For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that you discovered on The Current would you like to hear?

The 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now celebrates the biggest songs played on The Current that were released in the past 20 years, as voted by you. Choose the top songs from 20 years of The Current.

The Minneapolis-based band released their latest record, GHOST FOX 2020, in March. They play the final show of their Berlin residency in Minneapolis on Sunday, April 27.

The 27th Annual Homegrown Music Festival, the biggest week-long music event in Minnesota launches Sunday in Duluth. Learn more here about Willem Dafoe Fan Club, the Langertsons, and Peat Boggs.

Wilco released 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot'; The Rolling Stones released 'Sticky Fingers'; the Ramones released their debut album; David Gedge of the Wedding Present got some birthday presents; Roy Orbison was born; and Johnny Thunders of The New York Dolls passed away, Today in Music History.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention authors or writing would you like to hear?  

John Lennon took a new middle name; the Who performed “Tommy” at the Bolton Institute of Technology; the Blues Brothers made their debut; Peter Frampton comes alive at age 65; and Charles Mingus was born, today in music history.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about the planet or conservation would you like to hear?

Kendrick Lamar and SZA performed a whirlwind 52-song set on night one of the Grand National Tour at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. On Saturday night, in front of a packed stadium of about 50,000, they blended the best of their discographies.

On tour in support of her 2024 album, ‘Evergreen,’ Soccer Mommy, aka Sophie Allison, visited The Current to perform a solo set of songs.