For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that make you feel optimistic?

The local alt-country act put on a memorable performance in St. Paul on Saturday evening. Rock supergroup Golden Smog was the opening act.

The Burnsville alt-rock group, featuring siblings Austin and Taryn Durry, performed to a sold-out crowd in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday.

Houck performed solo at Angry Catfish Bicycle Shop + Coffee Bar in south Minneapolis on Friday evening for The Current’s latest MicroShow.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about longevity would you like to hear?

Our Album of the Week is Stax Christmas by Various Artists.

Minneapolis singer-songwriter Luke LeBlanc recently released Places, his third full-length album in as many years. LeBlanc and his band visited The Current studio to play songs from the new album in a session for Radio Heartland.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs featured in video games would you like to hear?

In a new segment on Radio Heartland called Classic Americana, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we look at singer-songwriter Janie Fricke, who went from backing vocalist to chart-topping solo artist.

Last weekend, a DJ caused a stir in Britain after playing the hit Wham! song "Last Christmas" at a soccer game in front of about 60,000 people. Here's why.