Theft of the Dial: Brian Stack of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' September 8, 2015 On Tuesday, Sept. 8, on CBS, 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' makes its premiere. Brian Stack, a writer and performer on the new show, recorded a special Theft of the Dial with us, in which he shares some of his favorite songs as well as some great stories about comedy and music.
Theft of the Dial: Megan James of Purity Ring August 13, 2015 Megan James is one-half of electronic-music duo, Purity Ring. When the Edmonton-based band visited Minneapolis for a couple of shows, Megan stopped by The Current to take over the airwaves on Theft of the Dial.
Theft of the Dial: Jim James of My Morning Jacket August 13, 2015 Jim James, the frontman of My Morning Jacket, took time off from his tour supporting the band's latest album, 'The Waterfall,' to take over The Current's airwaves to spin a set of tunes of his own choosing.
Thundercat provides music to ruin your next dinner party August 6, 2015 Listening to the deep, funky groove of Thundercat's latest, "Them Changes" it's not hard to pick up on a few influences. Here, Thundercat, aka bassist Stephen Bruner lays out his favorite all-purpose picks for your next little gathering.
Theft of the Dial: Glass Animals June 9, 2015 After playing the First Avenue mainroom last week in support of their 'Zaba' album, Dave Bayley and Joe Seaward of Glass Animals stopped by The Current to take over our airwaves and to play songs by some of their favorite artists.
Theft of the Dial: Hot Chip June 5, 2015 Hot Chip has stopped by The Current's studio to play some of their own music, but when they played the First Avenue mainroom last week in support of their latest Why Make Sense?, we instead asked them to take over our airwaves and to play songs by some of their favorite artists.
Theft of the Dial: Matt and Kim June 5, 2015 While Matt and Kim were in town to play Mill City Nights, they stopped by The Current's studio to take over the airwaves with a Theft of the Dial featuring their favorite tracks by other artists.
Theft of the Dial: Kevin Parker and Jay Watson of Tame Impala May 29, 2015 While Tame Impala were in town to play First Avenue, frontman Kevin Parker and Jay Watson stopped by The Current's studios to record a Theft of the Dial featuring their favorite tracks by other artists.
Theft of the Dial: Dr. Dog's Scott McMicken, Eric Slick, and Dimitri Manos February 13, 2015 While they were in town to play the Turf Club and First Avenue, three members of Dr. Dog stopped by The Current's studios to pick a set of songs to share with our audience.
Theft of the Dial: Sam Fogarino and Daniel Kessler of Interpol November 20, 2014 Ahead of Interpol's sold out show in the First Avenue mainroom on Nov. 14, Sam Fogarino and Daniel Kessler of the band came by The Current studios to record a Theft of the Dial with host Barb Abney.