For bands on tour, one positive COVID test can spell disaster. With audiences increasingly unmasked and institutional support drying up, safety is left mostly to the artists themselves.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from the mind of Nile Rodgers do you want to hear?

A conversation with friend Brandi Carlile convinced the Mumford and Sons frontman that the songs he never expected to share could resonate with others.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs by Hispanic/Latinx artists do you want to hear?

While Franz Ferdinand were on tour to promote their double-album compilation, ‘Hits To The Head,’ they visited The Current studio to perform three tracks from the collection.

Charley Crockett's story sounds larger than life, but the singer — who just released his 11th album in seven years — says, "Everything I ever said I am is true and then some."

The Wednesday show in Minneapolis also featured opener Indigo Sparke.

This week’s batch of new music features three amazing collaborations, as well as new sounds from Minnesota, London and New Orleans.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention doing things for the first time do you want to hear?

Allison Russell, Brandi Carlile and The War and Treaty were among Wednesday’s honorees at the 2022 Americana Honors & Awards ceremony in Nashville, which also included a tip of the hat to First Avenue CEO Dayna Frank.