In the past few weeks on Transmission, Jake Rudh has spotlighted 1979 and 1980 on the program, and this week, it's time to ...

Coffee Break, what songs that remind you of your father figure would you like to hear? Respond with your song ideas in the ...

Songs by Alan Sparhawk, Lizzo, HAIM, and Bon Iver enter the Chart Show Hall of Fame after 10 weeks of listeners’ votes.

Acknowledging surf rock is especially important right now. On Wednesday, we learned the sad news that Brian Wilson from The ...

Coffee Break, what songs about working together to achieve a goal or being on the same team would you like to hear?

After growing up playing piano and studying piano in college, the last thing Phil Cook wanted to do was play piano. “I was just angry at piano,” he recalls. Setting the “old 88” aside, Cook embraced ...

Tuesday marks nine years since Los Angeles indie-pop band Fitz and The Tantrums released their third studio album. The ...

Log in to share your opinion with The Current and add it to your profile. The Americana Music Association on Tuesday announced its nominees for the 24th Annual ...

Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" goes No. 1; Bob Dylan recorded 'Mr. Tambourine Man'; M.C. Hammer's album hit No. 1 in the ...

The Current’s annual FREE Rock the Cradle event for kids and their grownups to explore music, art and culture returns Sunday, June 8, 2025, at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) and Children’s ...

Kim Deal, Judy Garland and Mike Doughty were born; Dylan began recording 'The Basement Tapes'; Sammy Davis Jr. had his one ...

Catch music from all 10 artists on our June Scouting Report, including Cameron Wright, 8umana, Egg Girl Girl, and ...