Discover The Current’s picks for the Best Minnesota Songs of 2025 (so far) on tonight’s Local Show starting at 7pm. The list includes 40+ new releases by some of the state’s top artists, including she's green, Night Moves, SAMIA, Durry, Your Smith, Alan Sparhawk, Mother Soki, and more.

Hear live recordings of Bad Bad Hats and she's green from The Current's 20th Anniversary shows at First Avenue, airing just after 9pm. Also, hear song debuts from Kellan Christopher Cragg, The Honeydogs, Sawtooth Witch, The Last Revel, Mason Jennings, and more.

Ahead of her performance at Palace Theatre on St. Paul opening for The Head and the Heart this Thursday, June 19, Graves joined Local Show host Diane for a conversation.

Catch an interview with Anna Graves ahead of her performance opening for The Head and The Heart at Palace Theater in St. Paul. Also hear new songs by student 1, Barbaro, Chatham Rise, We Are The Willows, Wild Horses, and more.

Catch music from all 10 artists on our June Scouting Report, including Cameron Wright, 8umana, Egg Girl Girl, and Oceanographer. Also, hear debuts from composer/bassist Ted Olsen and new punk band Panel and more.

Doyle is The Local Show’s June Artist of the Month — following the release of her first EP Stranger, and ahead of her first appearance at the reputable Blue Ox Music Festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Catch Diane's interview with our June Artist of the Month, Clare Doyle. The singer/songwriter talks about finding her voice in Minnesota's esteemed folk/roots music scene ahead of her first performance at Blue Ox Music Festival later this month. We'll also debut new music from IAMJOY, Mike Kota, Solana, Maygen & The Birdwatcher, and Berzica. Then just after 9pm, we'll air an hour LGBTQIA artist in honor of Pride Month.

Listen to song debuts from Aldrich, Daguerreotypes, Sammie Jean Cohen, Jeremy Ylvisaker, and Lazy Scorsese. Hear from all 10 artists featured on our May Scouting Report; then just after 9pm hear our Artists of the Month Samia's in-studio session at The Current, performing songs from her new record Bloodless and backed members of Hippo Campus.

Get a preview of some of the most exciting musicians to check out during Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association's Art-A-Whirl; Hear song debuts from river sinclaire, Kiernan, Kiss the Tiger, Julia Wheaton/Bloodline, and Tufawon ft. Proper-T. And just after 9pm hear Twin Cities PBS' season finale of STAGE featuring The Suburbs with Matt Wilson.

We'll introduce you to our May Artist of the Month, SAMIA; Hear song debuts from Mother Soki, The Nunnery, Dan Rodriguez, Craishon and The Slow Death; and check out artists on the Mid West Music Fest (MWMF) lineup. Then just after 9pm hear TPT - Twin Cities PBS next episode of STAGE featuring Minneapolis rockers Gully Boys with special guest SoulFlower live at 7th Street Entry.