Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Americana AwardsJill Riley and Christy Taylor • Sep 23, 2021Last night was the 20th annual Americana Music Honors & Awards ceremony. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, which honorees and winners do you really want to hear?
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Bessie Smith'Jay Gabler • Sep 23, 2021Jackie Kay's classic biography of Bessie Smith has received a welcome reissue. As the author notes in a new introduction, 'Bessie Smith is the perfect antidote to these times.'
Duluth‘Nevermind’ at 30: Today’s young Minnesota rockers reflect on an album ahead of its timeStaff • Sep 23, 2021Thirty years ago today — on Sept. 24, 1991 — Nirvana’s Nevermind was released. It quickly achieved storied status, acclaimed today as one of the greatest LPs of the rock era and a seminal influence on generations of artists. We caught up with four Minnesota artists who weren’t even born when Nevermind was released, but who…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: First Day of FallJill Riley and Christy Taylor • Sep 22, 2021Fall is officially here! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that give you those good fall feelings do you want to hear?
Local Current BlogSt. Paul’s KayCyy tapped gospel roots to work on Kanye West’s ‘Donda’Jeffrey Bissoy-Mattis • Sep 22, 2021The local rapper's contributions show up on Kanye's 10th studio album.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: GratitudeJill Riley and Christy Taylor • Sep 21, 2021Today is World Gratitude Day. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that express gratitude do you want to hear?
Local Current BlogFugees announce reunion tour (but it’s going to mean a road trip for Minnesotans)Jay Gabler • Sep 21, 2021Yes, you read that right: the Fugees are getting back together. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Pras Michel have announced a world tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their hit album The Score. The news comes 15 years after the band’s breakup. “The Fugees have a complex but impactful history,” said Hill in a statement.…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: New Nashville Sep 20, 2021Inspired by this week's Album of the Week feature on Adia Victoria - we'd like to dive into the new generation of artists coming out of Nashville. So, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break - which recent artists out of Nashville would you like to hear?
Local Current BlogQuestlove visits Paisley Park for ‘Summer of Soul’ screening, Q&A, and DJ setCecilia Johnson • Sep 20, 2021“This is the first time I’ve been here in daylight,” Questlove said, reclining in the middle of a purple couch on Paisley Park’s soundstage. Fair enough: Since Prince passed in 2016, Paisley parties have started and ended much earlier than they used to. But they’re still worth the hike out to Chanhassen, especially when they…
ReviewsAlbum of the Week: Adia Victoria, 'A Southern Gothic'Jill Riley • Sep 20, 2021Nashville's Adia Victoria has returned with her third full length album, 'A Southern Gothic', and Jill Riley caught up with the singer-songwriter about her recent performance at the Water Is Life festival, putting together the record with producer T Bone Burnett, and the changes she's seen in the Nashville music scene over the years.
