Reykjavikurdaetur -- a collective of Icelandic women who perform as an unstoppable hip-hop crew -- lit up the crowd at The Current's headquarters for Iceland Airwaves. Hear their impactful two-song session.

Inspired by his friends and by a time as artist-in-residence at Isle Royale National Park, David Huckfelt of the Pines is releasing his solo debut album, 'Stranger Angels,' in early 2019. Huckfelt and friends stopped at The Current to play some songs from the forthcoming record and to chat with host Bill DeVille.

Known as one the godfathers of the Iceland music scene, Sigtryggur "Siggi" Baldursson was a member of well known Icelandic group, The Sugarcubes. Baldursson sat down with Mark Wheat this weekend as part of the Iceland Airwaves Festival to discuss Iceland's significant musical exports.

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.