In town for back-to-back sold-out shows at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Britt Daniel and Alex Fischel of Spoon wandered over to The Current for a session hosted by Brian Oake and Jill Riley. Daniel and Fischel played stripped-down versions of songs from 'Hot Thoughts' and from 2014's 'They Want My Soul,' and Daniel talked about what has made Spoon such an enduring band.

It's been four years since J. Roddy Walston and the Business released their last album, but on Sept. 29, they'll release their fourth studio album, 'Destroyers Of The Soft Life.' In town to play a show at First Avenue, J. Roddy Walston and the Business stopped at The Current to play songs from the forthcoming record, in a session hosted by Mark Wheat.

'Contraband Love' -- the second album from the duo of longtime Nashville musicians Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams -- comes out Friday, Sept. 15. To mark the album's release, Campbell and Williams stopped in the Radio Heartland studio to play songs from the new record and to talk about how the project took shape.

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Johnny Ramone passed away; Elvis topped the chart with 'Don't Be Cruel'; the proto-Beach Boys had their first recording session; the Ford Motor Company offered eight-track players in its cars; and Johnny Cash was buried, Today in Music History.

Love Sequence, “Cigarette” Cheerless boys in dress shirts recline on the couch — until their TV screen shows them a whole new world (the Walker Art Center’s Sculpture Garden may look familiar to Twin Cities residents). Bobby Rethwisch (vocals, guitar, keys), Marcus Findley (bass/vocals), Grant Gabriel (drums), Nolan Sawyer Watts (guitar/keys/vocals) are Love Sequence, a…

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On Wednesday night in Nashville, Tenn., the Americana Music Festival hosted its 16th annual Americana Music Association Honors and Awards show, which showcases and honors the artists working in the many genres of American roots music. See the list of honorees as well as Instagram highlights from The Current's Bill DeVille, who was in attendance in Nashville.

Grant Hart of influential St. Paul trio Husker Du, alternative rock band Nova Mob, and his own extensive solo career, has passed away at the age of 56. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you hear that feature the singing, songwriting or drumming of Grant Hart?

Last night, Minnesota singer-songwriter Grant Hart — best known as a member of Hüsker Dü — died at age 56. While the legendary band’s three members have had ups and downs since the group dissolved in the late 1980s, they were recently in touch to support the upcoming release of a box set chronicling the…