Good Night Gold Dust on new Mankato holiday album - and recommended winter reads December 17, 2020 Good Night Gold Dust are an indie band based in Mankato, Minnesota. Amidst pandemic lockdowns, the band's Colin Scharf and Laura Schultz have been helping to keep their local community connected through projects including a Beatles cover video and a new album of holiday recordings by Mankato artists. Read More ›
Top 89 of 2020: Luke Taylor, digital producer December 17, 2020 Digital producer Luke Taylor shares his favorite songs of 2020. Read More ›
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'This Isn't Happening: Radiohead's 'Kid A' and the Beginning of the 21st Century' December 17, 2020 Radiohead's 'Kid A,' regarded by many as one of the greatest albums of the 2000s, turns 20 this year. In a new book, Steven Hyden writes about how the album speaks to its tumultuous times. Read More ›
Jade Bird: Virtual Session December 17, 2020 Jade Bird joins Jill Riley of The Current's Morning Show to talk about moving to Austin, working with legendary Nashville producer Dave Cobb on her upcoming release, and what she's been up to this year. Read More ›
Today in Music History: David Bowie released 'Hunky Dory' December 17, 2020 The Beatles first appeared on American radio; David Bowie released his fourth album 'Hunky Dory'; Adele was named Billboard's top artist of 2012; Elvis Costello And The Attractions played "Radio, Radio" on SNL against Lorne Michaels' wishes; and Mike Mills was born. Read More ›
2020 Remembered December 17, 2020 On Saturday, Dec. 19, The Current will honor the artists we've lost in 2020. We'll celebrate the life, music, and legacy of Little Richard, Eddie Van Halen, John Prine, Lexii Alijai, Bill Withers, Betty Wright, Justin Townes Earle and many more. Read More ›
The Chart Show: Berninger's Solo Debut Debuts December 16, 2020 The Chart Show welcomes three new entries this week with Matt Berninger's debut solo album starting at #15 with the single, "One More Second." Read More ›
Listen to Looch: explore rock history at 'The Rainbow' December 16, 2020 When Gene Simmons describes the heyday of West Hollywood's Rainbow Bar & Grill as 'a bacchanalia,' that's saying something. Mary Lucia talks about a documentary, 'The Rainbow,' that explores the history of the music scene along Hollywood's Sunset Strip. Read More ›
Interview: Matt Berninger of The National talks about 'Serpentine Prison' December 16, 2020 Last month Matt Berninger of The National released his debut solo record, 'Serpentine Prison' on Book Records, a new imprint formed by Berninger and Booker T. Jones with Concord Records. Jade caught up with Matt about working with Booker as a producer, and how he's been spending his free time lately. Read More ›
The Current Rewind, the complete First Avenue season December 16, 2020 The Current Rewind is the podcast putting music's unsung stories on the map. In season two, we examined the 50-year history of Minneapolis club First Avenue, using 10 pivotal dates to explore how a city, a scene, and popular music have evolved since the dawn of the '70s. Read More ›
Mike Doughty: Virtual Session January 15, 2021 Mike Doughty joins Morning Show host Jill Riley from his home in Memphis to talk about his new project Ghost Of Vroom, his latest book I Die Each Time I Hear The Sound. Plus, hear performances of a few recent tracks and a familiar favorite. Read More ›
Bartees Strange: Virtual Session December 23, 2020 Bartees Strange joins Jade for a virtual session to play songs from his latest record, Live Forever, out now on Memory Music. They'll also be talking about leaving places that prevent you from feeling free, covering The National and SAMIA, and what he's working on in his studio for his family this Christmas. Read More ›
Nilufer Yanya: Virtual Session December 22, 2020 Nilufer Yanya joins Sean McPherson to play songs from her new EP, Feeling Lucky? which was released earlier this month. They'll be discussing the freedoms of releasing EPs over albums, why she loves writing angry songs, and recalibrating to a year without live shows. Read More ›
Jade Bird: Virtual Session December 17, 2020 Jade Bird joins Jill Riley of The Current's Morning Show to talk about moving to Austin, working with legendary Nashville producer Dave Cobb on her upcoming release, and what she's been up to this year. Read More ›
Interview: Matt Berninger of The National talks about 'Serpentine Prison' December 16, 2020 Last month Matt Berninger of The National released his debut solo record, 'Serpentine Prison' on Book Records, a new imprint formed by Berninger and Booker T. Jones with Concord Records. Jade caught up with Matt about working with Booker as a producer, and how he's been spending his free time lately. Read More ›
#Current15: The Best of The Current in a new 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. 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. Similarly, you can use your smart speaker to listen to Purple Current, Radio Heartland and Rock the Cradle Radio. Read More ›
Prince: The Story of 1999 bonus feature: Dr. Fink, 'When Prince sang live, he was just impeccable' January 03, 2020 Matt Fink - aka Dr. Fink - was one of Prince's first keyboard players and is a member of the Revolution. In conversation with Andrea Swensson, Dr. Fink reflects on performing, recording and touring with Prince. 'He was always transforming himself into something different with every record,' Fink says. 'There was always something new and original and exploratory.' Read More ›
Coffee Break: The sound of 2005 January 22, 2021 The Current will be celebrating our Sweet 16 on Sunday (look ma! we can drive!), and since we can't celebrate with our normal birthday parties at First Avenue this year we thought we'd take a look back on 2005, the year it all began. Read More ›
Today in Music History: Remembering Michael Hutchence of INXS January 22, 2021 Steve Perry was born; MTV hit the West Coast; Buddy Holly made his last recordings in his New York City apartment; The Beach Boys went into the studio to record "Wouldn't It Be Nice"; MTV started broadcasting to the West Coast; and Michael Hutchence of INXS 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 ›