We have new music from the Kinks' Ray Davies. This British songwriter's fascination with U.S. culture culminates in a new album with the Jayhawks called 'Americana.'

All anyone was talking about this weekend was the inauguration of President Donald Trump - and the response that quickly followed in the form of rallies around the world. Musicians performed, participated, and reacted.

Over the past year, Margaret Glaspy has been touring extensively in support of her album, 'Emotions and Math.' The album title has become a metaphor for her lifestyle over the past 12 months. 'In travelling or touring or making a record or writing songs,' Glaspy says, 'while it's incredibly creative and emotional, it's also really logistical at times.' Glaspy and her band visited The Current studio for a session hosted by Jade.

Tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 21) at 9 p.m., Paisley Park will be screening footage from a 1992 Prince concert. The concert, a London show that took place on June 15 of that year, was part of Prince’s Diamonds and Pearls tour. The Diamonds and Pearls tour was the first to feature Prince’s backing band the New Power Generation, which first…

jeremy messersmith wrote a song to help Minnesota Public Radio celebrate its 50th anniversary. He brought in some of the best and brightest local artists to bring the song to life, and now we're thrilled to share it with you.

On January 22, 1967, Minnesota Public Radio went on air. Though The Current is only turning 12 this year, MPR is turning 50 years old on Sunday, and we want to celebrate with you. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that debuted in 1967?

Hippo Campus, “way it goes” Indie pop band Hippo Campus and friends escape to a Cumberland, Wisconsin cabin to decompress in the snow. Find “way it goes” on the band’s first LP, landmark, which will drop Feb. 24. deM atlaS, “In The Mud” Straight after co-starring in Sarah White’s “Sweet Song” video, deM atlaS debuted his own latest…

Today in Music History: Paul Stanley was born, The Beatles' debut U.S. album, 'Meet The Beatles', was released, Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Bob Dylan and The Supremes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Etta James died at age 73.

Today's top music stories are all about the president(s): Bruce Springsteen plays a private concert for Obama staffers, Arcade Fire and Gorillaz release protest songs, and more.

After Celebration Rock fixated on staying young and feeling raw, the Vancouver duo's new album re-envisions youth as a passageway to a new and better place.