Watch JFDR enchant the Iceland Airwaves audience with a full set from The Current Day Party November 8, 2019 Iceland's JFDR may only be 25, but the artist has already made her name known in the country's music scene. Watch her ambient and expansive set from Iceland Airwaves.
Dessa - The Making of 'Sound the Bells' November 5, 2019 How do you make a catalog of deftly delivered rap hits a classical collaboration? Dessa walks through the process of making 'Sound the Bells,' her new album of her greatest hits with the Minnesota Orchestra providing the score behind the celebrated singer and rapper.
Watch Chastity Brown debut new music at a recent MicroShow November 4, 2019 Fresh from work on a forthcoming new album, Chastity Brown enthralled an audience full of lucky winners with four new songs, plus a fan-favorite from her 2017 album 'Silhouette of Sirens.'
Rhiannon Giddens and friends break musical barriers in The Current studio November 3, 2019 Rhiannon Giddens, Francesco Turrisi and Jason Sypher pay no mind to established musical categories. 'Music is just music,' Giddens says. The trio perform songs from Giddens and Turrisi's recent collaborative album, 'There Is No Other.'
In The Current studio, Reina del Cid shows why she's more than just 'karaoke famous' October 29, 2019 In a session for the Local Show, Reina del Cid performed songs from her new album 'Morse Code.'
Aldous Harding performs an acoustic set in The Current studio October 22, 2019 Aldous Harding - the artistic name used by singer-songwriter Hannah Topp - stopped at The Current to play an acoustic set. The songs are ethereal and enigmatic, and Topp is content to let the mystery be.
MaLLy retraces 'The Journey to a Smile' on the Local Show October 22, 2019 It's been five years since Minneapolis rapper MaLLy has put out an album, and he's been through a lot in those five years. What has he been up to? 'Transformation, practicing a sober and clean life, meditation, and Buddhism — really just focusing on the music,' he told Andrea Swensson on the Local Show.
Big Thief explore new sounds live in The Current studio October 21, 2019 Ahead of their sold-out show at First Avenue, Big Thief stopped by The Current studio to perform a live three-song set. As early as soundcheck, it was evident that this was not going to be a run-of-the-mill performance.
Frank Turner performs a solo acoustic set in The Current studio October 21, 2019 Following the release of 'No Man's Land,' his eighth studio album, Frank Turner visited The Current studio to play songs and to share stories of the historical women he sings about on the new record.
Watch Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets live from First Avenue October 18, 2019 Nick Lowe brought his Quality Rock and Roll Revue to First Avenue in Minneapolis on Friday, September 13, 2019.