Album of the Week: Prince, '1999' December 09, 2019 Your Album of the Week is the Super Deluxe reissue of Prince's 1999. In addition to remastering Prince's original double album, 1999, the new Super Deluxe reissue of his iconic, breakthrough album includes 35 tracks from Prince's vault, making it the biggest posthumous release of his work to date. Read More ›
Top 89 of 2019 December 03, 2019 What were your favorite songs of this year? Fill out your ballot by December 22 to help us make the list of the Top 89 songs of 2019! Read More ›
Giveaway: #MicroShow with The Cactus Blossoms December 06, 2019 Enter for a chance to see The Cactus Blossoms in a unique setting: the historic Cass Gilbert-designed Virginia Street Church in St. Paul. Read More ›
What are the best Tom Waits songs? December 07, 2019 Tom Waits turned 70 years old on Saturday, December 7, 2019, and we're celebrating this iconic artist with your favorite Waits songs. Read More ›
Send us a holiday card and we'll send one to you November 25, 2019 This holiday season, send your friends at The Current your holiday card, and we'll send one back to you! We'll "deck our halls" with your cards and enjoy some holiday cheer. Read More ›
Friday Five: Solid Gold, Graveyard Club, and more new Minnesota music videos December 06, 2019 Friday Five is back after last week’s Thanksgiving break! Here are five music videos that caught my eye over the last couple of weeks. And if you’re interested in submitting a video for next week, send a link to our new associate blogger Emma Manley (emanley@mpr.org), who’ll be handling this post on Dec. 13. Solid… Read More ›
How much does it cost to get a Cameo shout-out from a Minnesota musician? December 05, 2019 “2019 is all about the experiences,” read a e-mail I recently received from a publicist. “Consumers are shifting their gift lists from products to experiences/memories that will last a lifetime. This year, you can get your loved one a personalized shout out from a favorite musician.” The publicist was writing about Cameo, a service that sells… Read More ›
Listen to Looch: 'The Sacred Triangle: Bowie, Iggy & Lou' December 05, 2019 Mary Lucia discusses a documentary that explores the friendship that existed among three iconic musicians at a critical point in their careers. Read More ›
Album of the Week: Prince, '1999' December 09, 2019 Your Album of the Week is the Super Deluxe reissue of Prince's 1999. In addition to remastering Prince's original double album, 1999, the new Super Deluxe reissue of his iconic, breakthrough album includes 35 tracks from Prince's vault, making it the biggest posthumous release of his work to date. Read More ›
Prince: The Story of 1999 bonus feature: Dez Dickerson: 'Put an explosion over it' December 05, 2019 Prince's first guitarist, Dez Dickerson, talks with The Current's Andrea Swensson, taking us back to the early days, into the recording studio, and from the smallest clubs to the biggest stages. 'From the very beginning,' Dickerson says, 'Prince had a clear idea of what he wanted, how he wanted it, how he wanted us to coalesce as a band, what he wanted to say, and what message that would send.' Read More ›
Giveaway: Prince - '1999' Deluxe Edition December 03, 2019 Enter for your chance to win the Deluxe, remastered 4 LP edition of '1999' on vinyl or CD. Read More ›
Grammy nominees Rodrigo y Gabriela bring their signature sound to The Current studio November 25, 2019 The incredible guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela visited The Current studio to play selections from their Grammy-nominated album, 'Mettavolution.' Read More ›
Pete Yorn plays an acoustic set in The Current studio November 23, 2019 Together with collaborator Jackson Phillips, singer-songwriter Pete Yorn visited The Current to play songs from his latest album, 'Caretakers,' as well as a song from his breakthrough release, 'Musicforthemorningafter.' 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 ›
Coffee Break: Funky Friday December 06, 2019 For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what funk songs do you want to hear? Read More ›
Today in Music History: Remembering Pete Shelley December 06, 2019 Lead Belly passed away, R.E.M.'s Peter Buck was born, Led Zeppelin had their first hit in the US, Sid Vicious lived up to his name, The Rolling Stones performed a free concert at the Altamont Speedway; and Pete Shelley 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 ›