Progenitors of garage and psychedelic rock, The Seeds were hugely influential to punk and modern rock. Mary Lucia speaks with Neil Norman, the director of the documentary 'The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard,' which is showing Wednesday, July 10 at The Trylon Cinema.

Legendary Minnesota band Semisonic are back on the road - and back in the studio. They visited The Current to play three of their new songs and to tell Mary Lucia about their incredible journey.

'The Jesus Rolls,' a spin off of 'The Big Lebowski' featuring The Dude's bowling competitor, Jesus Quintana, has announced a release date of early 2020. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands do you want to hear that mention bowling, pins, balls, or gutters?

Bill Haley and His Comets hit No. 1 with a seminal rock 'n' roll song; Johnny Cash signed to Columbia Records; Declan MacManus became a full-time musician; Cheap Trick got their only No. 1 single; and Courtney Love was born, Today in Music History.

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The Raconteurs return with their latest effort, out now on Third Man Records.

Summer is heating up. Legs are sticking to seats, bug bites are itching, and the risk of chafing is high. So, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs or bands do you want to hear that feature touch?

Widely known as the frontman for Communist Daughter, John Solomon recently announced that he completed a master’s degree in clinical counseling from the Hazelden Betty Ford Institute — the same place where he received treatment for addiction and mental health issues eight years earlier. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and polysubstance use (in…

Elvis Presley's 'That's All Right' got a debut spin on a Memphis radio station; the RIAA issued its first Gold Record; Bill Withers had a No. 1 hit with 'Lean on Me'; and the Go-Go's released 'Beauty and the Beat', Today in Music History.

With the conclusion of this year’s sizzling Rock the Garden performances, we can direct some of our festival excitement about 400 miles southeast to another jam-packed open-air event, in Chicago’s Union Park. On July 19-21, Pitchfork Music Festival will host up to 60,000 music fans of all ages and a total of 42 acts. Since…