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March 16, 2017

Sonny Knight, the formidable soul singer who has enjoyed a late-career revival thanks to support from local record label and collective Secret Stash and his fiery horn-fueled band the Lakers, revealed this evening that he has been diagnosed with cancer. Sonny will be taking a break from performing to undergo and recover from chemotherapy, and…

Sonny Knight cancels tour in wake of cancer diagnosis

Sonny Knight cancels tour in wake of cancer diagnosis

Andrea Swensson • Mar 16, 2017

Sonny Knight, the formidable soul singer who has enjoyed a late-career revival thanks to support from local record label and collective Secret Stash and his fiery horn-fueled band the Lakers, revealed this evening that he has been diagnosed with cancer. Sonny will be taking a break from performing to undergo and recover from chemotherapy, and…

Watch Valerie June's dreamy performance of 'Astral Plane' at SXSW

Watch Valerie June's dreamy performance of 'Astral Plane' at SXSW

Lars Gotrich • Mar 16, 2017

At St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas, Valerie June performs 'Astral Plane' -- a softly swaying, country-tinged soul song that scrapes the stratosphere.

Hear a brand-new Weezer song, 'Feels Like Summer'

Hear a brand-new Weezer song, 'Feels Like Summer'

Luke Taylor • Mar 16, 2017

On Thursday, March 16, Weezer dropped a new single, 'Feels Like Summer,' a preview of their next album, expected to release, appropriately enough, this summer. Listen to the new song and watch the video.

André Cymone will join the New Power Generation on tour

André Cymone will join the New Power Generation on tour

Cecilia Johnson • Mar 16, 2017

According to Billboard, Prince’s ’90s band the New Power Generation are headed out on tour after they play Celebration 2017 at Paisley Park. André Cymone wasn’t asked to perform with the Revolution (at Celebration or on their own tour), but the NPG’s Morris Hayes invited him to sing at Paisley and on the road after that. So far,…

Coffee Break: Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

Coffee Break: Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

Anna Reed • Mar 16, 2017

We were lucky enough to get a tour of the new Mia exhibit "Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters" and chat with curator Gabe Ritter for today's Rock & Roll Lifestyle. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that reference scary monsters?

Today in Music History: Remembering Tammi Terrell

Today in Music History: Remembering Tammi Terrell

Mar 16, 2017

Simon and Garfunkel cleaned up at the Grammys; Elvis returned to Memphis after a 13-year absence; ABBA got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and Motown lost rising star Tammi Terrell far too early, Today in Music History.

The Current at SXSW: Thursday, March 16

The Current at SXSW: Thursday, March 16

Jay Gabler • Mar 16, 2017

Hello from Austin! We're excited to be part of one of the world's biggest music discovery events, the SXSW Music conference. Every day this week, we'll be sharing updates on what's news and what's next.

Hippo Campus top the chart before SXSW marathon

Hippo Campus top the chart before SXSW marathon

Mark Wheat • Mar 16, 2017

Hippo Campus sold out both nights of the weekend at First Avenue as they prepared for their first major U.S. Tour, starting down in Austin, Texas, and with all that excitement, they landed a top spot on this week's chart!

Music News: ANOHNI wants to know you

Music News: ANOHNI wants to know you

Cecilia Johnson • Mar 16, 2017

Email ANOHNI, receive a new song On Friday, ANOHNI (perhaps best known for her eerie “Drone Bomb Me”) will release a seven-song EP called Paradise. But you won’t find the seventh song on physical copies or streaming services; in order to hear it, email anohni@rebismusic.com and share, in a sentence or two, “what you care most…

Take The Current's Time Machine Quiz: 1965

Take The Current's Time Machine Quiz: 1965

Daniel Nass • Mar 15, 2017

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 1965. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

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