The Chart Show Hall of Fame November 13, 2019 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: "Hey Ma" Hits the Hall of Fame November 13, 2019 Bon Iver ended his run at #1 and is inducted into the Chart Show Hall of Fame with "Hey Ma," and The Black Keys hit their tenth week and graduate from the chart at #12. Read More ›
Rock and Roll Book Club: Top ten essential music reads November 13, 2019 What are the essential reads for music fans, the books that every music lover must have on their nightstand bucket list? The Current and AARP Minnesota asked you to vote, and you came through. Here, from number ten to number one, are the music must-reads according to you. Read More ›
The Chart Show Ballot November 13, 2019 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, hosted by Mark Wheat! Read More ›
Vagabon is right at home in The Current studio November 13, 2019 Laetitia Tamko dubbed her music project Vagabon to avoid people mispronouncing her name. But there's something deeper to it. 'I would say that I tend to talk about home a lot and trying to find it,' she says. Vagabon feels very much at home making music, as evidenced when she and her band visited The Current studio for a session hosted by Jade. Read More ›
Eight up-and-coming bands you need to know ahead of Iceland Airwaves November 01, 2019 The Current is heading to Reykjavik for the Iceland Airwaves Festival. But before we pack our bags, we want to give you an introduction to the eight up-and-coming bands playing the festival and our Day Party. Read More ›
Review and photos: Angel Olsen turns First Avenue into her own immersive world November 13, 2019 The loudest moment of Angel Olsen’s Tuesday night show at First Avenue came a few songs into her set at the end of “Lark.” The tune concluded with Olsen’s husky vocals echoing the phrase “dream on” over a sparse drum beat and a bass line that resembled a heartbeat. It was impossible to hear the… Read More ›
Rock and Roll Book Club: Andrew Ridgeley writes about his years in Wham! with George Michael November 13, 2019 There are no two ways about it: you know who Andrew Ridgeley is because of George Michael. By the same token, though, you might very well not know who George Michael is if not for Andrew Ridgeley. Read More ›
Angel Olsen performs songs from 'All Mirrors' in The Current studio November 12, 2019 The latest release from Angel Olsen is characterized by soaring vocals and lush instrumental arrangements. Olsen and her band visited The Current studio to play songs from the new album. Read More ›
Listen to Looch: Clive Davis documentary explores life of 'old-school music mogul' November 12, 2019 The number of artists Clive Davis discovered, inspired and worked with is staggering. A documentary available on Netflix and elsewhere explores the life of this person Mary Lucia describes as 'an old-school music mogul.' Read More ›
Angel Olsen performs songs from 'All Mirrors' in The Current studio November 12, 2019 The latest release from Angel Olsen is characterized by soaring vocals and lush instrumental arrangements. Olsen and her band visited The Current studio to play songs from the new album. Read More ›
Watch Chris Thile perform a solo set at a recent MicroShow November 11, 2019 Watch Chris Thile, mandolin impresario and 'Live From Here' host, delight an audience of lucky winners with a 30-minute solo #MicroShow set recorded live at the Fine Line in Minneapolis in August 2019. Read More ›
The Current Rewind: The Peters Brothers' anti-rock crusade September 04, 2019 A family of pastors hell-bent on saving souls. A pro-sticker Washington wife. A B-horror blood-gusher with a heart of gold. Plus...Prince's photographer? This episode's cast of characters is just a peek at the wild ride of the Peters Brothers, the evangelical trio who hosted record burnings and condemned rock music throughout the 1980s. But for all the Peters' popcorn-worthy stunts, you could say darkness was at play. Read More ›
Playlist: The rock that fueled the Peters Brothers September 05, 2019 In the '80s, controversial St. Paul ministers the Peters Brothers traveled around America preaching about the dangers of rock music. From shock-rock to suggestive pop, this playlist compiles some of the songs that fueled the Peters Brothers' protests against rock & roll. Read More ›
Tou SaiK Lee interviews Missy and Ernest Whiteman about representation, intergenerational art, and 'The Outsiders' September 03, 2019 For the latest episode of The Current Rewind, local rapper Tou SaiK Lee sat down with a father and daughter pair, Ernest and Missy Whiteman, who are both artists working in Minnesota. Tou SaiK is Hmong, and Ernest and Missy are Hinono'ei; all three artists use their respective mediums to create art that bridges generations in their cultures. 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: Kindness November 13, 2019 November 13 is World Kindness Day. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that showcase or mention an act of kindness? Read More ›
Rock and Roll Book Club: Andrew Ridgeley writes about his years in Wham! with George Michael November 13, 2019 There are no two ways about it: you know who Andrew Ridgeley is because of George Michael. By the same token, though, you might very well not know who George Michael is if not for Andrew Ridgeley. 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 ›