Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Music MoviesJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Nov 7, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what are your favorite music movies?
News and InterviewsBobby Z. and Morris Hayes reflect on Prince's legacy and discuss the 'Purple Rain' Broadway adaptationJill Riley and Natalia Toledo • Nov 6, 2025Bobby Z. and Morris Hayes, long time Prince collaborators, spoke with The Current’s Morning Show host Jill Riley about their latest titles — music advisors for the Broadway adaptation of Purple Rain.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: National Saxophone DayJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Nov 6, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs with a saxophone in them would you like to hear?
Homecoming for ‘Purple Rain’ musical as it tests for Broadway success Nov 5, 2025Forty years after “Purple Rain” made Minneapolis a musical myth, its new stage adaptation returns home — testing whether the story that defined a city can find new life on Broadway.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Double DutyJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Nov 5, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from artists that are in more than one band would you like to hear?
PhotosPhotos: David Byrne puts on an immersive spectacle at Orpheum TheatreLaura Buhman • Nov 4, 2025On the first of two nights in Minneapolis, the visionary performer brought the Who Is the Sky? tour to life on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Sweet ToothJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Nov 4, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs related to candy would you like to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Fall BackJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Nov 3, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs relating to the night or it being dark outside would you like to hear?
PhotosPhotos: Halloween-themed Drag Queen Charity Bingo at Roxy's CabaretDarin Kamnetz • Oct 31, 2025Nina DiAngelo and Monica West cohosted Roxy's Drag Queen Charity Bingo on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, at Roxy's in Minneapolis. This was a fundraiser and member engagement event for The Current featuring members of the staff.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: HALLOWEENJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Oct 31, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that could be considered scary or creepy would you like to hear?