The Chart Show Hall of Fame February 19, 2020 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 ›
Destiny Roberts on the hidden lessons from 'Roy G Biv' February 19, 2020 St. Paul rapper Destiny Roberts, aka Moon Melanin Mami, talks to correspondent Jeffrey Bissoy about her ambitious 'Roy G. Biv' series of releases, which looks at different themes gathered under each color in the rainbow. Read More ›
The Chart Show Ballot February 19, 2020 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 ›
Here's the new music you're hearing during our winter member drive February 19, 2020 It's become a tradition for us to spotlight new music during our winter member drive. Here's a playlist featuring many of the new songs we're highlighting on air. Read More ›
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'London, Reign Over Me: How England's Capital Built Classic Rock' February 19, 2020 How did so much game-changing music come out of London in the 1960s? Stephen Tow doesn't have a tidy answer, but his new history tracks the sweep of the classic rock sound. Read More ›
Enter for a chance to win The Staple Singers, 'Come Go With Me: The Stax Collection' February 18, 2020 This seven-LP box set presents all of the group's studio albums released on the iconic Memphis label, spanning 1968 to 1974. Read More ›
Heart Bones serve 'Hot Dish' in The Current studio February 18, 2020 Ahead of the release of their new record, 'Hot Dish,' Heart Bones visited The Current to play a few songs and chat with Local Show host Andrea Swensson. 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 ›
Prince: The Story of 1999, Episode 1: My Mind Says Prepare to Fight November 19, 2019 Prince: The Story of 1999 is a four-part audio documentary series brought to you by The Current in collaboration with the Prince Estate, Paisley Park, and Warner Records. Read More ›
Heart Bones serve 'Hot Dish' in The Current studio February 18, 2020 Ahead of the release of their new record, 'Hot Dish,' Heart Bones visited The Current to play a few songs and chat with Local Show host Andrea Swensson. Read More ›
Watch Calexico and Iron & Wine live in concert February 14, 2020 Watch Calexico and Iron & Wine live in concert from the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. The show is expected to begin at approximately 8:30 p.m. Central. Read More ›
Watch Madison Cunningham live in concert at the Palace Theatre February 14, 2020 Watch Madison Cunningham's concert, recorded live at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. Read More ›
Polica bring 'When We Stay Alive' to The Current studio February 04, 2020 Before going on a tour which will start in England on Feb. 7, Poliça — comprising frontwoman Channy Leaneagh; Chris Bierden on bass and vocals; Drew Christopherson and Ben Ivascu on drums; and producer Ryan Olson — stopped by The Current studio for a session hosted by Mark Wheat. Read More ›
Low Cut Connie's Adam Weiner plays a solo Microshow February 03, 2020 On Saturday, Jan. 11, Low Cut Connie frontman Adam Weiner played a Microshow at the Bryant Lake Bowl Theater in Minneapolis. The generous performance featured great songs on piano or guitar, interspersed with stories about the origins of many of the songs. Weiner also delighted the Minnesota audience with covers of songs by Bob Dylan and Prince. 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: Big Turn Music Fest February 21, 2020 Jill and Jim are headed to Red Wing today for the Big Turn Music Fest so let's send them off with a set of songs to get them ready. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from bands playing this weekend's Big Turn Music Fest? Read More ›
Today in Music History: Remembering Nina Simone on her birthday February 21, 2020 Nina Simone was born, The Stones covered Buddy Holly, Simon and Garfunkel finished their last album together, and Fleetwood Mac crafted a classic, 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 ›