The Morning Show - With Jill RileyCoffee Break: Snow DayJill Riley and Rachel Frances • Nov 29, 2022For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what snow day songs do you want to hear?
News and InterviewsRock the halls with The Current's Holiday Stream Nov 28, 2022A playlist featuring more than 35 hours of curated holiday music is now streaming live at thecurrent.org, and on The Current’s mobile app.
ReviewsJockstrap's experimental pop turns 7th St. Entry into a mercurial spaceMacie Rasmussen and Sara Fish • Nov 28, 2022The genre-spanning performance kept the Minneapolis audience on their toes all night long.
The Morning Show - With Jill RileyCoffee Break: Motown MondayJill Riley and Rachel Frances • Nov 28, 2022For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what Motown songs do you want to hear?
ReviewsTrampled by Turtles remember Mimi Parker, salute Duluth at ArmoryMark Nicklawske and Darin Kamnetz • Nov 28, 2022Saturday night’s show in Minneapolis featured songs from the band’s latest, ‘Alpenglow,’ as well as an opening performance by Charlie Parr. Low’s Alan Sparhawk made a surprise appearance to perform “When I Go Deaf.”
WatchMetric perform an acoustic set in The Current studio Jill Riley • Nov 28, 2022After a long time away from Minnesota, Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw of Metric return to The Current studio for a session hosted by Jill Riley.
Album of the WeekAlbum of the Week: First Aid Kit, "Palomino"Jade • Nov 28, 2022Listening to The Rolling Stones and Fleetwood Mac pushed the Swedish sister duo, First Aid Kit, to break from their folk comfort zone on their fifth album, Palomino.
News and InterviewsBilly Strings brings it back home on album with his dadAilsa Chang and Noah Caldwell • Nov 28, 2022Celebrated bluegrass musician Billy Strings has a new album out, which he made with his dad, Terry Barber.
Discover MusicThe personal apocalypse of Weyes Blood's 'And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow'Meaghan Garvey • Nov 28, 2022The singer-songwriter's fifth album is an ecosystem of intimacy, in its power to redeem and to destroy.
In Memoriam'Fame' and 'Flashdance' singer Irene Cara dies at 63The Associated Press • Nov 26, 2022She was behind some of the most joyful, high-energy pop anthems of the early '80s. During her career, Cara had three Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.