Hear from all 10 artists featured on our January Scouting Report, highlighting bands and musicians with new and noteworthy tunes.  Musicians include Your Smith, Harlow, Anna Devine, Gozie Ukaga, and more. Also hear new songs from music scene veterans Trampled by Turtles and Gary Louris.

Former President Jimmy Carter's close friends included the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and the Allman brothers.

Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave, died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery, his publicist said.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from The Current’s Top 89 Songs countdown from 2010 would you like to hear?

Songs by The Cure, Maggie Rogers and Kim Deal all enter the Chart Show Hall of Fame after 10 weeks of listeners’ votes.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from The Current’s Top 89 Songs Countdown of 2009 would you like to hear?

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from The Current’s Top Albums of 2008 would you like to hear?

Deephaven-born Blaine John Chaney and teenage friend Chan Poling founded the Suburbs in 1977, and their collaborations proved fruitful and wide-ranging. On Sunday, Jan. 5, Chaney died at the age of 67.

Landon Conrath talks in detail with The Current about how “just a dude from Lino Lakes” became a local hit-making machine, including his origin story, songwriting process, collaborators, inspirations, and more. 

Yarrow wrote or co-wrote some of the group's biggest 1960s hits, including "Puff, the Magic Dragon" and "Day Is Done."