Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Jason Heller's 'Strange Stars'Jay Gabler • Aug 1, 2018In 'Strange Stars,' Jason Heller chronicles the many ways in which science fiction suffused popular music in the 1970s.
Listen to LoochListen to Looch: Talking about Jack WhiteMary Lucia • Jul 31, 2018Jack White plays the Armory in Minneapolis on Monday, Aug. 6. Ahead of that show, Mary Lucia talks to Brian Oake about their shared fandom of Jack White, as well as Brian's experience seeing Jack White perform at the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta earlier this year.
News and InterviewsA conversation with Courtney BarnettBob Boilen, Robin Hilton and Catherine Zhang • Jul 31, 2018The singer and guitarist fields comments from listeners about her music and talks about the ways her songs can be interpreted.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: You...Anna Reed • Jul 31, 2018Rudy Giuliani took to Twitter Sunday morning and mysteriously posted the word "You". Let's finish that phrase for him. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that say "You...something something"?
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Musician entrepreneursAnna Reed • Jul 30, 2018Today in 1968, The Beatles closed their Apple Boutique in London after seven months of business, giving away all their stock to passing strangers and to Apple staff. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from musicians who are also entrepreneurs - whether by owning brick and mortar stores, selling an item or brand, investing in a performance venue, etc.?
Local Current BlogVideo premiere: Dessa sings to her grandmother in “I Hope I’m Wrong”Cecilia Johnson • Jul 30, 2018Most of Dessa‘s 2018 album Chime concerns romantic relationships (“Boy Crazy,” “Half Of You”) or gumption (“5 Out Of 6,” “Shrimp”). But its final track, “I Hope I’m Wrong,” mourns a woman named Jeanette. This woman, Dessa’s grandmother, forfeited some dreams and suffered her losses — but according to Dessa, she “stayed worldly and curious” until…
DuluthThe Current Goes to Duluth 2018: Celebrating the northland music scene, with a toast or twoJay Gabler • Jul 30, 2018As I stood on the pavilion at Bayfront Festival Park, waiting to watch Duluth mayor Emily Larson take the stage with Jade and our Duluth Local Show host Mike Novitzki, I complimented her on the pithy, well-received response to a disparaging recent feature in Rolling Stone. She nodded. “It felt good,” she said. Rolling Stone’s…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Road to NowhereAnna Reed • Jul 27, 2018A huge stretch of I-35W is closing the next 2 weekends in the Twin Cities. Drivers will be detoured around the closure using Highway 62, Minnesota Highway 100 and I-694 or Interstate 35E to Interstate 94 east. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for this troubling road construction?
ReviewsAlbum of the Week: Jim James, 'Uniform Distortion'David Safar • Jul 27, 2018Jim James returns with his latest release, 'Uniform Distortion,' out now on ATO Records.
Local Current BlogVagical Mystery Tour: Chastity Brown, Lori Barbero, and more to join Lizz Winstead for comedy and conversationColleen Cowie • Jul 26, 2018Tonight, the Vagical Mystery Tour is making a stop at the Cedar Cultural Center for a night of comedy, conversations about reproductive rights, and satirical covers of sexist music. The Vagical Mystery Tour is the project of Daily Show co-creator (and Minneapolis native) Lizz Winstead and Lady Parts Justice League, a comedy-driven reproductive rights organization.…
