A HUGE rally from fans of Minnesota band, Kiss The Tiger, pushed the band from #14 to the #1 spot this week. Beabadoobee, last week's #1, managed to hold out at #2 this week on The Current's chart.

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary and remastered release of their record 'Oh, Inverted World,' James Mercer of The Shins joins Mary Lucia to talk about the iconic indie-rock release, what he's been up to, and one of the first places he remembers hearing "New Slang" playing in the wild after releasing it back in 2001.

Mary Lucia covers 'The Sparks Brothers,' a documentary out Friday from Edgar Wright about a highly influential yet not very well-known pop band anchored by brothers Ron and Russell Mael.

Celebrate Juneteenth with a special playlist from The Current!

A black leather jacket worn by Chris Osgood on tour with his band Suicide Commandos in the '70s has joined the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention the "news" do you want to hear?

Trivia Week, Day Three, features questions about Minnesota legends. Going head to head on this topic are the KARE 11 anchor Jana Shortal and MPR News host Angela Davis. You can test your knowledge with five bonus questions.

This year's honorees include the Mexican-American band Los Lobos, Mississippi blues singer-songwriter Cedric Burnside, the founder of the Irish-American musical group Cherish the Ladies, and Native American and Puerto Rican textile artists.

The Upper Midwest desperately needs rain. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what rain songs do you want to hear? Let's try to make it rain. Literally.

Trivia Week, Day Two, features questions about iconic album covers. Going head to head on this topic are the Electric Fetus's Orion Treon and Mill City Sound's Rob Sheeley. You can test your knowledge with five bonus questions.