Minneapolis multi-hyphenate artist Dessa visited The Current to play a pair of new songs and one from her 2023 album, ‘Bury The Lede.’

Alan Sparhawk is The Local Show’s December Artist of the Month, and will perform with Trampled by Turtles at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul on Thursday, Dec. 11. In this conversation with Diane on The Local Show. He reflects on creativity, grief, and the tight-knit Duluth scene that continues to shape him.

Check out our jam-packed guide to live holiday shows coming up in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

'Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors' aired on NBC; Otis Redding and several members of his band died when their plane crashed into a lake near Madison, Wisconsin; Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson started a six week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Say Say Say"; and Meg White was born, Today in Music History.

Digital producer Luke Taylor shares his favorite music of 2025. 

Minnesota Public Radio’s All Things Considered host Clay Masters shares his favorite music of 2025. 

Sr. digital producer Reed Fischer shares his favorite music of 2025. 

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that have been featured on the show Stranger Things would you like to hear?

The bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit of Tiny Desk's early days: fewer microphones to capture "the way these instruments are meant to sound."

The son of Cuban immigrants, Malo and his band blended country, rock and roll, folk, jump blues, Latin music and Cajun rhythms into a distinct sound anchored by his unmistakable voice.