Har Mar Superstar describes new project, Heart Bones November 05, 2018 A new collaborative project between Har Mar Superstar and Austin, Texas, musician Sabrina Ellis, Heart Bones have already sold out a show at the Turf Club later this month. The duo are embarking on a tour to perform songs from 'Dirty Dancing' and to roll out their own original music. Read More ›
Music News: Jazz virtuoso Roy Hargrove dies at 49 November 05, 2018 Jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove has died of kidney disease at age 49. Also in the news today: women ruled the MTV EMAs, four-fifths of the Spice Girls are getting back together, Postmates is hitting a music festival, a historic Glenn Gould score surfaces, and the Prince estate debuts an archival video series. Read More ›
Music on TV this week: boygenius; Morrissey; Elvis Costello; Lukas Nelson; Kacey Musgraves November 05, 2018 Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. See the complete listings and find performance videos as the week progresses. You can also subscribe to receive the week's schedule in your inbox to plan your TV viewing around music. Read More ›
Watch 3 Rare Prince Videos For 'Endorphinmachine,' 'Rock And Roll Is Alive,' 'Dolphin' November 05, 2018 The Prince Estate has announced that it will be digitally uploading videos from the artist's visual archive on a weekly basis. Read More ›
Big stars, big rooms, big speakers: How sound engineers make arenas rock November 05, 2018 There are few experiences as memorable as attending your first concert in an arena. You enter the doors of a cavernous dome and squint to find the section and row of your seat on your ticket. You take your seat, the lights dim, and the rumble of bass being pumped through a dozen loud speakers… Read More ›
Ty Segall performs a solo acoustic set in The Current studio November 05, 2018 The day after playing a solo show at the Turf Club in St. Paul, Ty Segall stopped at The Current to record a solo acoustic session for Oake and Riley in the Morning. 'It's really scary and really challenging,' Segall says of doing a solo acoustic tour. 'I'm kind of obsessed with trying to do stuff that either I shouldn't do or that's hard for me or that's frightening or just super fun.' Read More ›
Loudon Wainwright III performs in The Current studio November 04, 2018 With a new collection of songs and a new Netflix special on the way (produced by Judd Apatow and directed by Christopher Guest), the prolific singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III stopped at The Current to play songs and to chat with host Bill DeVille. Read More ›
The Current brings Iceland Airwaves to you November 01, 2018 Join host Mark Wheat as he broadcasts from Reykjavik, Iceland, for the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival. Mark will have interviews, live performances and a few cultural insights as well. Read More ›
All features from Iceland Airwaves November 12, 2018 Hear all the sessions from Iceland Airwaves Read More ›
Music News: Staggering collection of rock instruments to be displayed at Met November 20, 2018 An unprecedented exhibit of iconic rock instruments is going on display at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art next year. In other news today: Dean Ween is opening a concert venue featuring legal pot, Janelle Monae signed a film producing deal, Snoop Dogg thanked himself for getting on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Gallagher brothers got psychoanalyzed, and fans are mounting a successful campaign to get Mariah Carey's 'Glitter' back on the charts. 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 ›
Watch Hippo Campus live from the Palace Theatre November 19, 2018 Hippo Campus cap off their fall tour with a pair of shows at St. Paul's Palace Theatre and The Current will be there with another live video stream on Saturday, November 24. Read More ›
The War and Treaty perform in The Current studio November 18, 2018 Michael and Tanya Trotter form the nucleus of The War and Treaty. Their debut album, 'Healing Tide,' was released on Aug. 10, 2018. After taking September's Americana Music Association Honors and Awards presentation ceremony by storm, the War and Treaty have been touring in support of the album. Ahead of their recent show in Minneapolis, the War and Treaty stopped at The Current for a session by Bill DeVille. Read More ›
boygenius perform in The Current studio November 17, 2018 The members of boygenius - Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus - don't think of themselves as a supergroup. 'I like just 'group',' Baker says, explaining the word best fits the musicians' collective ethos. Ahead of their show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, boygenius stopped at The Current for a session hosted by Mac Wilson. Read More ›
Mugison performs at Iceland Airwaves November 15, 2018 Mugison has been recording and releasing music since 2003, and he also operates his own music festival in Iceland. Busy though he his, Mugison stopped at the Skuli Craft Bar in Reykjavik to play some songs and to share some very entertaining stories with host Mark Wheat and the audience. Read More ›
Milkywhale performs at Iceland Airwaves November 14, 2018 Milkywhale is an Icelandic electronic pop band whose live performances are notoriously fun and full of life. Read More ›
Coffee Break: Theme songs November 20, 2018 Today in 1971, Isaac Hayes started a two-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Theme from Shaft." So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what theme songs do you want to hear? Yes, we're looking for TV and movie theme songs, but what about the theme to a sporting event? Or a movement? See how creative you can get with this one. Read More ›
Today in Music History: Isaac Hayes' 'Theme from Shaft' hit No. 1 November 20, 2018 Bob Dylan started recording his first album; Isaac Hayes had a No. 1 single with 'Theme from Shaft'; Paul Simon and George Harrison sang together on SNL; and Prince began his 'Controversy' tour, 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 ›