Host Mike Pengra pays tribute to the man he calls "a songwriter's songwriter," the inimitable John Prine. Listen to four hours of music by John Prine, interspersed with remarks from musicians and fans.

After crashing in at #6 last week Childish Gambino jumps straight to the top this week with "Algorhythm".

In the absence of touring, The Current has launched Live Virtual Sessions, connecting you to artists where they are quarantining during the coronavirus pandemic. In this session, host Jade connects with singer-songwriter Valerie June, who is spending this time at her family home in Humboldt, Tennessee. Valerie June shares some songs and positive thoughts.

As the iconic Minneapolis music venue First Avenue celebrates its 50th anniversary, Mary Lucia recommends a documentary about it from Twin Cities PBS that you can stream right now. 'It's so informative,' Mary says, 'because you learn so much about the very beginning of it, and from all the original players.'

Revered singer-songwriter John Prine has died at age 73 due to COVID-19. Jade and Jay pay tribute to a storied career, and also remember Hal Willner: a producer and 'Saturday Night Live' music supervisor who's died at 64. In other news, Apple Music has launched a $50 million fund to sustain indie labels, and Carole King sang one of her classics with a bunch of her friends from the 'Beautiful' musical cast.

As a part of her “Phone a Friend” series, Morning Show host Jill Riley made her first call to Canada to check in with Montreal-based singer-songwriter Sam Roberts. Roberts discussed his response to the global pandemic both as a musician and as a parent, ranging from how one should explain what’s going on to children,…

Morning Show host Jill Riley has being phoning many friends across the music world locally, nationally, and internationally. With the 50th anniversary of First Avenue landing while the venue is closed due to the global health crisis, it seemed essential to check in with longtime First Ave employee Roy Freid, who is one of the…

John Prine has passed away at age 73 from complications related to COVID0-19. For his birthday last October we dove into a bunch of John Prine covers for the Coffee Break, so let's revisit more today. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what John Prine covers do you want to hear?

The Who's John Entwistle was perhaps the quintessential bassist in rock history; drawing on sources including memoir notes by 'the Ox' himself, Paul Rees has written a clear-eyed and informative biography.

Jacques Brel was born; David Bowie played three sold-out shows in Japan; New Order's Peter Hook took a lump; Swedish duo Roxette had a U.S. No. 1 single thanks to a Minneapolis exchange student; and The Supremes recorded their first No. 1 hit, Today in Music History.