Listen to LoochListen to Looch: 'Shepard & Dark' explores a friendshipMary Lucia • May 20, 2020Released in 2012, the documentary 'Shepard & Dark' is available on many streaming services. This film 'stayed with me for days,' Mary Lucia says, 'and that's always a good sign for me.'
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Wellness WednesdayAnna Weggel • May 20, 2020May is Mental Health Month, and in conjunction with Call to Mind, we're sharing tips for well-being, stories of managing mental health, and playing songs to empower and support you in caring for yourself. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear around the themes of self-care, healing and mental health?
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Freddie Mercury'Jay Gabler • May 20, 2020A short book about Freddie Mercury's life, tenderly illustrated by Spanish artist Alfonso Casas, is now available in English.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: For the Class of 2020Anna Weggel • May 19, 2020If you are a graduating senior this year, we want to give you well wishes and acknowledge that you're going through a unique and tough experience with the disruption of your last year.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: 24 hours no pandemicAnna Weggel • May 18, 2020Use your imagination! Let's just say that there's no pandemic happening for 24 hours. How would you spend those 24 hours? Let us know in your song suggestions for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.
ReviewsAlbum of the Week: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, 'ReunDavid Safar • May 18, 2020Jason Isbell's new album Reunions is an intimate alt-country masterpiece that builds upon the foundations of the genre.
News and InterviewsJason Isbell on his new album, 'Reunions'Mary Louise Kelly and Gabe O'Connor • May 15, 2020Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell talks about releasing his new album early to independent record stores and reconnecting with a younger version of himself after being sober for almost a decade.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Sounds Like HomeAnna Weggel • May 15, 2020We're so excited for the start of Sounds Like Home -- three days of virtual performances celebrating Minnesota musicians, brought to you by The Current. It starts today at 2 pm and goes through Sunday afternoon. In the meantime, tell us, what musicians that are performing in Sounds Like Home do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?
Local Current Blog‘Maintaining contact and joy’: Minnesota musicians battle glitches to succeed with streams during coronavirus pandemicCaleb Brennan • May 15, 2020When Minnesota’s stay-at-home-order went into effect, Stephanie Jo Murck decided to set up her laptop and phone to stream a solo show from her bedroom. Murck, who fronts the band experimental pop band Sass, was trying to make up for the last concert of her residency at Dusty’s being called off. Since she was laid…
Local Current BlogFriday Five: #ARTBYMIXIE x Sota Smoov, Dad Bod, and more new Minnesota music videosMaddie Schwappach • May 15, 2020If you have a music video you’d like to be considered for an upcoming feature, send it my way at fridayfive [at] mpr.org! #ARTBYMIXIE x Sota Smoov – “#FreeThemAll” Last June, local artist Sota Smoov was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after living in the United States for more than three decades. In…