It's Block Rockin' Weekend! May 25, 2018 This Memorial Day weekend, make The Current your soundtrack . Starting Friday at 10 a.m., and all weekend long, it's a Block Rockin' Weekend, where we play three songs in a row from your favorite Current artists. Block Rockin' Weekend continues to midnight on Monday, May 28. Happy Memorial Day weekend from your friends at The Current. Read More ›
Father John Misty performs new single on ‘Live From Here’ May 26, 2018 Are you eagerly awaiting Father John Misty’s next album, God’s Favorite Customer? Do you prefer your love songs sardonic as all get-out? Does this read like an advertisement — and don’t you think that’s what our Father would want? The point is: we have a video you might like. Father John Misty, aka Josh Tillman, performed a couple songs… Read More ›
Friday Five: POLIÇA + s t a r g a z e, Dwynell Roland, and more new Minnesota music videos May 25, 2018 POLIÇA + s t a r g a z e – “How Is This Happening” As if POLIÇA and s t a r g a z e‘s Music for the Long Emergency wasn’t collaborative enough, Santa Fe arts collective MEOW WOLF joined on to produce a short film for “How Is This Happening.” It’s hard to… Read More ›
Rock the Garden tickets on sale! April 09, 2018 Get tickets to see Feist, Kamasi Washington, P.O.S, Chastity Brown, U.S. Girls, Low Cut Connie, Nikki Lane and headliner Father John Misty on June 16, 2018. Read More ›
Listen: Purple Current April 06, 2018 Purple Current is a stream of music exploring Prince's musical legacy. Read More ›
Music News: Glenn Snoddy, inventor of the fuzz pedal, dies May 25, 2018 Glenn Snoddy, inventor of the fuzz pedal, has died; Michael Jackson's estate is criticizing a planned documentary about the star's last days; Vevo is getting out of the app business; Liam Gallagher has met his daughter for the first time; and Weezer have covered Toto...but not that Toto. Read More ›
Mt. Joy perform in The Current studio May 24, 2018 After making a huge splash on Spotify, Los Angeles band Mt. Joy seamlessly made the leap from studio band to touring outfit. 'I think we just got really lucky to have a good group of people,' says Mt. Joy co-founder Matt Quinn. Mt. Joy recently visited The Current for a session hosted by Sean McPherson. Read More ›
893 Essential Songs May 21, 2018 Thank you for listening to the 893 Essential Songs countdown with us, and more importantly, for your ongoing support of The Current. Read More ›
Download The Current app January 29, 2018 Download The Current's app to hear a crisp, high-fidelity stream of our station (and our additional streams) wherever you go! Read More ›
Listen to The Current via Amazon Echo January 31, 2018 You can listen to The Current on Amazon’s Voice-on-demand Echo devices, and get enhanced functionality -- song names, requests, song of the day -- with our Alexa Skill. Read More ›
Mt. Joy perform in The Current studio May 24, 2018 After making a huge splash on Spotify, Los Angeles band Mt. Joy seamlessly made the leap from studio band to touring outfit. 'I think we just got really lucky to have a good group of people,' says Mt. Joy co-founder Matt Quinn. Mt. Joy recently visited The Current for a session hosted by Sean McPherson. Read More ›
Lake Street Dive perform in The Current studio May 18, 2018 To be clear, Lake Street Dive didn't 'self produce' their latest album, 'Free Yourself Up.' 'We produced each other,' says drummer Mike Calabrese. 'And there really is no better producer for us as individuals than the other members of the band.' Lake Street Dive recently visited The Current to play songs from the new record, including the hit single, 'Good Kisser.' Read More ›
John Maus performs in The Current's studio May 12, 2018 He grew up in Austin, Minnesota, and he's been back for about seven years. Recently, synthesizer icon John Maus stopped by The Current to perform "Episode," "Touchdown," "Pure Rockets," and "Quantum Leap." Read More ›
Naked Giants perform in The Current studio May 07, 2018 Seattle's Naked Giants are new enough to the music scene, they're still working out their reason for being. Drummer Henry LaVallee distills it to one accessible idea: "It's all about eliciting emotion," he says. Listen to Naked Giants perform a set of rocking tunes from their debut album 'SLUFF,' in an in-studio session hosted by Jade. Read More ›
Watch Trampled by Turtles in concert at the Palace Theatre May 05, 2018 Watch Trampled by Turtles' triumphant return at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 5, 2018. Read More ›
Coffee Break: Summer heat May 25, 2018 Today is National Heat Awareness Day - and how appropriate since the Twin Cities is going to get swampy and thick this weekend with temps up in the mid 90s. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention hot, heat, sweat and sun? Read More ›
Today in Music History: Happy 60th Birthday, Paul Weller May 25, 2018 Paul Weller was born, The West Side Story soundtrack went No. 1, George Lucas' space opera Star Wars debuted in theaters, and The Hollies recorded "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", 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 ›