Watch Black Pumas' headlining set at The Current's 15th anniversary show at First Avenue January 19, 2020 Watch the Grammy-nominated band from Austin, Texas, perform a stunning set in the First Avenue mainroom in Minneapolis. Read More ›
Watch The Bad Man perform a rollicking set at First Avenue January 19, 2020 Watch the ska-tinged pub rock group from Minneapolis play at The Current's 15th Anniversary, recorded live at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Read More ›
Watch Seratones' soulful set at First Avenue January 19, 2020 Shreveport, La., garage-gospel soul outfit Seratones performed at The Current's 15th anniversary party at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Watch video of their full set, captured live on the night of the performance. Read More ›
Watch MaLLy perform onstage at First Avenue January 19, 2020 Minneapolis powerhouse rapper MaLLy played a live set at The Current's 15th Anniversary at First Avenue. Watch MaLLy's full set, captured live on the night. Read More ›
Watch 26 BATS! in concert at First Avenue January 19, 2020 The Minneapolis genre-bending quintet kicked off The Current's 15th Anniversary, live from First Avenue in Minneapolis. Watch video of their full set, captured live. Read More ›
Review and photos: Dolly Parton’s Minnesota comes to life at Turf Club tribute January 18, 2020 All too often, we in the Twin Cities only pay tribute to beloved musicians after they’re gone. So it was a treat to gather with a few hundred others last night at the Turf Club, celebrating someone who’s very alive: Dolly Parton, whose 74th birthday is Sunday, Jan. 19. Dolly Parton feels zeitgeisty lately, thanks… Read More ›
Raised in rock, Marcus King releases first solo album, 'El Dorado' January 18, 2020 NPR's Scott Simon talks with the 23-year-old guitarist about the tragic event that inspired him to start writing songs and what it was like to collaborate with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach. Read More ›
The Top Songs of 2018 January 23, 2020 As The Current celebrates 15 years in 15 days, we turn our attention on Thursday, January 23 to the best songs of 2018, voted by our listeners. Read More ›
#Current15: Live Current, Volume 14 (2018) October 11, 2018 Each Fall, The Current collects some of the best live and in-studio performances of past year into one great album -- Live Current. This year, we're proud to release the fourteenth volume in the series. 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 ›
Giveaway: Enter for passes to Bonnaroo 2020 January 08, 2020 Here's your chance to win a pair passes to Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2020 this June 11 to 14 in Manchester, Tenn.! 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 ›
Prince: The Story of 1999, Episode 2: Rearrange November 26, 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 ›
Yola performs songs from 'Walk Through Fire' in The Current studio January 19, 2020 Nominated for Grammys in four different categories, including Best Americana Album, English singer-songwriter Yola visited The Current to play songs from her acclaimed record, 'Walk Through Fire.' Read More ›
Watch Black Pumas' headlining set at The Current's 15th anniversary show at First Avenue January 19, 2020 Watch the Grammy-nominated band from Austin, Texas, perform a stunning set in the First Avenue mainroom in Minneapolis. 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: 2017 January 22, 2020 It's the 2017 edition of "The Current's 15 Years in 15 Days." For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from 2017 do you want to hear? Read More ›
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'A Song for You: My Life With Whitney Houston' January 22, 2020 For decades, Robyn Crawford was one of the people closest to Whitney Houston. In 'A Song for You,' Crawford finally tells the story of her personal and professional relationship with one of the greatest performers in the history of pop music. 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 ›