On January 24, 2005, at 9 a.m., The Current began broadcasting on 89.3 FM in the Twin Cities and 88.7 FM in Rochester, Minnesota. As part of The Current’s 20th anniversary celebration, hosts Jill Riley, Nilufer Arsala, Zach McCormick, and some special guests re-created the first two hours of music played on The Current on that very first day.

Hour 1

Atmosphere “Say Shh…”
Moby “Natural Blues” (false start)
Earlimart “Treble and Treble”
Ani DiFranco “32 Flavors”
Jim White w/Aimee Mann “Static on the Radio”
Wilco “The Late Greats”
The Replacements “Left of the Dial”
Iron & Wine “Such Great Heights”
Death Cab for Cutie “The New Year”
Luna “Speed Bumps”
Hank Williams “Lost Highway”
Son Volt “Windfall”
Matt Pond PA “KC”
Low “Transmission”
Depeche Mode “Enjoy the Silence”
View this hour on The Current’s interactive playlist

Hour 2

Frou Frou “Shh”
!!! “Hello, Is This Thing On?”
The Jam “Going Underground”
Bob Dylan “Subterranean Homesick Blues”
Radiohead “Subterranean Homesick Alien”
Arcade Fire “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)”
The Specials “Concrete Jungle”
Michael Franti “Stay Human”
Polara “Source of Light”
Badly Drawn Boy “The Shining”
Billie Holiday “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm”
Madeleine Peyroux “Between the Bars”
The Court and Spark “Bar the Door, Davy”
Low “When I Go Deaf”
View these song listings on The Current’s interactive playlist here and here