News and InterviewsRocktober 2023: Your chance to win tickets to top October shows Sep 30, 2023Enter for a chance to win tickets to amazing Twin Cities concerts, including Ben Folds, Queen, Genesis Owusu, Faye Webster, and many more.
WatchFirst Aid Kit talk 'Palomino', Leonard Cohen and moreBill DeVille • Sep 30, 2023The Swedish duo’s latest studio album still has strong roots in Americana and folk, but it also crosses more into ‘80s pop territory with punchier drums and increased instrumental variety. Sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg spoke with The Current’s Bill DeVille about the new record and more.
News and InterviewsOlivia Rodrigo wants you to decide what her songs are aboutAilsa Chang and Kira Wakeam • Sep 26, 2023On Guts, the 20-year-old pop phenom is a little louder and funnier than the teenager on her debut — and even more fascinated with what the best songwriters leave out of the picture.
News and InterviewsUsher to headline 2024 Super Bowl halftime showThe Associated Press • Sep 24, 2023"It's an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list," the music megastar said of his appearance at the Feb. 11, 2024 game.
News and InterviewsTalking Heads on making sense, togetherDaoud Tyler-Ameen, Steve Inskeep, Reena Advani and Phil Harrell • Sep 22, 2023The New York icons whose songs pulled rock inside out (and whose breakup was nearly as legendary) gather for the first time in years to discuss their rereleased concert film, Stop Making Sense.
News and Interviews2023 Americana Honors & Awards celebrate music, unityLuke Taylor • Sep 21, 2023In a nearly four-hour celebration in Nashville on Wednesday night, the Americana Music Association presented its 22nd Annual Honors & Awards, but what was celebrated most at the Ryman Auditorium was music, inclusion and community.
Home StoriesAllison Russell wants to make wavesJewly Hight • Sep 19, 2023Two years ago, Allison Russell's breakthrough album took the roots music world by storm. Now nominated for the genre's highest honor, Russell has a new goal: to open Americana up even more.
News and InterviewsMitski's 'most American' album is 'united by love'Taylor Haney and Leila Fadel • Sep 19, 2023NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mitski about her new album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.
WatchMiddle Kids play new singles in The Current studioJill Riley • Sep 18, 2023Australian band Middle Kids return to The Current studio to play their two latest singles — “Bootleg Firecracker” and “Highlands” — as well as a song from their 2021 album, ‘Today We’re The Greatest,’ and then they stick around to chat with Jill Riley.
WatchNanna performs in The Current studioMac Wilson • Sep 16, 2023You may already know Nanna from her work in Of Monsters and Men. Now touring in support of her solo album, ‘How To Start A Garden,’ Nanna and her band visited The Current studio for a session hosted by Mac Wilson.