Today's top music new stories include a good deed by Kendrick Lamar, a goodbye show for Kenny Rogers, and an impending Phish takeover at Madison Square Garden.

Mary Lucia and Bill DeVille remember the late Caleb Palmiter, an influential local musician who was a founding member of the Jayhawks and a member of numerous bands, including the Magnolias, the Mighty Mofos, Curtiss A, Bash & Pop, and many others.

Nick Jordan's EP 'Dividends' comes out on August 4. To get a taste of the project, check out lead single "Petty" and this new song, "Crush."

Today we played T. Rex's "20th Century Boy" which features the often misunderstood lyric "Friends say he's fine / Friends say he's good / Everybody says he's just like Robin Hood". So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs with misheard lyrics do you want to hear?

A three-decade-old recording of a Replacements concert has been unearthed from the Warner Music vaults and is going to become the next Replacements live LP. The release of the two-disc live album, For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986 was announced today, with the release date set for Oct. 6. The album is a recording of a concert that the…

Sly and The Family Stone got into trouble with the law; John Lennon was ordered to leave the country; The Beatles recorded "Helter Skelter"; Nico passed away; and the first year of Lollapalooza took place, Today in Music History.

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on late-night TV. This week's lineup includes Portugal. The Man; Sufjan Stevens; Run the Jewels; Car Seat Headrest; and a double-bill of Ryan Adams and Jenny Lewis. See the complete lineup.

Today's top music news stories include reports of R. Kelly leading an abusive 'cult,' continuing controversy over Radiohead's upcoming Israel gig, and details on a much-anticipated Smiths reissue.

Queens of the Stone Age's new single, 'The Way You Used To Do,' is Brian Oake's DJ Pick of the Week for July 17. 'This is unlike any Queens of the Stone Age song that has come before,' Brian says, 'but it's an AMAZING one.'

Jack White and T Bone Burnett took 20 of today's best artists and had them record through a 100-year-old instant record machine. You can win a 3 LP copy of this impressive, historic compilation.