Bedouine has lived all over the United States. She performed her enchanting alternative-folk songs for us at Skuli Craft Bar in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Jay Gabler talks to Iceland Airwaves' head of Marketing and Operations about the festival achieving gender parity and how climate change is affecting music festivals. Today's new releases include albums from Charles Bradley, Muse, and J Mascis, and a new single from Aurora.

At The Current's first live session from Iceland Airwaves 2018, Icelandic musician Asgeir stopped by to perform two brand-new songs from his forthcoming album, expected in early 2019.

Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora is known for dreamy pop melodies. She recently released her second studio album, 'Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1),' on Glassnote Records. Aurora stopped at the Skuli Craft Bar in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves to play some songs and to talk to The Current's Mark Wheat.

The Iceland Airwaves music festival is happening this week, and The Current is excited to be part of it. Among the many exciting artists on the lineup this year, here are profiles of four.

Carl Edward Sagan was born in Brooklyn on this day in 1934. He passed away in December 1996, but not before becoming a world-renowned astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science popularizer, in astronomy and other natural sciences. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for Carl Sagan?

Singer-songwriter John Gorka performs at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. Radio Heartland is delighted to offer you a chance to win two passes to the show.

Miriam Makeba passed away; The Everly Brothers recorded their first studio tracks; Brian Epstein saw the Beatles perform for the first time; 'Rolling Stone' magazine made its debut; Winnipeg's Bachman-Turner Overdrive hit No. 1 with 'You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet'; and Pepa was born, Today in Music History.

Swamp Dogg – Sex With Your Ex You know, I understand why this one has almost as many thumbs-downs as thumbs-ups on YouTube. But you can’t say it’s not bold. Directed by Minneapolis rap duo Nazeem & Spencer Joles, “Sex With Your Ex” is wild. Not only does it involve a split-screen make-out and dirty Rorschach…

The nominees for the Songwriters Hall of Fame have been announced, with the possibility of making history for one of the nominees. Author Haruki Murakami will donate a record collection of more than 10,000 records to his alma mater. A Willie Nelson tribute will be held next year. Vampire Weekend's new album will come out in 2019 and we reflect on the unique Iceland Airwaves festival.