Chuck Berry, the St. Louis native whose guitar-driven songs bursting with youthful energy helped to define the sound of rock and roll, has died at age 90.

Touring heavily in support of their third studio album, 'Terrible Human Beings,' the Orwells stopped at The Current for a session hosted by Mac Wilson. The Orwells let the music do the talking, wasting little time getting right into the rock.

“You could have been anywhere tonight,” said André Cymone onstage at Lady Bird Lake. “There’s a lot going on. But y’all are here, and we’re gonna have some f—ing fun!” To say there were a few other things happening was an understatement: it was Friday night at SXSW, one of the biggest annual music events in the…

It's a tradition for The Current to collaborate with New York's WFUV, Seattle's KEXP, KXT in Dallas and KUTX in Austin for a massive radio day stage at the Austin Convention Center, South By's hub.

Mysterious music has always been integral to the strange appeal of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. Composer Angelo Badalamenti and vocalist Julee Cruise were as critical to establishing the tone of the 1990-91 TV series as was the Pacific Northwest setting and the actors’ deadpan delivery. It made sense, then, that Showtime would aim to make a…

Feist's new song begins with an ambient hum and slowly growls into a grinding blues-rocker.

Allan Kingdom, “Know About It” Allan Kingdom‘s new video shows him floating through space, which is appropriate, given the music’s zoned-out vibe. “Know About It,” shot and edited by Cole Bennett, foretells Kingdom’s album LINES, which comes out on April 7. Craig Finn, “God In Chicago” Craig Finn‘s latest video, directed by Kris Merc, is a…

Happy St. Patrick's Day! We're playing Irish music throughout the whole morning show today, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break we want to approach things a little differently. What songs do you want to hear from band members named Patrick, Pat, Patty, Paddy, etc.?

Elvis Presley bought Graceland; the Bee Gees made their U.S. television debut; Van Halen had a high-flying hit; and Billy Corgan was born, Today in Music History.

He’s probably a brain, right? Jack Antonoff (of Bleachers and fun.) will premiere a live score for The Breakfast Club in Los Angeles on April 1. Why Shermer High School? “I grew up in suburban New Jersey in a similar state of strange boredom as The Breakfast Club,” he said. “I constantly thought about getting out, and that…