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The Chart Show

Each week vote for your top 5 tracks and be entered for a chance to win tickets to a local show! Listen to The Current every Thursday at 12 p.m. Central as we count down your Top 20.

Join Diane every Sunday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for an exploration of Minnesota's local music scene, both past and present. The Local Show is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

The Message

Focusing on classic hip-hop and R&B, as well as new releases, The Message will keep listeners up to the minute with tour dates, music news, in-studio interviews and the best Minnesota artists working in the R&B and hip-hop scene. Listen Saturday evenings from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. and then stay tuned for a Carbon Sound mix from 11 p.m. to midnight.

The Current Morning Show

The Current Morning Show with Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala is on the air from 5 to 10 a.m. on weekdays. With Today in Music History, occasional guests and the daily Coffee Break, you'll get what you need to start your day.

Teenage Kicks®

Teenage Kicks is The Current's weekly trip into our collective retro past, then is now as this show is the same as it never was, before Alternative wasn't, with a focus on the musical era from 1970s punk to '90s grunge, and everything that happened in between. Listen Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Central.

Transmission

DJ Jake Rudh hosts the weekly Minneapolis-based post-punk, new wave and indie dance night Transmission every Wednesday night at the Uptown VFW, and now, he brings the party to The Current each Saturday at 7 a.m. Central!

United States of Americana®

Delve into music with country and roots influences, covering genres like folk, bluegrass, and alt-country, every Sunday from 7 to 10 a.m. Central, with host Bill DeVille.

The Current Presents

Occasional specials and deep-dives into an artist or genre.

Archive: King's Speech

As a musician and connoisseur, Dave King brings a unique perspective to jazz, and you can hear him curate a special playlist every Sunday night on The Current.

Archive: The Connie Club

The Connie Club is a dirty, divey little local bar where everyone is welcome. The air conditioning is broken, the food is terrible, but the music is slamming and there's always a party going on. People from all walks of life get together while Low Cut Connie frontman Adam Weiner spins Saturday night music of various genres and eras, plays his junky piano (named Shondra), and interviews both local heroes and celebrity guests.

Archive: The Duluth Local Show

The Duluth Local Show with Brittany Lind covers the music scene in the Twin Ports, the North Shore and more. The Duluth Local Show is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Archive: DJ Shannon Blowtorch's Mixtape

Saturday nights at midnight, famed Twin Cities DJ Shannon Blowtorch gets the party going.

Archive: In the Studio

Performances from our studios and concerts near and far.

Archive: H2 on The Current®

Co-hosted by former Redefinition Radio host and Twin Cities hip-hop fixture Kevin Beacham and Rhymesayers Entertainment President and CEO Siddiq, H2 features a great mix of hip-hop both new and old, from all over the place.

Archive: Oake and Riley in the Morning

Oake and Riley in the Morning aired from March 2016 to August 2019.

Archive: P.O.S is Ruining The Current

Doomtree hip-hop collective co-founder Stefon Alexander, a.k.a. P.O.S, hosts this must-listen hour-long show highlighting his musical influences and favorites.

Archive: Radio Heartland on The Current®

Mike Pengra’s hour of folk, roots, Americana and acoustic music, informed and inspired by the playlist on Radio Heartland, The Current's 24/7 stream dedicated to roots music.

Archive: Rock and Roll Radio

Mary Lucia's one-hour rock romp.

Archive: Time Machine

A weekly exploration of one year in music history.

Archive: Wright About Now™

Toki Wright guides listeners through an hour of hip-hop.

United States of Americana for June 18, 2017

Jun 18, 2017

Susto - Monday 6/19 - 7th St. Entry The Secret Sisters - Saturday 6/24 - The Cedar Mason Jennings / The Pines - Saturday 6/24 - MN Zoo Asleep at the Wheel / Dale Watson - Sunday 6/25 - MN Zoo Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band - 6/28 - Turf Club Cash'd Out - 6/29 - Turf CLub The Last Bandoleros - 6/30 - 7th St. Entry Dustbowl Revival - 7/5 - Dakota Esme Patterson - 7/5 - 7th St. Entry Andrew Combs /Almighty American - 7/6 - Turf Club Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - 7/7 - Palace Theatre Los Texmaniacs - 7/9 - The Dakota Sunny Sweeney - 7/13 - Turf Club Joe Carey - 7/13 - Whiskey JCT Preservation Hall Jazz Band - 7/13 - Fitzgerald Theatre Graham Parker & Brinsley Schwarz - 7/13 - The Dakota Girls Guns & Glory - 7/14 - 7th St. Entry Roots, Rock & Deep Blues Fest. feat. Erik Koskinen / Black Eyed Snakes / Useful Jenkins feat. Ryan Young / Dusty Heart / Jack Klatt - 7/15 - Hook and Ladder Amos Lee - 7/18 & 7/19 - MN Zoo Jerry Jeff Walker - 7/21 - MN Zoo Social Distortion / Jade Jackson - 7/26 - Palace Theatre Slim Cessna - 7/27 - Turf Club Ryan Adams - 7/28 & 7/29 - Palace Theatre Bob Schneider / Travis Linville - 7/29 - Fine Line Mary Chapin-Carpenter 7/29 - MN Zoo Steve Earle / Cactus Blossoms / The Masterson's - 7/30 - MN Zoo Almighty American / Ben Lubeck - 8/3 - Icehouse Gear Daddies - 8/5 - MN Zoo Hot Tuna - 8/5 - The Dakota Ricky Skaggs - 8/7 - The Dakota Rodney Crowell - 8/10 & 8/11 - The Dakota Nicole Atkins - 8/12 - The Dakota Ruthie Foster - 8/14 & 8/15 - The Dakota Shakey Graves / David Ramirez - 8/15 - First Avenue John McEuen & Friends "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" - 8/18 - The Dakota Dave Rawlings Machine - 8/23 - Pantages Theatre Jerry Douglas Band - 8/23 - The Dakota David Bromberg - 8/27 - The Cedar Romantica - 8/30 & 8/31 - MN State Fair TajMo - 9/7 - State Conor Oberst - 9/7 - Palace Theatre Joe Purdy - 9/7 - The Cedar John Prine - 9/8 - Northrop Joan Osborne 'Sings Bob Dylan' - Friday 9/8 - The O'Shaughnessy Poco - 9/8 - The Dakota Roger McGuinn - 9/14 - Pantages Theatre Firefall - 9/15 - Dakota Elliott Brood - 9/16 - 7th St. Entry Rhiannon Giddens - 9/20 - O'Shaughnessy Mandolin Orange - 9/22 - Fine Line The Mavericks - 9/29 - State Theatre Angel Olsen / Mt. Mariah - First Avenue - 10/2 Will Hoge - Turf Club - 10/5 Chris Stapleton / Margo Price / Brent Cobb - 10/7 - Xcel Energy Center Ron Pope - 10/20 - 7th St. Entry Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - 10/25 - The Cedar Jeff Daniels (yes, that Jeff Daniels!) - 10/30 - The Dakota Tom Rush - 11/9 - The Dakota James McMurtry - 11/14 - Turf Club Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Fine Line - 11/16

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