Music News: Why Taylor Swift is using facial recognition at concerts December 14, 2018 Taylor Swift is reportedly using facial recognition to stop stalkers at concerts. Will other stars follow suit? Also in the news today: Nancy Wilson dies at 81, Post Malone sells all the Crocs, an Oscars-style montage to bands that broke up this year - and new music from Chance the Rapper, Ariana Grande, and the Avett Brothers. Read More ›
The Current's 14th Birthday parties December 11, 2018 Celebrate 14 years of The Current with back-to-back parties January 18 & 19 at First Avenue. Read More ›
Top 89 of 2018 December 04, 2018 The Top 89 of 2018 is your opportunity to help program our year-end broadcast countdown. When you submit your ballot you'll be entered to win a prize pack from Down in the Valley. Read More ›
Photos and recap: Radio Heartland's rollicking 10-year celebration concert December 14, 2018 On Thursday night, Radio Heartland celebrated 10 years of streaming with a four-band concert at The Hook and Ladder Theater and Lounge in Minneapolis. See photos from performances by Dusty Heart, Dustin Arbuckle and the Haymakers, Molly Maher and her Disbelievers, and Erik Koskinen. Read More ›
Friday Five: Roma di Luna, LUXYZ, and more new Minnesota music videos December 14, 2018 The last Hanukkah candles have burned down, kinaras have yet to be lit, and Christmas is just a week and a half away. In this installment of Friday Five, Roma di Luna and Katy Vernon share bittersweet Christmas music videos, Tiny Deaths “dance the album,” and Minnesota hip-hop represents hard. Roma di Luna – “Lonely… Read More ›
Music News: Inside this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees December 13, 2018 This year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced: the Cure, Def Leppard, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Roxy Music, and the Zombies. The Current's program director Jim McGuinn, a Rock Hall voter, joins Jay and Jade to talk about this year's honorees...and who didn't make the cut. Read More ›
Giveaway: Paisley Park tour and merchandise package December 13, 2018 Enter for a chance to experience Prince's Paisley Park first-hand. Read More ›
Giveaway: Enter for a chance to fly to L.A. to see Jeff Tweedy December 12, 2018 Want to keep up with Jeff Tweedy? You're going to need some help. Read More ›
Giveaway: Paisley Park tour and merchandise package December 13, 2018 Enter for a chance to experience Prince's Paisley Park first-hand. Read More ›
Music News: Why Taylor Swift is using facial recognition at concerts December 14, 2018 Taylor Swift is reportedly using facial recognition to stop stalkers at concerts. Will other stars follow suit? Also in the news today: Nancy Wilson dies at 81, Post Malone sells all the Crocs, an Oscars-style montage to bands that broke up this year - and new music from Chance the Rapper, Ariana Grande, and the Avett Brothers. 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 ›
John Grant performs in The Current studio December 07, 2018 Michigan-born, Reykjavik-based musician John Grant is a fascinating individual even before he starts performing songs. Ahead of a show at the Fine Line in Minneapolis, Grant stopped at The Current studio to play songs and to engage in lively and thoughtful conversation with host Mac Wilson. Read More ›
Haley performs instrumentals from 'Pleasureland' in The Current studio December 06, 2018 Although Haley has composed instrumental music before, her 2018 release 'Pleasureland' is her first all-instrumental full-length. 'This was so much more satisfying when I wasn't trying to say something with words,' Haley says. 'It was how I felt and what I connected to.' Haley, along with Jeremy Ylvisaker, visited The Current studio to play music from 'Pleasureland.' Read More ›
Listen to Thom Yorke's 'Suspiria Session' from Electric Lady studios December 06, 2018 Listen to a special recording of Thom Yorke performing songs from the 'Suspiria' soundtrack and a 2011 classic from Radiohead. Read More ›
JD McPherson and band pull up their 'Socks' in The Current studio December 04, 2018 Even though JD McPherson told himself he'd never do a Christmas album, a little holiday spirit changed his mind. McPherson and his band recently released 'Socks,' an album of 11 holiday originals. 'It still just hits me as the most ridiculous album title of all time!' McPherson laughs as he and his band stopped into The Current studio for a session hosted by Brian Oake and Jill Riley. Read More ›
William Prince performs in The Current studio December 02, 2018 Winnipeg-based singer-songwriter William Prince wants to write songs that stand the test of time. 'I'm in the business of writing hopefully good songs, [and] getting better,' he says. 'I think my best ones are to come yet.' William Prince recently visited The Current for a session hosted by Bill DeVille. Read More ›
Coffee Break: Rock Hall snubs December 14, 2018 The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2019 class of inductees and this year, like every year, part of the conversation is which artists and groups were snubbed. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, which artists and groups do you want to hear that you think should have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Read More ›
Today in Music History: Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" goes No. 1 December 14, 2018 Marvin Gaye scored his first U.S. No. 1 single when 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine', The Jackson Five made their first network television appearance in the U.S. when they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, and American blues and jazz singer Dinah Washington died at age 39. 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 ›