Listen to 'Call Me A Fool,' the new single from Valerie June January 22, 2021 The song is the lead single from Valerie June's forthcoming album, 'The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers,' coming out March 12. Read More ›
Help support music with your donation to The Current January 19, 2021 Celebrate 16 years of The Current by supporting music discovery with The Current as well as the many musicians and workers in the music industry who need extra support until venues can be fully operational once again due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ›
Send us your ideas for artists to feature during Black History Month January 18, 2021 February is Black History Month, and The Current will be spotlighting a different artist each weekday all month long. Which Black artists do you want to hear? Read More ›
'This Thing Called Life' author Neal Karlen on Prince: The man and the myths January 21, 2021 Minnesota journalist Neal Karlen, who interviewed and spoke with Prince many times over the decades, is the author of a new memoir: 'This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey On and Off the Record.' Read More ›
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Sweet Dreams: The Story of the New Romantics' January 21, 2021 In a sprawling oral history, Dylan Jones traces all the roads of '80s pop back to Britain's New Romantic subculture: a movement that retained the energy, but not the nihilism, of punk. Read More ›
Virtual Gig List: Live streamed concerts from your favorite artists June 26, 2020 As concerts are cancelled due to social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, artists are taking to live streaming intimate performances. We've got your watchlist. Read More ›
The Chart Show: British Music Collective Sault Debut January 20, 2021 Boy Pablo fell off the chart this week making way for new entries by SZA and pseudonymous British music collective, Sault. Read More ›
The Chart Show Ballot January 20, 2021 Vote every week for your top five tracks (and enter our weekly ticket giveaway while you're at it), then tune in Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. CT to see if your favorites make the Chart Show! Read More ›
Learning songs through a screen: How Minnesota music teachers are bringing instruction online during a pandemic January 20, 2021 Throughout the past year, many of us have had to figure out how to do our jobs online, replacing offices for a work from home setup and trading the meeting room with the Zoom room. But how does a music teacher work from home? What happens when you can’t play a song along with a… Read More ›
Inauguration Day music rundown: John Legend, Garth Brooks, Foo Fighters, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, Bruce Springsteen and more to perform January 20, 2021 Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will co-headline the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wed, Jan. 20. The day features a variety of performances from other musical artists. Read More ›
Mike Doughty: Virtual Session January 15, 2021 Mike Doughty joins Morning Show host Jill Riley from his home in Memphis to talk about his new project Ghost Of Vroom, his latest book I Die Each Time I Hear The Sound. Plus, hear performances of a few recent tracks and a familiar favorite. Read More ›
Bartees Strange: Virtual Session December 23, 2020 Bartees Strange joins Jade for a virtual session to play songs from his latest record, Live Forever, out now on Memory Music. They'll also be talking about leaving places that prevent you from feeling free, covering The National and SAMIA, and what he's working on in his studio for his family this Christmas. Read More ›
Nilufer Yanya: Virtual Session December 22, 2020 Nilufer Yanya joins Sean McPherson to play songs from her new EP, Feeling Lucky? which was released earlier this month. They'll be discussing the freedoms of releasing EPs over albums, why she loves writing angry songs, and recalibrating to a year without live shows. Read More ›
Jade Bird: Virtual Session December 17, 2020 Jade Bird joins Jill Riley of The Current's Morning Show to talk about moving to Austin, working with legendary Nashville producer Dave Cobb on her upcoming release, and what she's been up to this year. Read More ›
Interview: Matt Berninger of The National talks about 'Serpentine Prison' December 16, 2020 Last month Matt Berninger of The National released his debut solo record, 'Serpentine Prison' on Book Records, a new imprint formed by Berninger and Booker T. Jones with Concord Records. Jade caught up with Matt about working with Booker as a producer, and how he's been spending his free time lately. Read More ›
#Current15: The Best of The Current in a new stream January 06, 2020 We're celebrating the 15 years The Current has been on the air, so we took your favorite songs from the past decade and a half and made them into a brand new stream. Read More ›
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Listen to The Current via Smart Speakers July 23, 2018 Listen to The Current on Google Home and Amazon's Echo devices. Similarly, you can use your smart speaker to listen to Purple Current, Radio Heartland and Rock the Cradle Radio. Read More ›
Prince: The Story of 1999 bonus feature: Dr. Fink, 'When Prince sang live, he was just impeccable' January 03, 2020 Matt Fink - aka Dr. Fink - was one of Prince's first keyboard players and is a member of the Revolution. In conversation with Andrea Swensson, Dr. Fink reflects on performing, recording and touring with Prince. 'He was always transforming himself into something different with every record,' Fink says. 'There was always something new and original and exploratory.' Read More ›
Coffee Break: The sound of 2005 January 22, 2021 The Current will be celebrating our Sweet 16 on Sunday (look ma! we can drive!), and since we can't celebrate with our normal birthday parties at First Avenue this year we thought we'd take a look back on 2005, the year it all began. Read More ›
Today in Music History: Remembering Michael Hutchence of INXS January 22, 2021 Steve Perry was born; MTV hit the West Coast; Buddy Holly made his last recordings in his New York City apartment; The Beach Boys went into the studio to record "Wouldn't It Be Nice"; MTV started broadcasting to the West Coast; and Michael Hutchence of INXS was born, Today in Music History. Read More ›
Coffee Break Suggestions and Archive November 08, 2016 Got an idea for a Coffee Break? Want to see what we did a while back? Read More ›