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Coffee Break: The Current Anniversary

Low Cut Connie perform at The Current's 17th Anniversary Party at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Saturday, January 22, 2022.
Low Cut Connie perform at The Current's 17th Anniversary Party at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Saturday, January 22, 2022.Darin Kamnetz for MPR

by Jill Riley and Rachel Frances

January 27, 2023

This week marks The Current’s 18th anniversary!

To celebrate, we’ll be taking a trip down memory lane and enjoying some of the live performances from over the years. It’s been a tradition to have a special concert at First Avenue in celebration of another year of The Current and to honor our members and music community. What are some of your favorite performances from past shows? Do you have any fun stories or memories? Are you excited to hear Semisonic perform this year? Let us know in the comments below. For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from the artists of past anniversary shows?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played:
Chastity Brown - After You
J. Roddy Walston and the Business - Heavy Bells
Lizzo - Happy Birthday
Lizzo - Paris
Cloud Cult - Everybody Here Is A Cloud
The Kids (fka Y.N. Rich Kids) - Hot Cheetos and Takis
Caroline Smith (cka Your Smith) - Closing The Doors