Five new music videos by Minnesota artists, including Atmosphere, The Scarlet Goodbye, Ber, Beemer, and The Foxgloves.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, sit back, relax, and enjoy Jade’s recap of SXSW!

Nick Lowe was born; Billboard published its first U.S. LP chart; Elvis joined the Army; the Bee Gees had their 8th U.S. chart-topper; legendary Motown drummer Uriel Jones died; and Lou Reed was bitten by a fan, today in music history.

"We had basically farmed every nutrient we could out of the potential of this band's soil and we needed to let it rest," Sara Watkins says of the nine-year break between Nickel Creek albums.

The Current’s music director and midday host, Jade, recently attended the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas. After seeing countless performances, here are 10 artists you’ve got to check out.

The Cars’ Ric Ocasek was born; Ruby and the Romantics' day arrived with a No. 1 hit on their first outing; John Lennon was ordered to leave the U.S.; Elvis began his final tour; and “I Will Survive” entered the U.S. National Recording Registry, today in music history.

U.K. duo The Heavy Heavy boomerang back into the No. 1 spot for The Current Chart Show, pushing Janelle Monáe back to the No. 3. Meanwhile, Sampa The Great enters the Chart Show Hall of Fame, and Margo Price’s latest debuts at No. 20.

Ever since frontman Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct by several people in 2022, Arcade Fire's hometown scene has struggled with how to respond.

Steve Lukather is a studio musician, solo artist, author — and he’s probably best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. Ahead of Toto’s show at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, Lukather took time for conversation with The Current’s Jill Riley.

After the weather snowballed a date earlier this year, the Beths made the most of a Monday night in Minneapolis.