News and InterviewsThanksgiving Week 2021: What's happeningJay Gabler • Nov 4, 2021From live music to community events, Twin Cities residents will have plenty of opportunities this year to give thanks together…or just to party down.
News and InterviewsPaul McCartney knew he'd never top The Beatles — and that's just fine with himTerry Gross • Nov 3, 2021The forthcoming documentary Get Back revisits The Beatles final days together. McCartney says he took the band's breakup hard: "It was quite difficult, because I didn't know what to do at all."
News and InterviewsSpoon frontman Britt Daniel details new single "The Hardest Cut"Jill Riley • Nov 2, 2021Spoon will release its 10th album, Lucifer on the Sofa, on February 11, 2022.
News and InterviewsJazz guitarist Pat Martino, a virtuoso twice over, dies at 77Shaun Brady • Nov 2, 2021The lauded guitarist's career spanned nearly six decades, beginning with an auspicious education in Pennsylvania from a teacher of John Coltrane.
News and InterviewsInterview: Wet Leg's Rhian Teasdale and Hester ChambersJill Riley • Nov 2, 2021The Isle of Wight Duo frequently revisit the topic of “fun” when making decisions about the band. Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale explained to Jill Riley, "Is it fun? Yes. Okay, let's do this. Is it not fun? Okay, let's try and do less of that."
News and InterviewsBarack Obama honors Jay-Z at his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction Hazel Cills • Oct 31, 2021The hip hop legend was inducted by the former president and comedian Dave Chappelle. The induction makes Jay-Z one of the few solo rappers to ever be included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
News and InterviewsInterview with Adam Granduciel of The War On DrugsMac Wilson • Oct 29, 2021Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs joins The Current's Mac Wilson to discuss the band's fifth studio record, "I Don't Live Here Anymore". Granduciel talks about getting the band back together after 20 months apart, their 2020 live album "Live Drugs," and how fatherhood has affected his creative process.
News and InterviewsBandwidth: First Avenue's star turn at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony Reed Fischer • Oct 29, 2021Plus: Halloween musical treats, Minnesota’s rep on “The Voice,” and more.
News and InterviewsNew roots: Black musicians and advocates collaborateJewly Hight • Oct 29, 2021The mostly white country and folk music industries remain frustratingly difficult for Black musicians to enter. During one of Nashville's biggest events, one group envisioned a new pathway in.
News and InterviewsInterview: John Waters on "False Negative" Oct 28, 2021Jill Riley connects with director, writer, and comedian John Waters to talk about his new one-man show “False Negative,” the influence Baltimore has had on his work, and how his on-stage material has changed since the pandemic.