The Morning Show - With Jill RileyCoffee Break: House PartyJill Riley and Luke Taylor • Apr 27, 2023 For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands would you book or what songs would you play at a house party?
89 DaysHomegrown Music Festival celebrates 25 years of rocking the North ShoreMark Nicklawske • Apr 26, 2023The 25th annual Homegrown Music Festival will feature 175 acts performing in Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., at more than 30 stages across eight days from April 30 to May 7.
The Morning Show - With Jill RileyCoffee Break: the music of Giorgio MoroderJill Riley and Luke Taylor • Apr 26, 2023For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what music by Giorgio Moroder do you want to hear?
Home StoriesRead an excerpt from Lucinda Williams' new memoirLuke Taylor • Apr 25, 2023Read or listen to an excerpt from Williams’ raw, intimate, and honest Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You, an evocative reflection on an extraordinary woman’s life journey.
In MemoriamHarry Belafonte, singer, actor and activist, has died at age 96Elizabeth Blair • Apr 25, 2023The iconic and barrier-breaking performer died Tuesday of congestive heart failure.
The Morning Show - With Jill RileyCoffee Break: songs of adolescenceJill Riley and Luke Taylor • Apr 25, 2023For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what song do you want to hear that speaks to your tween/coming of age experience?
WatchAdam Weiner of Low Cut Connie plays three new songsJill Riley • Apr 25, 2023Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie pays a visit to The Current to talk about the band’s forthcoming album, ‘Art Dealers’ (and its accompanying film), and to play three songs from the upcoming record.
PhotosPhotos: Soul Asylum celebrate 30th anniversary of 'Unplugged'Davin Brandt • Apr 24, 2023Soul Asylum and Ivan Neville reimagined their acoustic ‘MTV Unplugged’ performance at the State Theatre in Minneapolis on Thursday, April 20.
WatchWatch Joy Oladokun perform three songs at The CurrentDavid Safar • Apr 24, 2023Ahead of the release of her new album, Proof of Life, Nashville artist Joy Oladokun visited The Current studio to play a song from the forthcoming record plus two songs from her 2021 album, In Defense of My Own Happiness.
Record Store DayPhotos: Faces of Record Store Day in the Twin Cities Apr 24, 2023Moments from Record Store Day 2023 in Minneapolis and St. Paul at the Electric Fetus, Mill City Sound, Urban Lights, Barely Brothers, and Down in the Valley.