Lorde, Nikki Lane, alt-J and Depeche Mode have debuts; Old 97's make a big upward move; Laura Marling and Ryan Adams are indcuted; and HALEY reaches No.1.

Known for their big dance-rock sound and their spectacular lighting at their live shows, Portugal The Man visited The Current's studio for a stripped-down set and a lively conversation with Mark Wheat.

On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 1974. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.

When The Orwells visited The Current for an in-studio session, guitar player Dominic Corso took some time to tell us about the guitar he uses: a Sarricola custom guitar, built by Bill Sarricola, a high-school friend of the father of Orwells' frontman, Mario Cuomo.

Bill DeVille writes about a memoir by the guitarist in one of the most definitive Americana bands - most of whose members happened to be Canadian.

The song is taken from Berry's first record in 38 years, CHUCK, due out on June 16.

Depeche Mode was the first alternative British band to go to number one; Loretta Lynn was hospitalized; 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash' aired on NBC; and Keith Relf was born, Today in Music History.

“The last time I was here, I was with P,” Shelby J. tells me on the Dakota Jazz Club’s balcony, looking me in the eye. “We were walking out, and he made me promise — I promised him I would play here.” Her gaze hops down to the table and back up to me. “Last…

While in the Twin Cities, singer-songwriter Tim Showalter of Strand of Oaks stopped at The Current to play a solo piano set in The Current studio. 'It's nice to switch it,' Showalter says of his instrument choice. Listen to the complete session to hear these Strand of Oaks songs like you've not heard them before.

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