Watch Hippo Campus live from the Palace Theatre November 19, 2018 Hippo Campus cap off their fall tour with a pair of shows at St. Paul's Palace Theatre and The Current will be there with another live video stream on Saturday, November 24. Read More ›
Ticket presale: Rock the Garden 2019 November 13, 2018 Rock the Garden is back on June 29, 2019 and MPR and Walker Art Center members have their first shot at getting tickets on Nov. 16. Read More ›
Coffee Break: I'm a loser, baby November 19, 2018 Well, the Vikings lost to the Chicago Bears, the Wild to the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Timberwolves to the Memphis Grizzlies. Can we as Minnesotans just own these facts and live it up for today's Coffee Break? What songs do you want to hear that are about losing and losers? Read More ›
Today in Music History: The Supremes get seventh No. 1 November 19, 2018 Carl Perkins recorded 'Blue Suede Shoes'; B.B. King kicked off a European tour; U2 released 'Achtung Baby'; David Crosby had a successful liver transplant; and the Supremes scored their seventh No. 1 single, Today in Music History. Read More ›
Album of the Week: Hippo Campus, 'Bambi' November 19, 2018 Hippo Campus return with their second studio album, 'Bambi'. Read More ›
The War and Treaty perform in The Current studio November 18, 2018 Michael and Tanya Trotter form the nucleus of The War and Treaty. Their debut album, 'Healing Tide,' was released on Aug. 10, 2018. After taking September's Americana Music Association Honors and Awards presentation ceremony by storm, the War and Treaty have been touring in support of the album. Ahead of their recent show in Minneapolis, the War and Treaty stopped at The Current for a session by Bill DeVille. Read More ›
boygenius perform in The Current studio November 17, 2018 The members of boygenius - Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus - don't think of themselves as a supergroup. 'I like just 'group',' Baker says, explaining the word best fits the musicians' collective ethos. Ahead of their show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, boygenius stopped at The Current for a session hosted by Mac Wilson. Read More ›
The Current brings Iceland Airwaves to you November 01, 2018 Join host Mark Wheat as he broadcasts from Reykjavik, Iceland, for the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival. Mark will have interviews, live performances and a few cultural insights as well. Read More ›
All features from Iceland Airwaves November 12, 2018 Hear all the sessions from Iceland Airwaves Read More ›
Music News: 'The Tommy Wiseau of heavy metal' fools venues across Europe into booking unknown band November 16, 2018 People are calling him 'the Tommy Wiseau of heavy metal.' Jered Threatin bought thousands of social media followers and faked awards in a successful ploy to get venues across Europe to book his virtually unknown band. Also, there are new releases from Anderson .Paak, Mariah Carey, Smashing Pumpkins, and Karen O with Danger Mouse. 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 Smart Speakers July 23, 2018 Listen to The Current on Google Home and Amazon's Echo devices, and get enhanced functionality -- song names, requests, song of the day -- with our Alexa Skill. Read More ›
Watch Hippo Campus live from the Palace Theatre November 19, 2018 Hippo Campus cap off their fall tour with a pair of shows at St. Paul's Palace Theatre and The Current will be there with another live video stream on Saturday, November 24. Read More ›
The War and Treaty perform in The Current studio November 18, 2018 Michael and Tanya Trotter form the nucleus of The War and Treaty. Their debut album, 'Healing Tide,' was released on Aug. 10, 2018. After taking September's Americana Music Association Honors and Awards presentation ceremony by storm, the War and Treaty have been touring in support of the album. Ahead of their recent show in Minneapolis, the War and Treaty stopped at The Current for a session by Bill DeVille. Read More ›
boygenius perform in The Current studio November 17, 2018 The members of boygenius - Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus - don't think of themselves as a supergroup. 'I like just 'group',' Baker says, explaining the word best fits the musicians' collective ethos. Ahead of their show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, boygenius stopped at The Current for a session hosted by Mac Wilson. Read More ›
Mugison performs at Iceland Airwaves November 15, 2018 Mugison has been recording and releasing music since 2003, and he also operates his own music festival in Iceland. Busy though he his, Mugison stopped at the Skuli Craft Bar in Reykjavik to play some songs and to share some very entertaining stories with host Mark Wheat and the audience. Read More ›
Milkywhale performs at Iceland Airwaves November 14, 2018 Milkywhale is an Icelandic electronic pop band whose live performances are notoriously fun and full of life. Read More ›
Coffee Break: I'm a loser, baby November 19, 2018 Well, the Vikings lost to the Chicago Bears, the Wild to the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Timberwolves to the Memphis Grizzlies. Can we as Minnesotans just own these facts and live it up for today's Coffee Break? What songs do you want to hear that are about losing and losers? Read More ›
Today in Music History: The Supremes get seventh No. 1 November 19, 2018 Carl Perkins recorded 'Blue Suede Shoes'; B.B. King kicked off a European tour; U2 released 'Achtung Baby'; David Crosby had a successful liver transplant; and the Supremes scored their seventh No. 1 single, 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 ›