Chicago's seven-piece outfit Whitney visited The Current studio to play songs from their new album, 'Forever Turned Around.' Singer and drummer Julien Ehrlich says when it comes to writing songs, 'The spark is always melody.'

Mitch Easter is a musician and producer, perhaps best known for his work producing R.E.M.'s debut EP 'Chronic Town' and first two albums, 'Murmur' and 'Reckoning.' On Thursday, Oct. 17, Easter, along with four other luminaries, will be inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. Mary Lucia recently spoke to Mitch Easter about his work with R.E.M.

'Pluto Projector' is the second single from Rex's upcoming album 'Pony.'

Recorded for the soundtrack to Netflix's Between Two Ferns: The Movie, 'Walking on a String' is a gorgeous vehicle for two voices that pair up perfectly.

The musical polymath's new album, which features collaborations with Pharrell, Chris Martin, Sky Ferreira and more, is due out November 22.

Today we're remembering Gord Downie who died of glioblastoma at age 53 on this day in 2017. He was the lead singer and lyricist for The Tragically Hip, and he also released six solo albums. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break in Downie's honor, what musicians do you want to hear that are National treasures of Canada?

Last night at the Turf Club, Starcrawler’s set literally started with a bang as a sudden strum of the electric guitar made everyone jump in their bar stools. That’s all it took to get the party going. Frontwoman Arrow de Wilde took the mic dressed like a zombified ice skater in a blood-stained, sheer white…

Inducted into our Chart Hall of Fame this week are: Chance The Rapper for the 5th time, Of Monsters and Men for the sixth, and Lizzo for the sixth too, putting her at #29 on the All Time Hall of Fame.

Mary Lucia interviews Justin Smith, a music fan and college student who is also a blogger, public speaker and an advocate for the disability community. Smith talks about some of his favorite artists and shares his thoughts about accessibility at live-music venues.

As the hip-hop and R&B show for The Current, The Message aims to bring our listeners great music and celebrate fixtures of the hip-hop and R&B world in the Twin Cities and beyond. There is a stunning and omnipresent connection between these genres and poetry.