Following several days of musical and cultural discovery at Iceland Airwaves, Mark Wheat shares his thoughts as he reflects on his experiences in Akureyri and Reykjavik. See what Mark has to say, and browse a roundup of performance videos from our live broadcasts from Iceland.

Duluth's own Charlie Parr, a songwriter and guitar/banjo player extraordinaire, visited The Current's studio to perform a few songs off his new album, Dog.

Today's top music news stories include revelations of superstar tax havens, a tribute to Leonard Cohen, and a very expensive Britney Spears painting.

On Friday, Nov. 10, Numero Group releases its box set, 'Savage Young Du,' documenting in words, photos and of course, music, the rise of iconic punk band Husker Du. Playing a major role in telling the story are many photos by the late Steve Hengstler, a Fridley, Minn., native and Macalester College alumnus who had a vision -- in more ways than one -- to document the rise of the most heralded trio of the American punk underground.

Although Lukas Nelson grew up on the tour bus of his legendary father, Willie, the 28-year-old singer never felt it was expected of him to carry on the family legacy. That said, Lukas fell into the family business and now tours with his own band, Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real. Lukas Nelson recently brought his acoustic guitar into our studio to play a couple tunes and talk about the self-titled album from him and his band.

On Oct. 28, 1977, the Sex Pistols released their one and only studio album, 'Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.' Forty years after its release, Mary Lucia interviewed Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, now a longtime California resident and the host of his own long-running radio show. Jones reflects on his time in the Sex Pistols and their legacy, the longevity of their singular album, and about his more recent work as a radio host.

It's Election Day! Today Minnesotans will go to the polls to vote for mayors, school boards, city councils and referenda. So for the 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear inspired by elections and voting?

Leonard Cohen passed away; Saturday Night Fever was released; The Doors were banned; The Beatles played one of only two shows in Ireland; and Joni Mitchell was born, Today in Music History.

After 34 years of providing a steady diet of the country’s finest folk, blues, Americana, and roots music to listeners around the world, the revered St. Paul label Red House Records has been acquired by the Nashville-based Compass Records Group and will relocate to the bustling Tennessee music industry hub, shuttering their St. Paul office.…

Midwest music enthusiasts may know him best as the poetic “narrator” of the Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival, but New York Times bestselling author Michael Perry has a new, and frankly quite funny, book out today. Born out of the chance discovery of 16th century essayist Michel de Montaigne’s work as Perry was doing…