Hammond, inventor of the Hammond organ, was born today in 1895. The sound of the Hammond has been used by many rock artists over time. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs featuring the organ do you want to hear? Bonus points if it's a song with a Hammond organ.

Today in Music History: Wayne Coyne was born, "The Twist" became the only single in the history of the charts to make it to #1 on two separate occasions; Bob Dylan started recording 'Bringing It All Back Home'; "Folsom Prison Blues" was recorded live at Folsom Prison.

Tyte Jeff, “1952” Who is the giant figure hulking around Minneapolis, and why isn’t Tyte Jeff frontperson Jeff Allen running away from it instead of striding through alleys? The song title “1952” is a hint. The band bring what looks like the Flatwoods monster to downtown in a video conceived and directed by Paul Danhauser. Tyte Jeff (Jeff…

Everyone’s wondering when we’ll hear more music from Prince’s legendary vault, but the late icon’s archives also include a lot of video — and Paisley Park has been using its weekly movie nights to showcase some rare concert footage. Last month the venue screened a 2012 Australia concert, and just last week visitors were able to…