Small music venues in the U.S. are looking for a lifeline, and a new bill in Congress called The Restart Act might be it. Advocates say the future of independent venues relies on government relief.

August 8 and 9 are Radio Free Weekend on The Current! We're turning the controls over to you Saturday from 10 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for nothing but your requests. Let us know what you want to hear.

In partnership with Warner Records, the Prince Estate dug deep into Prince's vaunted vault to release a previously unheard version of the song, 'I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man,' recorded in 1979.

Jarvis Cocker, the Britpop legend and former frontman of the band Pulp, spoke with The Current's Jim McGuinn about 'Beyond the Pale,' the new album from Jarv Is, as well as about songwriting versus book writing, about 1980s northern England, and about what happens when royalty visits a cavern known as The Devil's... er, Bottom.

Have you caught a glimpse of Comet Neowise yet? It's a hunk of ice currently hurtling by Earth that stretches 3.1 miles wide and will be easiest to see an hour to 80 minutes after sunset.

In April 2020, Duchesne Drew was named president of Minnesota Public Radio. In his first appearance on The Current's Morning Show, Drew talks with host Jill Riley about what drew him to MPR - and how MPR had a place in his heart long before he got here.

Lianne La Havas joins The Current's Sean McPherson for a Live Virtual Session to talk about and to play two songs from her 2020 self-titled release, releasing Friday. La Havas also plays a selection from her 2015 release, 'Blood.'

Last night, the Minneapolis Park Board's Administration and Finance Committee approved a measure that is the first step to letting anyone go topless on city park property without being ticketed. In honor of the approval, what songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that have to do with nudity?

Kitty Wells passed away; Desmond Dekker was born; the Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records; Sean Cassidy had his one and only No. 1 hit; and the White Stripes played their shortest concert ever, Today in Music History.

Anderson .Paak jumps up fives spots to #15 this week with the new single, "Lockdown,"