'I think a lot of people struggle with being truly alone,' Gallo says. The garage rocker's latest video is a look at what solitary meditation feels like. The song, 'Do You Love Your Company?,' comes from 'Stardust Birthday Party,' Gallo's forthcoming album.

Before opening Saturday's Music On-a-Stick concert at the Minnesota State Fair grandstand, singer-songwriter Lissie stopped at the MPR booth to perform two songs and to chat with The Current's Brian Oake and Jill Riley. Watch video of the performance and interview.

A little rain on the second day of the Minnesota State Fair didn't dampen the spirit of the audience at Har Mar Superstar's soulful set at the MPR booth at the Minnesota State Fair. Watch video of the performance from Friday, Aug. 24.

Mazzy Star have announced their first American performance in five years; all four suspects in the killing of XXXTentacion have been arrested; and the Irish celebrated their Women's World Cup field hockey medal with a giant Mariah Carey singalong. In other news, streaming is paying big bucks, Wolf Alice are getting ready to wrap up an album cycle, and the New York Times reports on John Prine's condiments.

John Prine takes faces mortality with humor and heart in a new animated video for 'Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone),' off his latest album, 'The Tree of Forgiveness.'

Watch Prince and the New Power Generation kick off the Special Olympics on July 20, 1991 from the field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.

Today's top music news stories include J. Mascis singing Tom Petty karaoke, Pussy Riot storming the World Cup, and the death of Frank Sinatra's first wife.

This time on Music to Watch, The Current's Sean McPherson and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's music producer Kateri Palen discuss Death Cab for Cutie, Lykke Li, Florence + the Machine, and alt-J (along with collaborators Pusha T and Twin Shadow).

Father John Misty stretched out with a set list peppered with old and new hits to headline Rock the Garden 2018.

Kamasi Washington and his band entranced thousands of slack-jawed, even teary-eyed patrons with their persistent, shape-shifting jazz.