ReviewsAlbum of the Week: Arlo Parks, 'Collapsed In Sunbeams'David Safar • Jan 25, 2021Parks captures the sonic heartbeat of downtempo from the 90s with a new distinct voice that will make your ears do a doubletake.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: The sound of 2005Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Jan 22, 2021The Current will be celebrating our Sweet 16 on Sunday (look ma! we can drive!), and since we can't celebrate with our normal birthday parties at First Avenue this year we thought we'd take a look back on 2005, the year it all began.
Rock and Roll Book Club'This Thing Called Life' author Neal Karlen on Prince Jan 21, 2021Minnesota journalist Neal Karlen, who interviewed and spoke with Prince many times over the decades, is the author of a new memoir: 'This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey On and Off the Record.'
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: I am womanJill Riley and Anna Weggel • Jan 21, 2021Yesterday, Kamala Harris was sworn into office as our first African American, first Asian American, and first woman Vice President. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for this momentous occasion?
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Sweet Dreams'Jay Gabler • Jan 21, 2021In a sprawling oral history, Dylan Jones traces all the roads of '80s pop back to Britain's New Romantic subculture: a movement that retained the energy, but not the nihilism, of punk.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Inauguration playlistJill Riley and Anna Weggel • Jan 20, 2021For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from the Biden-Harris inauguration playlist?
Local Current BlogLearning songs through a screen: How Minnesota music teachers are bringing instruction online during a pandemicColleen Cowie • Jan 20, 2021Throughout the past year, many of us have had to figure out how to do our jobs online, replacing offices for a work from home setup and trading the meeting room with the Zoom room. But how does a music teacher work from home? What happens when you can’t play a song along with a…
Listen to LoochListen to Looch: How are you?Mary Lucia • Jan 19, 2021'I'm feeling really anxious,' Mary Lucia says. 'Just wanted to check in with how you're doing, because I know I'm not alone.' So: How are you?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Dolly DayJill Riley and Anna Weggel • Jan 19, 2021HAPPY DOLLY DAY! Today in 1946, Dolly Parton was born, making her 75 today. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from the world of Dolly Parton?
ReviewsAlbum of the Week: The Avalanches, 'We Will Always LoveMac Wilson and David Safar • Jan 18, 2021With their ears attuned to building songs for celestial beings, We Will Always Love You is beautifully constructed with sounds from the past century to help you dance into the future.