Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Rock the Garden 2017Anna Reed • Jul 21, 2017We're so excited for tomorrow that we can hardly focus on anything else. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from 2017 Rock the Garden artists?
Local Current BlogSeven things we learned from the ‘Purple Rain Deluxe’ liner notesCecilia Johnson • Jul 21, 2017“The Revolution will be heard,” yells a chorus of voices in “Wonderful Ass,” one of the new songs on Purple Rain Deluxe: Expanded Edition. They were indeed; Revolution members guitarist Wendy Melvoin, keyboardist Lisa Coleman, bassist BrownMark, keyboardist Dr. Fink, and drummer Bobby Z backed up Prince during his most commercially successful period, from about 1983-86.…
Local Current BlogFriday Five: Actual Wolf, Lori Barbero on the Longhorn, and more new Minnesota music videosCecilia Johnson • Jul 21, 2017Actual Wolf, “Baby Please” First Baby Driver, now “Baby Please.” Like the Simon & Garfunkel song, this Actual Wolf single sounds like it could be from the turn of the ’70s, given its gorgeous vocal layers over unhurried electric guitars and tambourine. As the starring heisters prove in this Erik Nelson-directed “road story,” the song also makes…
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Planetary explorationAnna Reed • Jul 20, 2017Today in 1969, Apollo 11 landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention something in the world of planetary exploration?
The Current Guitar CollectionGuitar Collection: Angelica Garcia, Fender StarcasterLuke Taylor • Jul 19, 2017When Angelica Garcia visited The Current for a recent in-studio session, she performed three songs, using different instrumentation for each. After the session, Garcia took some time to tell us about the guitar she used when performing her single, 'Orange Flower.'
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Scandinavian artistsAnna Reed • Jul 19, 2017We're getting ready to head on over to the Norseman Distillery for today's Oake & Riley in the Afternoon event featuring a performance from Mark Mallman. So what songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break from Scandinavian artists?
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Michael RobbinsJay Gabler • Jul 19, 2017Michael Robbins is a poet and a critic who turns, in 'Equipment for Living,' to both poetry and music - and the parallels in how we use the two forms.
Listen to LoochMary Lucia: Remembering Caleb PalmiterMary Lucia and Bill DeVille • Jul 18, 2017Mary Lucia and Bill DeVille remember the late Caleb Palmiter, an influential local musician who was a founding member of the Jayhawks and a member of numerous bands, including the Magnolias, the Mighty Mofos, Curtiss A, Bash & Pop, and many others.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: Misheard lyricsAnna Reed • Jul 18, 2017Today we played T. Rex's "20th Century Boy" which features the often misunderstood lyric "Friends say he's fine / Friends say he's good / Everybody says he's just like Robin Hood". So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs with misheard lyrics do you want to hear?
Local Current BlogNew Replacements live album ‘For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986’ to be released this fallLillian Speakman • Jul 18, 2017A three-decade-old recording of a Replacements concert has been unearthed from the Warner Music vaults and is going to become the next Replacements live LP. The release of the two-disc live album, For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986 was announced today, with the release date set for Oct. 6. The album is a recording of a concert that the…