Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Celebrating Phoebe BridgersJill Riley and Christy Taylor • Aug 17, 2021Today is Phoebe Bridgers 27th brithday! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Phoebe Bridgers songs, collaborations, and covers do you want to hear?
Local Current BlogBob Dylan sued for alleged sexual abuse of 12-year-old in 1965Jay Gabler • Aug 16, 2021On Friday, Aug. 13, a plaintiff identified publicly only as “J.C.” filed suit against Bob Dylan in New York. The suit seeks compensatory damages for lasting emotional, physical, and financial injury stemming from sexual abuse that allegedly took place at the Chelsea Hotel in 1965, when the plaintiff was 12 years old and Dylan was…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Queens of musicJill Riley and Christy Taylor • Aug 16, 2021Today we celebrate Madonna's birthday and mourn Aretha Franklin's passing. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, which queens of music do you want to hear?
ReviewsAlbum of the Week: Jungle, 'Loving In Stereo'Jade • Aug 16, 2021Now on their third album, Jungle sounds confident and joyful. The bombastic freedom of finding happiness in darkness and pushing through adversity pulses through 'Loving in Stereo'.
News and InterviewsInterview: Leon Bridges on 'Gold-Diggers Sound'Mac Wilson • Aug 13, 2021Leon Bridges returns with his third studio release, 'Gold-Diggers Sound,' whose name comes from the East Hollywood studio in which it was recorded. The Current's Mac Wilson had the chance to catch up with Bridges in an interview about writing the new record, some of his recent collaborations with fellow Texans Khruangbin, and the Australian electronic group The Avalanches.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: CoversChristy Taylor • Aug 13, 2021It's a Cover 2 Cover weekend here on The Current. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what surprising covers do you want to hear?
Local Current BlogLizzo releases new single, ‘Rumors,’ featuring Cardi BJay Gabler • Aug 13, 2021“Just wait until the summer when they let me out the house,” sings Lizzo on her new single “Rumors,” a typically unabashed celebration of independence and confidence. The song, a first taste of Lizzo’s “new era,” in her own words, is the first musical collaboration between the Hustlers costars and Lizzo’s first single since 2019.…
Local Current BlogMeet Maygen and the Birdwatcher, exploring Americana and celebrating communityJulian Green • Aug 13, 2021In a regular series of features, we’re inviting Minnesota artists to introduce themselves to our audience. Today: folk group Maygen and the Birdwatcher. They’ll be releasing their debut album, Moonshine, with a show at Icehouse on Oct. 10. Maygen Lacey (lead vocals/guitar): I’m pretty much terrified of performing live. So, my Maygen Lacey solo stuff was always studio things and collaborations…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Iceland Airwaves Aug 12, 2021Jade has personally invited you to The Current's first-ever listeners trip to Iceland for the Iceland Airwaves festival. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Icelandic bands do you want to hear?
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Razabilly'Jay Gabler • Aug 12, 2021If your knowledge of rockabilly begins and ends with the Stray Cats, grease up your ducktail and pick up a copy of Nicholas F. Centino's fascinating book about the Latina/o rockabilly scene in Los Angeles.