Bob Dylan at 80: Celebrate with The Current May 14, 2021 Bob Dylan was born in Duluth and raised in Hibbing, and went on to become the most acclaimed singer-songwriter of his generation. On May 24 he turns 80 years old, and The Current has planned a wealth of programming to celebrate this landmark birthday. Read More ›
Full list: 893 Essential Debut Albums May 13, 2021 Review the complete list of the 893 Essential Debut Albums -- as chosen by you! Read More ›
Meet Hilary James of bathtub cig: 'I hope it helps people feel less alone' May 14, 2021 In a biweekly series of features, we're inviting Minnesota artists to introduce themselves to our audience. Today: Hilary James, a Minneapolis artist who makes music as bathtub cig. Read More ›
Pervis Staples, founding member of the Staple Singers, dies at age 85 May 13, 2021 Staples, a tenor vocalist, helped to ease his family's iconic gospel group into secular territory, and later found success as a manager and club owner. Read More ›
Sophia Eris and DJ Keezy on Auntie's: 'People want to create change out of the chaos' May 13, 2021 It's been nearly a year since local women of color announced plans to launch Auntie's, a new safer space on the Minnesota music scene. Jay Gabler spoke with co-founders Sophia Eris and DJ Keezy about what's happened since, and about their plans for the future. Read More ›
Check out new tracks from bbno$, Arooj Aftab, Sports Team, Dizzy Fae, Sleater-Kinney and Coldplay May 13, 2021 In this week's new-music playlist, meet an artist from Vancouver by way of Armenia, and a composer from Brooklyn by way of Pakistan. Also catch up with Sports Team, Sleater-Kinney and Coldplay, as well as with Minnesota artist Dizzee Fae. Read More ›
Rock and Roll Book Club: Billie Eilish shares her life in photos May 13, 2021 'Billie Eilish,' a new book by Billie Eilish, is full of photos of Billie Eilish. If this book is for you, you know who you are. Read More ›
The Chart Show: Alice Merton's "Vertigo" Debuts May 12, 2021 The first new track since her 2019 record 'Mint,' Alice Merton's "Vertigo" debuts on the Chart Show this week, joined by Jade Bird's "Open up the heavens". Read More ›
The Chart Show Hall of Fame May 12, 2021 When a song stays on The Chart Show's chart for more than 10 weeks, we retire it from the poll and it enters the very prestigious Chart Show Hall of Fame. Read More ›
The Chart Show Ballot May 12, 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 ›
Interview: Colin Meloy talks 20 Years of The Decemberists April 20, 2021 Colin Meloy and Mac Wilson sit down for a virtual interview as The Decemberists celebrate their 20th anniversary this month. The two look back at iconic releases and memories from The Decemberists' catalog, and discuss the craft of building a setlist in the age of streams. Read More ›
Lake Street Dive play songs from 'Obviously' in virtual session April 17, 2021 Lake Street Dive join The Current for a virtual session to play songs from their latest record, 'Obviously'. Rachael Price and Akie Bermiss join Bill DeVille to talk tour bus memories, comedy in lyrics, how their latest record came together. Read More ›
Middle Kids embrace the stillness of the season, play new tracks from 'Today, We're the Greatest' April 16, 2021 Middle Kids join The Current to play songs from their latest record, 'Today We're the Greatest'. Frontwoman Hannah Joy catches up with Maddie about the themes of reflection and space on the record, writing on the road in America, and recording in a studio for the first time. Read More ›
St. Vincent talks about 'Daddy's Home,' and SNL April 13, 2021 St. Vincent's Annie Clark connects with Jade to talk about her upcoming album, Daddy's Home, the visual representations that have accompanied the eras of her discography, and putting together the band for her recent Saturday Night Live performance. Read More ›
Valerie June on finding the light in each other, plays new music in virtual session with The Current April 08, 2021 Valerie June connects with The Current's Mary Lucia to play a few songs from her latest record, 'The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers' plus an older favorite. June leads us on a meditation to kick things off, and speaks with Mary about channeling light in dark world, finding her voice, and spending time along the Mississippi River. 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 ›
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. Similarly, you can use your smart speaker to listen to Purple Current, Radio Heartland and Rock the Cradle Radio. Read More ›
Musicheads Essential Album: Prince, '1999' April 08, 2021 In 1982, Prince released the critically acclaimed double album '1999,' and it made him a superstar. Read More ›
Coffee Break: Rock Hall class of 2021 May 14, 2021 For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from inductees in the Rock Hall class of 2021? Read More ›
Today in Music History: Remembering B.B. King May 14, 2021 Dan Auerbach was born; Bo Diddley released his debut single; John Lennon and Paul McCartney appeared on NBC's 'The Tonight Show'; Brian Eno first heard Talking Heads; and B.B. King passed away, 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 ›