Last week a handful of bands reached The Current's Chart Show Hall of Fame, leaving plenty of space for debuts from Jungle, Rag'n'Bone Man, and Americana star Amythyst Kiah.

In a ceremony live-streamed from the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville on Wednesday, musicians Ketch Secor from Old Crow Medicine Show and Keb' Mo' announced the nominees in the six member-voted categories of the 2021 Americana Honors & Awards.

Amy Tan is a brilliant author and wildly imaginative woman, and 'Unintended Memoir' is truly a story about Tan's own life as she recalls her Chinese American upbringing and the stories of her mother, aunts and grandmothers.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear in honor of the Super Flower Blood Moon?

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…