Leslie Feist talks with New Hot host David Safar about 'Pleasure,' her first full-length release in six years.

Today's top music news stories include a supposed Prince family reality series, a mysterious message from Robert Plant, and the revelation that Tom Waits auditioned for 'Reservoir Dogs.'

With their latest album 'The Navigator,' Hurray for the Riff Raff look to the past and present to speak about the future. 'There's so much about turning 30 that I think did that to me,' says frontperson Alynda Segarra. 'I'm like, I'm inheriting the Earth and the way it is right now, and what do I want to do with what I've learned from my experience to make it better?'

Use this form to enter The Current's Father John Misty #MicroShow giveaway between 12:30 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 1 and 11:59 p.m. CDT on Sunday, May 7, 2017.

In April, a select group of The Current's listeners were treated to a #MicroShow with Craig Finn, who performed at St. Paul's James J. Hill House. Listen to the songs from that intimate gig here.

During a Washington D.C. tour stop, The Revolution members Wendy Melvoin, Bobby Z. and Doctor Fink say performing helps them, and audiences, to process their grief. The Revolution will play Rock the Garden on July 22.

'This song has such classic '60s pop influence, and that is right up my alley,' says The Current's Jill Riley. 'But it's still shoegazey ... it sounds like a classic Jesus and Mary Chain song.' Listen to 'Always Sad,' the DJ Pick of the Week for May 1, 2017.

“So many cities would kill to have something like this,” said John Munson, standing next to a fermentation tank at Island City Brewing Company. He could have been talking about the beer — which he later praised, onstage with the Twilight Hours — but what he meant was the Mid West Music Fest (MWMF). The…

May 1 is May Day, a day not just to signify spring and warmer temperatures but also the working class, as in the late 19th century, today was chosen as the date for International Workers' Day. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that celebrate the working class?

“Get a lay of the land. Stay hydrated.” “Best way to beat the heat: cold compress laced with an essential oil blend of peppermint and eucalyptus.” “Bring at least one outfit that pushes your limits. A little too sexy. A little too neon. A little too Lycra.” Those are just a few of the responses…