ProgramsProgramming Update: Weekends on The Current Jun 26, 2024Some scheduling adjustments are coming to weekends on The Current.
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: 40 Years of 'Purple Rain'Bill DeVille and Nilufer Arsala • Jun 25, 2024For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from Purple Rain (the album OR the movie!) would you like to hear?
News and InterviewsIn an industry of conformity, Questlove remains a hip-hop iconoclastRodney Carmichael • Jun 25, 2024In a new interview, Questlove reveals why Drake vs. Kendrick was so triggering, how he regained his passion for hip-hop and what to expect from the new Roots album.
Good NewsGood News: A listener's story of an unexpected guest Jun 25, 2024Listener Gerry recalls an unexpected meeting with country legend Charley Pride. “It was just a pleasure to learn that this big star was also a kind and generous person,” Gerry says.
ReviewsThe Revolution and the Fam Commune with Prince’s Spirit at First AvenueMichaelangelo Matos • Jun 24, 2024The 40th anniversary of ‘Purple Rain’ show at First Avenue featured music by none other than Prince’s band, The Revolution, with additional vocal support by Judith Hill and by a passionate audience.
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: RiversJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Jun 24, 2024For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about rivers would you like to hear?
ReviewsPixies and Modest Mouse triumph their alt-rock classics at Surly FieldMacie Rasmussen and Sara Fish • Jun 21, 2024The long-running bands relished in genuinely artful music that has stood the test of time.
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: Shades of PurpleJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Jun 21, 2024For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs that reference the many shades of purple would you like to hear?
