Today is the first day of the Tokyo Olympics. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about gold do you want to hear?

The first time I saw Bad Bad Hats play a show it was in the parking lot of a brewery during Art-A-Whirl a few years ago. What stuck with me after that show, beyond the upbeat power trio playing their indie rock anthems, was a moment when vocalist Kerry Alexander looked at one of those…

This week, dig into new releases from Tycho and Ben Gibbard, Brandi Carlile, The Go! Team, and Kurt Vile. Also, hear the latest from rising Angeleno rockers The Linda Lindas, and discover Minnesota's Honeybutter.

Almost all of Minnesota is experiencing a drought, leading many cities to introduce water conservation measures. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about water do you want to hear?

Strange in a *good* way.

Ahead of the July 30 release of Prince’s album Welcome 2 America, the legend’s estate has made album track “Hot Summer” available to stream and purchase. The funky jam is new to many fans, but familiar to The Current’s audience as we were able to present the song’s world premiere shortly after Prince recorded it…

Aiming to make a record that fans would still listen to decades later, George Clinton and Funkadelic mixed R&B, psychedelic rock and a Black guitar hero's cry.

Jon Batiste enters the chart with his summertime hit "Freedom" at #11, and also edging onto the chart at #20 is Durand Jones and the Indications with "Witchoo".

Mary Lucia talks about the Netflix Original documentary, 'Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics,' a film that explores psychedelic drugs through the experiences of actors, comedians, musicians and others who have used them.

The 44th Kennedy Center Honorees announced today include Motown founder Berry Gordy, folk icon Joni Mitchell, entertainer Bette Midler, TV impresario Lorne Michaels and opera star Justino Diaz.