Currently on tour, Bad Bad Hats frontperson Kerry Alexander talks with Jill Riley about the band’s tour so far — a tour that wraps this Saturday, Jan. 25, at First Avenue in Minneapolis.

Emilia Pérez raked in the most nominations Thursday morning, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked. The Academy Awards are scheduled for Sunday, March 2.

Over a two-decade history, The Current has impacted culture in Minnesota and beyond with a dialed-in mix of familiar and new. The approach applies not just to music, but also to technologies, experiences, and ideas. 

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from The Current’s Top 89 Songs countdown from 2017 would you like to hear?

The Canadian musician played keyboard, organ and saxophone on some of group's most memorable songs.

A pair of rising talents with connections to Minnesota performed in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan 18.

The Canadian singer-songwriter swung through Steady Pour in northeast Minneapolis for a special performance on Friday, Jan. 17.

The DJ, producer, and member of the xx is touring in support of his acclaimed 2024 album, ‘In Waves.’ He performed in downtown Minneapolis at Armory on Friday, Jan. 18.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from The Current’s Top 89 Songs countdown from 2016 would you like to hear?

Fifty years ago — on January 20, 1975, to be exact — Bob Dylan released his 15th studio album, Blood on the Tracks. Musician Kevin Odegard joins Bill DeVille to talk about the Minneapolis recording sessions that shaped half of that monumental album.