Morris Hayes on '20Ten' September 22, 2018 Morris Hayes has it all: candor, a sense of humor, and musical chops that earned him the title of keyboardist, then musical director in Prince's band. He sat down with Purple Current host Sean McPherson for a marathon interview about Prince albums from 1995-2010, plus miscellaneous other stories he remembered as they went. Due to overwhelming demand, we're publishing the full interview album by album. Read More ›
Natalie Prass performs in The Current studio September 21, 2018 Natalie Prass is based out of Richmond, Virginia, but she's criss-crossing North America and Europe this year to support her album "The Future and the Past." Before her stop at the Turf Club in St. Paul, she visited The Current to play a few songs and chat with Mark Wheat. Read More ›
Music News: Does this footstool contain a Jack White record? September 21, 2018 Prince's 'Piano & a Microphone 1983' tops the list of this week's new music releases, along with albums from Christine and the Queens and Brockhampton and an epic Lana Del Rey single. In the news, Suge Knight is sentenced to prison, a Jack White footstool is up for sale, and Millie Bobby Brown wants everybody to quit being weird about her friendship with Drake. Read More ›
We, the Revolution: ‘Hamilton’ touring cast members to rock out at First Avenue September 21, 2018 The Hamilton touring cast currently presenting the acclaimed musical at the Orpheum Theatre will switch from rap to rock on Monday for the “We, The Revolution” benefit in the First Avenue Mainroom. Members of the Hamilton cast will be performing some of their favorite rock songs backed by the band that plays for the touring Broadway… Read More ›
Metric play songs from their new album, 'Art of Doubt' September 21, 2018 Following the synth-pop sounds of Metric's last album, 'Pagans in Vegas,' they've returned to rock tunes on their brand-new 'Art of Doubt,' out Friday, Sept. 21. 'It felt so good to come back to rock,' says Metric's Emily Haines. Haines and bandmate Jimmy Shaw stopped at The Current to play some stripped-down versions of the new tunes and to chat with host Mac Wilson. Read More ›
Electric Fetus flooding sensors triggered for the first time in 25 years – but Garage Sale is still on September 21, 2018 The Electric Fetus has experienced some inconveniences in the past few months due to construction on their block. However, during Monday evening’s thunderstorms, the Minneapolis record store received an unexpected setback: water pouring into the basement. Road work has been in progress on 4th Street (where the store’s main entrance and parking lot entrances are)… Read More ›
Review and photos: Giorgio Moroder, 78-year-old father of disco, basks in the love at First Avenue September 21, 2018 Last night, legendary songwriter-producer Giorgio Moroder made his Minnesota debut with a DJ set at First Avenue. After a few humble words of tribute to Prince, Moroder started spinning the hits. For perspectives from gen X (Jay) and gen Y (Cecilia), two of our staffers saw the show together and shared their thoughts afterward. Cecilia… Read More ›
23 Prince albums from 1995-2010 now available on streaming services August 16, 2018 As the result of a distribution deal with Sony, 23 Prince albums originally released from 1995 to 2010 are now available on major streaming services. Some were previously available on Tidal, but the widespread availability of these albums — some of which were originally released only to members of Prince’s NPG Music Club — will… Read More ›
Prince's 12 Essential Funk Jams (1995-2010) August 24, 2018 If you are looking for a place to start on the funk, look no further. Read More ›
Music News: Does this footstool contain a Jack White record? September 21, 2018 Prince's 'Piano & a Microphone 1983' tops the list of this week's new music releases, along with albums from Christine and the Queens and Brockhampton and an epic Lana Del Rey single. In the news, Suge Knight is sentenced to prison, a Jack White footstool is up for sale, and Millie Bobby Brown wants everybody to quit being weird about her friendship with Drake. Read More ›
The Current Music News podcast August 10, 2018 In about ten minutes a day, hosts Jay Gabler and Jade put music industry headlines in context, share breaking news about upcoming releases, and surprise listeners with strange-but-true stories. Entertaining, conversational, and informative, The Current Music News is an essential daily listen for fans of all genres of music to catch up on the news that matters about today’s most essential artists. 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 Amazon Echo July 23, 2018 * You can listen to The Current on Amazon’s Voice-on-demand Echo devices, and get enhanced functionality -- song names, requests, song of the day -- with our Alexa Skill. Read More ›
Natalie Prass performs in The Current studio September 21, 2018 Natalie Prass is based out of Richmond, Virginia, but she's criss-crossing North America and Europe this year to support her album "The Future and the Past." Before her stop at the Turf Club in St. Paul, she visited The Current to play a few songs and chat with Mark Wheat. Read More ›
Metric play songs from their new album, 'Art of Doubt' September 21, 2018 Following the synth-pop sounds of Metric's last album, 'Pagans in Vegas,' they've returned to rock tunes on their brand-new 'Art of Doubt,' out Friday, Sept. 21. 'It felt so good to come back to rock,' says Metric's Emily Haines. Haines and bandmate Jimmy Shaw stopped at The Current to play some stripped-down versions of the new tunes and to chat with host Mac Wilson. Read More ›
Leon Bridges plays solo acoustic songs at The Current September 20, 2018 In town for two nights of shows at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Leon Bridges walked over to The Current for an in-studio session hosted by Jade. Performing solo and with an acoustic guitar, Bridges played a couple songs off his latest album, 'Good Thing.' Bridges also pulled back the curtain on his songwriting process. Read More ›
Superorganism perform a #MicroShow at Can Can Wonderland September 17, 2018 Within the whimsical surrounds of Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul, Minn., Superorganism perform a MicroShow for The Current before an all-ages audience. Read More ›
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats perform a #MicroShow at the Turf Club September 10, 2018 On Monday, Aug. 6, a select group of The Current's listeners were treated to a #MicroShow with Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, who performed at the Turf Club (capacity 350) in St. Paul. The band's generous set includes seven songs from their latest release, 'Tearing at the Seams,' plus a favorite from their breakout self-titled album from 2015. Read More ›
Coffee Break: Rain September 20, 2018 It's been raining all week and the rain doesn't look like it's going to let up for another day or two, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what rain songs do you want to hear? Read More ›
Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Ben Shepherd September 20, 2018 Ben Shepherd was born; AC/DC got cheap and dirty; Queen went to No. 1; David Bowie hit No. 1 for the first time in the U.S.; and Kate Bush scored her first U.K. hit album, 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 ›