The Morning Show - with Jill RileyWhat scary songs do you want to hear?Sean McPherson • Oct 30, 2021This year Halloween falls on a weekend, and Sean McPherson’s goal tonight is to scare you, your kids, and your pets. But, he needs your help.
News and InterviewsInterview with Adam Granduciel of The War On DrugsMac Wilson • Oct 29, 2021Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs joins The Current's Mac Wilson to discuss the band's fifth studio record, "I Don't Live Here Anymore". Granduciel talks about getting the band back together after 20 months apart, their 2020 live album "Live Drugs," and how fatherhood has affected his creative process.
Local Current BlogThe Come-Up: 8 Minnesota hip-hop artists with new music to hear nowJeffrey Bissoy-Mattis • Oct 29, 2021Listen and watch: New music from Dua Saleh, K. Raydio, KayCyy, and more.
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: BloodAnna Weggel and Jill Riley • Oct 29, 2021For today's Coffee Break, what BLOOD SONGS do you want to hear?
News and InterviewsBandwidth: First Avenue's star turn at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony Reed Fischer • Oct 29, 2021Plus: Halloween musical treats, Minnesota’s rep on “The Voice,” and more.
News and InterviewsNew roots: Black musicians and advocates collaborateJewly Hight • Oct 29, 2021The mostly white country and folk music industries remain frustratingly difficult for Black musicians to enter. During one of Nashville's biggest events, one group envisioned a new pathway in.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Fear Oct 28, 2021For today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that center around FEAR?
Rock and Roll Book Club'I Put a Spell On You'Jay Gabler • Oct 28, 2021Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, who wrote and originally performed the Halloween standard ‘I Put a Spell On You,’ was one of the most epic one-hit wonders in rock history - unless, that is, you count his next-best-known song, ‘Constipation Blues.’
News and InterviewsInterview: John Waters on "False Negative" Oct 28, 2021Jill Riley connects with director, writer, and comedian John Waters to talk about his new one-man show “False Negative,” the influence Baltimore has had on his work, and how his on-stage material has changed since the pandemic.
News and InterviewsWhy bassist Liz Draper is a dazzling collaboratorJay Gabler • Oct 27, 2021After two decades of playing with some of Minnesota’s most beloved bands – including her own – bassist Liz Draper is going solo. Sometimes.