This week, Mary Lucia talks about the latest addition to her family: a new cat named Stax (just like the record label). Integrating Stax with Mary's other cat, however, is proving a bit of a challenge.

Lake Street Dive have announced their next album: 'Free Yourself Up' will be released on May 4, and you can now hear an album track called 'Good Kisser.' The band's Rachael Price told Adrian Williams about the inspirations behind their new music.

Toki Wright is stopping by today to get us pumped up for "Wright About Now", his hour long hip hop show that's debuting on The Current tomorrow night at 10 pm. It's got us thinking about hip hop songs that have sampled, borrowed or been inspired by older songs. Which ones do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Chubby Checker notched another No. 1 single, Gloria Gaynor earned a Grammy for Best Disco Record (a category that would not survive), James Brown went free, Ray Charles had a No. 1 album, Pink Floyd recorded their first single, and Paul Humphreys was born, Today in Music History.

Jade and several other Current staffers are headed to Austin, Texas to experience one-of-a-kind festival South by Southwest this March. Here's a playlist Jade is using to get to know the artists she'll interview.

Today's top music news stories include Prince's involvement with Janelle Monae's new album, a final tour for Joan Baez, and Flea speaking out about opiate addiction.

Listen to BORNS play heart-stopping acoustic renditions of three songs from his new album 'Blue Madonna.'

On this day in 2010, The Current debuted a brand new exclusive song by Prince.

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. See the complete listings, and find performance videos as the week progresses.

Minneapolis singer-songwriter Annie Mack visited The Current studio to record a session for The Local Show in preparation for her EP release show on March 9th.