Today's top music news stories include demands for Janet Jackson to be added to the 2018 Super Bowl halftime lineup; and the deaths of two notable guitarists.

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. This week's highlights include Margo Price, JD McPherson, Fleet Foxes and Angel Olsen. See the complete listings.

Poetic and precise, 'If We Were Vampires' from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit is both a celebration and a lament.

Halloween weekend in the Twin Cities is a great time for catching some great performances and going to parties. Even though the holiday of tricks and treats falls on a Tuesday this year, there’s no shortage of Halloween-themed parties around town over the days leading up to All Hallow’s Eve. Here are some standouts from…

Today in 1982, The Damned released their album 'Strawberries', packaged with a strawberry-smelling lyric sheet. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from bands who released their album with some sort of gimmick?

Maybelle Carter passed away; Dion cautioned everyone to keep away from 'Runaround Sue'; Stevie Wonder, age 12, recorded his first single for Motown; Nirvana played their first European show; Def Leppard played three continents in 24 hours; and Bob Dylan recorded 'The Times They Are A-Changin', Today in Music History.

Greil Marcus is one of the most storied names in music journalism, and last week we were honored to have him stop by our studios for a quick conversation. With Bob Dylan coming to town on Wednesday, that’s naturally where the conversation headed. Marcus picked a few songs to talk about, and he’ll be saying…

Annie Clark is back with her fifth studio album as St. Vincent. 'Massedution' was co-produced with Jack Antonoff, and was released on Loma Vista Recordings.

Today's top music news stories include Justin Timberlake being confirmed as the 2018 Super Bowl halftime entertainer; and continuing tributes to Tom Petty and Chester Bennington.

When alt-J came in to The Current studio, little did they know it would feel like a reunion of sorts. Before their show at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Gus Unger-Hamilton and Joe Newman of alt-J stopped at The Current studio to play some songs -- and to meet and swap stories with Mark Wheat, a person with whom they share a lot of common background.