Al Church, of solo musicianship and many Twin Cities bands, releases his album Night Games on April 27. Ahead of the drop, he visited the Local Show to play some music and talk with Andrea Swensson.

Yesterday, Mary Lucia had a great conversation with Joey Burns of Calexico, a band she had previously thought of as being too smart for her to get. But it got Mary thinking: What bands do you think are too smart for you to understand? Share your thoughts.

Scouring interviews, clips and stories from Prince himself, we can get a sense of what was in his personal record collection.

'Cardi B is the rapper we all need in 2018,' writes Jeffrey Bissoy-Mattis. 'In the era of the #MeToo movement, Hip-Hop has searched for a strong female voice unafraid to tell the world what is up, and bold enough to share her feminine experience. In her debut album, 'Invasion of Privacy,' Cardi asserted herself as one of Hip-Hop's brightest stars.'

When Lord Huron stopped at The Current, their latest album, 'Vide Noir', was but three days old. 'For once we timed it right where the record came out when we started touring,' laughs Lord Huron frontman Ben Schneider. 'It feels good, it feels like the stars are aligned.' Listen to Lord Huron's in-studio session, hosted by Sean McPherson.

May 4, 5 and 6, we'll bring you three terrific concerts -- The Decemberists, Trampled by Turtles, and Dr. Dog -- directly to your eyes and ears. No travel necessary.

A couple of weeks ago we did a Coffee Break featuring songs that HAVE to be played back to back. Today, we want to take a variation on that theme. What medleys do you want to hear? We'll see how many we can cram into 30 minutes.

Bob Dylan gets $50 for session work; Del Shannon had a hit with 'Runaway'; New Order began recording their first album; David Bowie and Iman got married; Ray Charles' version of 'Georgia On My Mind' was proclaimed the state song of Georgia, and Bowie married Iman, Today in Music History.

“This is the most fun I’ve had doing this in a while,” said Katie Crutchfield, smiling. “It’s always fun, but…you know.” The devoted Mainroom crowd took those words to heart last night at First Avenue, since the leader of Waxahatchee isn’t much for stage banter. In a set so fast-paced and powerful that it seemed…

It's easy to think Houston-based trio Khruangbin might be from Thailand. 'The first album was inspired by Thai music and our band name is Thai,' says bassist Laura Lee, 'but we pull from music from all over the world.' In town for a show at the Turf Club in St. Paul, Khruangbin stopped at The Current for a session hosted by David Safar.