Chart ShowThe Chart Show: "Afraid of Heights" climbs to the top Jan 11, 2024Boygenius take their acrophobic ballad to No. 1 and into the Chart Show Hall of Fame. Also joining the Chart Show Hall of Fame this week are Sleater-Kinney’s “Hell” and Raye’s “Worth It.”
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: gratitude, gladness and appreciationJill Riley • Jan 11, 2024For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that express gratitude, gladness and appreciation do you want to hear?
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: David Bowie cover-go-roundJill Riley • Jan 10, 2024For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what cover versions of David Bowie songs, or songs by other artists covered by David Bowie, would you like to hear?
The Current & Fat Tire present Winter Dig Out, featuring Brigitte Calls Me Baby, Kiss The Tiger, and Friko Jan 10, 2024This event will be held Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge in Minneapolis.
News and InterviewsLaura Jane Grace talks about her forthcoming album, 'Hole In My Head'Ayisha Jaffer • Jan 10, 2024Fresh off of two sold-out shows at the Cloudland Theater in Minneapolis, Laura Jane Grace — together with her newlywed wife, Paris Campbell — visited The Current studio for a conversation with host Ayisha Jaffer about the upcoming album, ‘Hole In My Head.’
In MemoriamSinéad O'Connor died of natural causes, coroner says Elizabeth Blair • Jan 9, 2024The Irish singer died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 56. A tribute concert for O'Connor and Irish artist Shane MacGowan is planned for March in New York.
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: can you dig it? Jill Riley • Jan 9, 2024For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention tunnels, digging, underground, etc, do you want to hear?
Home StoriesTruth, forgiveness: 'Swept Away' is a theatrical vessel for Avett Bros' musicElizabeth Blair • Jan 8, 2024With songs by the Avett Brothers, Swept Away follows four men fighting to survive a shipwreck. The musical is inspired by the true story in which men resort to cannibalism to survive.
Home StoriesPrince's 'Purple Rain' is becoming a stage musicalAnastasia Tsioulcas • Jan 8, 2024Plans are still coming together, but two up-and-coming names on Broadway are already attached to the Prince project: playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and director Lileana Blain-Cruz.