With supergroup Ringing Bell at Walker benefit, Channy Leaneagh’s ready to ‘move on’ from accident September 19, 2019 Six months after an accident that left Channy Leaneagh with a broken vertebrae, the frontwoman of Poliça is stepping back onto the stage for the first time. She’ll be performing with Ringing Bell, a one-night musical supergroup created for the Walker Art Center’s annual Avant Garden benefit this Saturday. According to Leaneagh, the best way… Read More ›
Where did that Prince mural on the Midtown Greenway come from? September 19, 2019 Over the past several weeks, bikers and walkers along the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis have noticed a very familiar, larger-than-life, face under the Aldrich Avenue bridge: Prince, circa his 1999 era. What’s the story behind this latest Prince mural in Minnesota? All the way from Almere in the Netherlands, the anonymous street art crew Kamp… Read More ›
The Chart Show: Dessa Hits #4 on All-Time Hall of Fame September 18, 2019 Lizzo returns to the top this week and will definitely be the most successful chart artist this year with a LOCAL connection, but Dessa has been inducted to our Chart Hall of Fame for the ninth time. That puts her at four on our All Time Hall of Fame Chart, the highest charting local artist ever! Next week will mark the tenth anniversary of the Chart Show and we'll celebrate by playing selections from the All Time HOF Chart and reposting it on the web. Read More ›
The Chart Show Hall of Fame September 18, 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 ›
With 'Jaime' Brittany Howard makes her declaration as a solo star September 18, 2019 Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard named her debut solo album, 'Jaime,' after her older sister who died as a teenager. She debuts songs from the album live at St. Paul's Palace Theatre on Thursday, Sept. 19. Read More ›
Rock and Roll Book Club: Ken Burns 'Country Music' book tells generations of stories September 18, 2019 The latest documentary series from filmmaker Ken Burns spotlights the history of country music. A companion volume allows fans to dive even deeper into the sprawling, evolving genre. Read More ›
Vote for The Black Keys' top songs September 17, 2019 Help celebrate the return of The Black Keys to the Twin Cities by helping us compile their best songs, and you'll be entered for a chance to win tickets to a meet-and-greet and a guitar signed by the band. Read More ›
The Head and the Heart perform an acoustic set at The Current September 21, 2019 Touring in support of their latest album, 'Living Mirage,' three members of Seattle-based six-piece The Head and the Heart visited The Current to play an acoustic set of songs and to talk music with host Sean McPherson. Read More ›
Joseph sing their truth in The Current studio September 20, 2019 Joseph's second album, 'Good Luck, Kid,' out now, features the song, 'Fighter,' which explores how conflict itself may be necessary to move past it. 'Not saying your truth just makes you further apart from each other,' Joseph's Natalie Schepman explains. Joseph visited The Current for a session as their tour in support of the new album is getting underway. 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 ›
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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: Bruce covers September 23, 2019 Bruce Springsteen is 70 today and we're celebrating on air with music throughout the day and online with a look at The Boss's career in 15 key tracks from Jay Gabler. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what covers of Bruce Springsteen songs do you want to hear? Read More ›
Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Bruce Springsteen September 23, 2019 Buddy Holly and the Crickets had a hit with 'That'll Be The Day'; a widely believed story about Paul McCartney was started in DeKalb, Ill.; Neil Young was honored at the Americana Awards in Nashville; and Bruce Springsteen 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 ›