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The Current highlights the best in new music and groundbreaking musicians who still inspire with Song of the Day, Album of the Week, The Scouting Report for the best new Minnesota music, March Music Madness, and the year-end Top 89. We also celebrate the past, present, and future of Minnesota music.

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Bedouine performs live at Iceland Airwaves

Mark Wheat and Hanna Bubser • Nov 9, 2018

Bedouine has lived all over the United States. She performed her enchanting alternative-folk songs for us at Skuli Craft Bar in Reykjavik, Iceland.

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Music on TV: boygenius; Morrissey; Elvis Costello

Luke Taylor • Nov 5, 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.

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Watch Low live in concert at the Fitzgerald Theater

Nov 2, 2018

On Friday, November 2, Low performed their 'Double Negative' tour live from the historic Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul, Minn. The Current streamed live video of the show; watch the archived concert.

Iceland Airwaves

The Current brings Iceland Airwaves to you

Nov 1, 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.

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Music on TV this week: John Prine; Jain; Maggie Rogers

Luke Taylor • Oct 29, 2018

Musicheads

Musicheads Essentials: Prince - 1999

Jim McGuinn • Oct 27, 2018

On October 27, 1982, Prince released '1999,' the first album to playfully credit The Revolution, so we asked Bobby Z all about it.

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Music on TV this week: Courtney Barnett; Barns Courtney

Oct 22, 2018

Theft of the Dial®

Theft of the Dial: Nick Urata of DeVotchKa

Mac Wilson and Simone Cazares • Oct 21, 2018

When DeVotchKa's Nick Urata stopped by The Current's studio, he wanted to play a set that would help listeners escape from many of the world's issues.

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'Studio 54: The Documentary' illuminates the rise and fall of disco's greatest club

Michaelangelo Matos • Oct 17, 2018

Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell were the team who built Studio 54. Their dynamic transformed culture and was the spark that lit America's love affair with disco. 'Studio 54' covers tells the story gracefully, warts and all.

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Hear 'Everybody Loves You,' the new single from SOAK

Brie Martin • Oct 16, 2018

In a new video, SOAK -- aka singer-songwriter Bridie Monds-Watson -- captures the young artist's fantasy of a party she thought she didn't want to join. 'Everybody Wants You' is SOAK's first new material since 2015's critically acclaimed debut album, 'Before We Forgot How To Dream.'