Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Zoo bandsJill Riley and Anna Weggel • Jul 29, 2020Zoos around Minnesota are back open with limited capacity, mask rules and social distancing. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands do you want to hear that would fit in at a zoo?
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Elvis in Vegas'Jay Gabler • Jul 29, 2020Despite the title, Richard Zoglin's 'Elvis in Vegas' isn't just about the King: it's a full-fledged history of popular music in the cathedral of American pop culture.
News and InterviewsJT Bates talks about drumming for Taylor SwiftJill Riley • Jul 29, 2020Twin Cities drummer JT Bates talks to The Current's Jill Riley about what it was like to play drums on several tracks on Taylor Swift's new album, 'Folklore.'
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Cry Baby CryJill Riley and Anna Weggel • Jul 28, 2020If you've been releasing more emotional tears than usual lately, you are not alone! Let's have a good cry together this morning. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what cry songs do you want to hear?
Local Current Blog‘I’m completely unsure’: Behind-the-scenes music pros hang in pandemic limbo, hope for changeCaleb Brennan • Jul 27, 2020“When it all started happening, I had reached a point — the first time in my life — where I was making a living solely through doing sound and other music projects,” said Ian Sutherland, “and had just kind of come to the realization that I’d finally reached that little goal of mine. And then,…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Shelf lifeAnna Weggel • Jul 27, 2020For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear off of albums that were recorded at least 18 months before their release? Additionally, let's make room for multiple albums recorded in the same session and released at the same time.
ReviewsAlbum of the Week: My Morning Jacket, 'The Waterfall IIMac Wilson • Jul 27, 2020'The Waterfall II' winds up standing strong not only as a companion to 'The Waterfall,' but among the rest of the My Morning Jacket library, and will serve as an excellent soundtrack to our remaining summer evenings.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Celebrate a venueAnna Weggel • Jul 24, 2020This morning we had a representative from First Avenue stop by to talk about Save Our Stages and The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA). It's got us thinking about what our favorite venues are and how hard it would be like to see them go. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs would you like to hear that mention a music venue?
Local Current BlogBehind the Scenes: Ondara’s folk odyssey ‘Ballad of Nana Doline’Maddie Schwappach • Jul 24, 2020After a sold-out homecoming show in Minnesota last December following the release of his first album and a long string of tour dates, Ondara told Andrea Swensson, “Looking at my journey and my trajectory, where I’m from is just so far that there’s just no way…I can’t go back. Forward is the only place to…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Opening Day Jul 23, 2020It's Opening Day for Major League Baseball. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what baseball songs do you want to hear?