March Music Madness: Greatest Soundtracks March 23, 2020 All week long, vote in hourly match-ups pitting the greatest soundtracks of all-time against one another in a bracket-style competition, until we crown a winner on Friday night. Read More ›
Musicheads Essential Artist: Patti Smith March 24, 2020 March is Women's History Month. To celebrate, each weekday this month we'll be spotlighting a different artist with special coverage on air and online. For Tuesday, March 24, we're shining a light on Patti Smith. Read More ›
Music on TV this week: new Margaret Glaspy; encores from Local Natives, Phantogram, Soccer Mommy, LCD Soundsystem March 23, 2020 Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. See the complete listings and find performance videos as the week progresses for a curated listening experience. You can also subscribe to receive the week's schedule in your inbox to plan your TV viewing around music. Read More ›
Virtual Gig List: Live streamed concerts from your favorite artists March 17, 2020 As concerts are cancelled due to social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, artists are taking to live streaming intimate performances. We've got your watchlist. Read More ›
Rock the Garden March 17, 2020 Great bands. Great art. Great outdoors. Explore it all on Saturday, June 20. Celebrate new and important voices shaping the future of music’s history. Lineup: Tegan and Sara, Brittany Howard, Poliça, Joseph, Jay Som, Altin Gün, Dua Saleh, and Gully Boys. Read More ›
Music News: Dolly Parton pays tribute to 'true friend' Kenny Rogers March 23, 2020 As the world mourns Kenny Rogers, his duet partner Dolly Parton paid tribute to 'a wonderful man and a true friend.' Also in the news today, Low Cut Connie's Adam Weiner talks about livestreaming concerts during self-isolation, while the ongoing public health crisis shakes up release schedules for other artists. Plus, Neil Diamond rewrites one of his hits to encourage handwashing. Read More ›
A message from your friends at The Current March 20, 2020 Here at The Current, we are dedicated to bringing you closer to the music and each other. We will continue to be here for you and for the artist community that makes our corner of the globe so special. Read More ›
Live voting: March Music Madness, Greatest Soundtracks March 22, 2020 All week long, vote in hourly match-ups pitting the greatest soundtracks of all-time against one another in a bracket-style competition, until we crown a winner on Friday night. Read More ›
Top 89 Songs of 2019 January 05, 2020 Celebrate another year of great music! Review the top 89 songs of the year, as chosen by you. Read More ›
Top 89 of 2019: The Current Staff Picks December 02, 2019 Selecting your votes for Top 89 of 2019? Get some inspiration from The Current staff, who've put together their own lists of favorite music of the year. Read More ›
Nathaniel Rateliff brings his stripped-down sound and expressive lyrics to The Current studio March 12, 2020 Nathaniel Rateliff visits The Current studio to play songs from his new solo album, 'And It's Still Alright,' and to talk with host Jade. Watch video of the entire session. Read More ›
Best Coast play songs from 'Always Tomorrow' live in The Current studio March 09, 2020 After a three-year gap since their last release, Best Coast are back with a new album 'Always Tomorrow.' Frontperson Bethany Cosentino expounds on that hopeful title. ' I think the overall theme of the album is very much the idea that at times we can be our own worst enemies, and learning to get out of our way and let life happen,' she says. Listen to Best Coast's full session, recorded live in The Current studio. Read More ›
Wolf Parade perform a Microshow at Icehouse in Minneapolis March 09, 2020 On Saturday, Feb. 15, Wolf Parade recorded what may have been the loudest Microshow to date as they played a live set at Icehouse in Minneapolis. The audience consisted of lucky winners who had entered for a chance to attend this intimate performance. Read More ›
Destroyer perform songs from 'Have We Met' in The Current studio March 06, 2020 Led by Daniel Bejar, the Vancouver-based rock band Destroyer recently visited The Current studio to play a set of tunes from their latest release, 'Have We Met,' and to talk with host Mac Wilson. Read More ›
Glass Animals return to The Current studio to share a powerful story and awesome songs March 06, 2020 Glass Animals triumphantly return to touring and performing in the wake of drummer Joe Seaward's life-threatening accident that had put the band on hiatus as Seaward recovered. 'It's good to be back,' says frontman Dave Bayley. Read More ›
#Current15: The Best of The Current in a new app-only 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, and it's only available in The Current app. 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: The Happiness Playlist (part 1) March 23, 2020 It's a challenging time to be alive and whether you're working, home alone in quarantine or keeping a family happy inside the house, we want to create reasons for you to smile this week. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, help us come up with a giant happiness playlist. What songs do you want to hear that make you happy? Read More ›
Today in Music History: Gloria Gaynor's 'I Will Survive' enters the U.S. National Recording Registry March 23, 2020 Ruby and the Romantics' day arrived with a No. 1 hit on their first outing; John Lennon was ordered to leave the U.S.; Elvis began his final tour; John Fogerty's baseball homage became a No. 1 album; and Blur frontman Damon Albarn was born, 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 ›