Join The Current, Manitoba Music, and UMFM for the annual Midwest Music Exchange premiering on May 25-27. Three acts from Manitoba will pair up with three acts from Minnesota for streamed performances, and interviews with Winnipeg's UMFM and The Current to explore their connection and craft.

One year ago, George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking unrest in the Twin Cities and mass protests across the world. What songs of reflection do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

The debut album by the "drivers license" phenom plays like one bottled-up soliloquy after another, bursting from a quiet observer who has been paying closer attention than you think.

After their performance of 'Racist, Sexist Boy' at the Los Angeles Public Library went viral late last week, the band has been signed by the L.A. punk label Epitaph Records.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Bob Dylan songs do you want to hear that reference a particular place?

The impact of Bob Dylan’s formative years in Minnesota is something he’s often spoken about — including in his Nobel lecture — but much less often sung about. Even if you stretch (and as you’ll see, I most definitely stretched), a playlist of Dylan’s officially released songs referencing or recorded in Minnesota doesn’t fill 90…

Robert Finley had given up on a professional music career - and then glaucoma took his eyesight. How a health crisis led to Finley's astounding rise as a critically acclaimed performer.

The Black Keys sing the blues on their new record 'Delta Kream,' with a down and dirty set paying tribute to early heroes like Junior Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside.

On Saturday, May 22, The Current is hosting round nine of Sounds Like Home. Join an incredible lineup of Minnesota musicians as we meet up on the internet for a virtual festival.

The Linda Lindas, a punk group made up of Asian and Latinx teen and pre-teens, went viral this week after a performance of their song 'Racist, Sexist Boy' was posted by the Los Angeles Public Library.