The constantly busy singer-songwriter, violinist and ukulele player Amanda Shires visited The Current studio to play songs from her acclaimed album 'To The Sunset' and to talk about how she and her friends are working to change that Nashville sound.

Friday at 10 p.m. Central, hear Brandi Carlile's concert recorded Nov. 30, 2018, at the State Theatre in Minneapolis.

A bunch of people took to Twitter this week to debate their favorite third albums from bands. And now it's our turn! So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, name a band or artist who's THIRD album was their best - and tell us what song you'd like to hear from it.

Madonna was born; The Monkees released their first single; Peter Gabriel split with Genesis; and Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin passed away, Today in Music History.

Velvet Negroni — “KURT KOBAIN” Is he on the run? Is he chasing down demons? Whatever the case, the latest release from Velvet Negroni is giving off some serious Area 51 vibes… and are those Prince-esque vocal inflections in the background? “KURT KOBAIN” joins “CONFETTI” and “WINE GREEN” as another single released in anticipation of…

Sleater-Kinney's 'The Center Won't Hold' casts an uneasy gaze on technology and politics; it's also the band's last album with its longtime drummer. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker.

Norm Coleman and Jane Eaton went on to live very different lives, but both have clear memories of attending what became a cultural touchstone.

Athens, Ohio bluegrass guitar wizard Clay Hess and his band are playing summer bluegrass festivals in Minnesota, so they stopped at Radio Heartland to play songs from their latest album, 'Just Another Story.'

It's the 50th anniversary of Woodstock today. More than 400,000 people attended and thirty-two acts performed. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that were played at Woodstock in 1969?

The Hold Steady jumped up six spots this week and the new album 'Thrashing Through the Passion' is out Friday.