Childish Gambino's "This Is America" holds steady at the top for the Fourth of July, followed closely by Janelle Monae's "Django Jane".

Over the past decade, she’s played to half-full rooms and slogged her way through opening sets in front of distracted crowds. She’s dreamed up ambitious, larger-than-life stage presentations and crammed them into the wings of tiny clubs. After years of paying her dues — and taking a hiatus from performing music to become a full-fledged…

This week, Mary Lucia, together with The Current's Music Assistant Jesse Wiza, answer questions to a concert survey that's popular on social media. Hear Mary and Jesse's answers, then share your own.

The Current won't just be broadcasting live from this year's Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival: we'll also be podcasting.

Stemming from a love of music mixed with civic pride, the 'Best of Minnesota Mixtape, Vol. 1,' by DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip, J. Plaza, and Mr. dolo is meant to advance the local hip hop scene. 'I want to push forward the originality in Minnesota and starting to develop our own sound,' says DJ Tiiiiiiiiiip. Jeffrey Bissoy-Mattis spoke with Tiiiiiiiiiip and J. Plaza about the entire genesis of the project.

As tomorrow is the Fourth of July, you'll be hearing a lot of patriotic music over the next few days. But let's take a slightly different spin on this topic today. For the 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention red, white or blue?

Richard Swift, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for his work with the Shins and the Arcs among many other artists, has died at age 41 of an unspecified medical condition. “Today the world lost one of the most talented musicians I know,” wrote Dan Auerbach, who collaborated with Swift in both the Arcs and the…

In March, O’Gara’s Bar & Grill announced a plan to tear down the St. Paul Irish pub, replacing it with a new apartment building and smaller version of the bar. Construction is slated to take place by late 2019. Although the renovation will mean a complete overhaul of the building, owner Dan O’Gara said in a…

Today's top music news stories include Nile Rodgers being named next head of the Songwriters' Hall of Fame; the death of Alan Longmuir; and controversy in Germany over musicians' boycott of Israel.

The lineup at Eaux Claires may still be under wraps — but it's no secret who will be in charge of the merch.