News and InterviewsHow Pit Stop found a country sound in the middle of the Twin CitiesJoel Swenson and Lucy Hawthorne • Jan 19, 2023From their Minneapolis practice space, band members talk about their first (barely) pre-pandemic show, their punk and indie roots, and what’s influencing their upcoming album.
89 DaysWorld Snow Sculpting Championship brings frosty art to StillwaterLuke Taylor and Mac Wilson • Jan 18, 2023Now enjoying its second year of hosting the World Snow Sculpting Championship, the city of Stillwater, Minn., prepares to welcome teams of artists from eight countries for four days of impressive creation.
Discover MusicMargo Price shares the struggles, joy behind new albumOlivia Hampton • Jan 17, 2023Singer-songwriter Margo Price opens up about the raw, real-life inspirations for her new album, Strays, which she wrote after taking psychedelic mushrooms.
News and InterviewsTurn Turn Turn reconcile the past, present, and future on new albumJoel Swenson • Jan 17, 2023‘New Rays from an Old Sun,’ due out on January 27, draws inspiration from personal events, a strong desire for human connection, the pandemic, and political turmoil of the past few years.
News and InterviewsBen Gibbard on Death Cab an d the Postal ServiceJill Riley • Jan 13, 2023The Death Cab for Cutie frontman talks about the latest album, ‘Asphalt Meadows,’ as well as the upcoming tour celebrating 20 years of Death Cab’s ‘Transatlanticism’ and the Postal Service’s 'Give Up.’
News and InterviewsInside Minneapolis band Creeping Charlie's rapid growthMacie Rasmussen and Bump Opera • Jan 13, 2023The group, led by singer-guitarist Julia Eubanks, will perform at First Avenue’s Best New Bands of 2022 show on Friday, Jan. 20.
In MemoriamLisa Marie Presley, Elvis's only child, has diedThe Associated Press • Jan 13, 2023"It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us," Priscilla Presley said in a statement.
News and InterviewsJoni Mitchell wins Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from Library of CongressNeda Ulaby • Jan 12, 2023Pathbreaking folk singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell has been awarded one of the nation's highest honors in songwriting.
News and InterviewsKendall Stewart joins The Current as assistant program director Jan 5, 2023Stewart joins The Current from WCNR The Corner in Charlottesville, Va., where she most recently served as program director and morning host.
In MemoriamFred White, drummer for the band Earth, Wind & Fire, has diedBecky Sullivan • Jan 2, 2023White, the younger brother of the band's founder and principal songwriter Maurice White, joined the group in the mid-1970s and went on to lay the backbone for hits like "September" and "Shining Star."