Programs

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 October 1, 2017

Oct 1, 2017

Angel Olsen / Mt. Mariah - First Avenue - Tues 10/2 Will Hoge / Dan Layus - Turf Club - Thursday 10/5 Chris Stapleton / Margo Price / Brent Cobb - Saturday 10/7 - Xcel Energy Center Dylan Hicks Album Release Show w/Molly Maher - 10/7 - Hook and Ladder Paul Cauthen / Kelsey Waldon - 10/7 - Turf Club Booker T Jones - 10/8 & 10/9 - Dakota Noah Gundersen - 10/10 - Fine Line Paul Kelly - 10/11 - The Cedar Chris McMurtry / Dan Israel - 10/11 - Warming House Iron & Wine / Jon Moreland - 10/14 - Palace Theatre Old 97's / Lilly Hiatt - 10/14 - First Avenue The Lone Bellow - 10/15 - Fine Line Whiskey Shivers / Billy Strings - 10/15 - Turf Club Pinegrove - 10/19 - 7th St. Entry This Is the Kit - 10/19 - Turf Club Ron Pope - 10/20 - 7th St. Entry Deer Tick - 10/20 - The Cedar Nora Jame Strothers / Caroline Spence - Turf Club - 10/21 Pert Near Sandstone / Henhouse Prowlers / The Last Revel / Old Salt Union - 10/21 - First Avenue Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - 10/25 - The Cedar Hiss Golden Messenger - 10/26 - Turf Club Peter Case - 10/26 - Lee's Jeff Daniels (yes, that Jeff Daniels!) - 10/30 - The Dakota Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt - 11/2 - Mayo Civic Center in Rochester Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real / Nikki Lane - 11/3 - Fine Line John Paul White - 11/4 - Hopkins Center for the Arts The Back 40's - 11/4 - Driftwood Tom Rush - 11/9 - The Dakota Susto / Dawg Yawp - 11/9 - Turf Club The Infamous Stringdusters / The Travelin' McCoury's / Erik Berry & Ryan Young - 11/10 Fine Line Dead Man Winter - 11/10 & 11/11 - Turf Club Jessica Lea Mayfield / Blank Range - 11/11 - 7th St. Entry James McMurtry / Max Gomez - 11/14 - Turf Club Chris Robinson Brotherhood - 11/16 - Fine Line Blitzen Trapper - 11/16 - Turf Club Jamey Johnson - 11/18 - Grand Casino, Onamia, MN Deslondes - 11/18 - 7th St. Entry Angus & Julia Stone - 11/22 - Fine Line United States of Americana 8th Anniversary Show ft. The Cactus Blossoms & Kacy & Clayton - First Avenue - 11/25 Dustbowl Revival - 11/29 - Dakota Brandi Clark - 11/30 - Turf Club David Ramirez - 12/1 - 7th St. Entry The White Buffalo - 12/1 - The Cedar Mason Jennings - 12/2 - First Avenue Joe Pug / Juanita Stein - Turf Club - 12/5 Colter Wall - 12/5 - 7th St. Entry Mark Olson - 12/9 - The Cedar Whiskey Myers - 12/15 - The Cabooze Josh Ritter - 1/31 - Fitzgerald Theatre Marty Stuart - 3/17 - Hopkins Center for the Arts