Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Go Wolves! Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Apr 25, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs to cheer on the Minnesota Timberwolves would you like to hear?
In MemoriamDavid Thomas, Pere Ubu's defiantly original leader, dies at 71Annie Zaleski • Apr 24, 2025Formed in 1975, Pere Ubu embodied the industrial decay and hardscrabble ethics of Cleveland. Thomas tied together the band's sound with uncompromising vocals that exuded steely menace and unfettered anguish.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: 893 Essential Songs Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Apr 24, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that you discovered on The Current would you like to hear?
News and InterviewsStoLyette’s multilingual music endures and intrigues on fifth album Macie Rasmussen • Apr 23, 2025The Minneapolis-based band released their latest record, GHOST FOX 2020, in March. They play the final show of their Berlin residency in Minneapolis on Sunday, April 27.
News and InterviewsThree new bands to watch at the 2025 Duluth Homegrown Music FestivalMark Nicklawske • Apr 23, 2025The 27th Annual Homegrown Music Festival, the biggest week-long music event in Minnesota launches Sunday in Duluth. Learn more here about Willem Dafoe Fan Club, the Langertsons, and Peat Boggs.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: 'The Great Gatsby' is 100Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Apr 23, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention authors or writing would you like to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Earth DayJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Apr 22, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about the planet or conservation would you like to hear?
PhotosPhotos: Kendrick Lamar and SZA launch tour in MinneapolisAli Elabbady • Apr 21, 2025Kendrick Lamar and SZA performed a whirlwind 52-song set on night one of the Grand National Tour at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. On Saturday night, in front of a packed stadium of about 50,000, they blended the best of their discographies.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Remembering PrinceJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Apr 21, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what Prince songs would you like to hear?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Exercise Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Apr 18, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs related to working out would you like to hear?