News and InterviewsDave Bartholomew, a father of rock n roll, dead at 100Alison Fensterstock • Jun 23, 2019The Louisiana native became a mentor to Fats Domino, transitioning from well-regarded horn player to producer and arranger of some of rock and roll's bedrock artists.
News and InterviewsThe Raconteurs mark return: 'We have this chemistry'Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Denise Guerra • Jun 23, 2019The Grammy-nominated rock supergroup The Raconteurs are back after 11 years. Jack White and Brendan Benson talk about the band's latest album 'Help Us, Stranger.'
News and InterviewsSOAK talks 'Grim Town' and more at BonnarooJade • Jun 21, 2019Northern Irish musician SOAK (aka Bridie Monds-Watson) is back with her second album, 'Grim Town,' and is touring heavily in support of it. During Bonnaroo, SOAK stopped at The Current's booth to talk to Jade about the new record and about the mental acuity that can be stirred by the olfactory system.
News and InterviewsHow Prince worked magic on the Bangles' 'Manic Monday'Samantha Balaban • Jun 21, 2019In the 1980s, Prince wrote one of the Bangles' biggest hits, 'Manic Monday.' Now, The Prince Estate has released the demo version of the track as part of the artist's posthumous album, 'Originals.'
News and InterviewsShovels and Rope talk about 'By Blood' and raising kidsJade and Luke Taylor • Jun 18, 2019During The Current's live broadcasts from Bonnaroo, Shovels and Rope, the Charleston, S.C., husband-and-wife duo comprising Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, stopped by to talk about their new album and about what it's like raising kids as touring musicians.
News and InterviewsJake Luppen of Hippo Campus talks to Jade at BonnarooJade and Luke Taylor • Jun 18, 2019During Bonnaroo 2019, Jake Luppen of Hippo Campus stopped at The Current's broadcast booth, where he talked to host Jade about Hippo Campus's recent release of 'Bambi' demos and about how he ended up playing guitar on a new track from Bon Iver.
News and InterviewsDug Dngr is not afraid to be vulnerable in his musicJeffrey Bissoy-Mattis • Jun 12, 2019Formerly Dug Hill, St. Paul rapper Dug Dngr (pronounced 'Danger') recently released a new project, 'I'm Sorry for Calling.' Jeffrey Bissoy sat down to Dug Dngr to talk about the new release, about romance and technology in the digital age, and about why Dug Dngr is not afraid to be vulnerable.
Rock the GardenInterview: Scott Devendorf of The NationalDavid Safar • Jun 4, 2019Ahead of headlining Rock the Garden on June 29, Scott Devendorf, bass-player for The National, sat down with The Current's music director David Safar to talk about the band's latest release, I Am Easy to Find.
The Current Guitar CollectionThe Current's Guitar Collection: Jillian Rae, Gretsch 6Luke Taylor • Jun 4, 2019Jillian Rae tells the story of how she had been hoping to add a hollow-body Gretsch guitar to her arsenal of instruments, and how that vision came to be. 'It's kind of an amazing treat,' Rae says. 'I'm going to be playing that Gretsch live onstage now for most of the songs that I play electric guitar on.'
News and InterviewsListen: a conversation with Mary Lucia and Bob CollinsMary Lucia, Luke Taylor and Bob Collins • May 30, 2019In the run-up to Bob Collins's retirement, Collins and Mary Lucia sat down for a full conversation that reflects on their careers in radio as well as Bob Collins' plans for the future. And of course, there are great memories and lots of laughs from the past 14-plus years of Lucia and Collins' 4:20 p.m. news breaks.