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.
Theft of the Dial: Britt Daniel and Rob Pope of Spoon September 30, 2014 When they were in town to play a show at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, Britt Daniel and Rob Pope of Austin, Texas, band Spoon stopped in to The Current's studios to record a Theft of the Dial with host Jill Riley.
Theft of the Dial: Ray LaMontagne July 14, 2014 Ahead of his trippy performance at the newly renovated Northrop Auditorium on Saturday, June 28, Ray LaMontagne stopped by The Current studios to record a Theft of the Dial with host Bill DeVille.
Theft of the Dial: Dan Savage June 27, 2014 It's Pride Weekend! Dan Savage of the It Gets Better Project had a radio show on what is now KEXP from 1994-1997, so when he came to our studios, the political activist dug up his radio roots and gave us a taste of his music mind for a Theft of the Dial.
Theft of the Dial: Jim DeRogatis of Sound Opinions June 10, 2014 Music journalist Jim DeRogatis is no stranger to listeners of the Current: he's co-host of Sound Opinions, which airs on our station every Sunday night from 8:00 to 9:00. He visited our studios in April to meet with our Local Current college contributors, and while he was here he took a few minutes to talk with Barb Abney about his mentor Lester Bangs, the R. Kelly story that landed him in court, and the song that most reminds him of his time living in Minneapolis.
Theft of the Dial: St. Vincent April 10, 2014 Ahead of her fantastic performance at the State Theatre on April 3, St. Vincent came by The Current studios to record a Theft of the Dial with host Mark Wheat.