News and InterviewsWith the return of Mardi Gras marching bands, New Orleans' streets are full of magic Aubri Juhasz • Mar 1, 2022The bands may be smaller this year, but students say they're prepared to keep the culture alive and entertain hundreds of thousands of revelers.
News and InterviewsTen cozy ways to curl up in the Twin CitiesJay Gabler • Feb 28, 2022To close our our 89 Days of Winter series, Jay Gabler highlights ten cozy ways to curl up - literally or metaphorically - before the weather warms, evaporating the hygge.
News and InterviewsJennifer Hudson wins top honor at 53rd NAACP Image AwardsThe Associated Press • Feb 27, 2022Hudson wins entertainer of the year at the 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards honoring work by entertainers of color, beating out Regina King, Lil Nas X, Megan Thee Stallion and Tiffany Haddish.
News and InterviewsEurovision: no Russian act will compete this yearRachel Treisman • Feb 25, 2022Organizers cited concerns that "the inclusion of a Russian entry in this year's Contest would bring the competition into disrepute" in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
News and InterviewsLeaving The Current on a high note: Sean McPherson's next moveSean McPherson • Feb 25, 2022After 7.5 years with The Current, McPherson will be the next music director and afternoon drive host on Jazz88-KBEM
News and InterviewsInside the high camp of 'House of Gucci' Mary Lucia • Feb 25, 2022Mary Lucia’s take on the Lady Gaga fashion film: I found myself laughing out loud. But then I thought, "Wait, was that supposed to be funny?"
News and InterviewsHow the many pairs behind 'Cyrano' made music for the movie's lovelorn couplesTim Greiving • Feb 24, 2022The National frontman Matt Berninger and his wife Carin Besser wrote the lyrics, and twin brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner scored the movie.
News and InterviewsBleachers' Jack Antonoff on recording at Paisley Park, his love of FaceTime, and touring in 2022Mac Wilson and Jesse Wiza • Feb 18, 2022Ahead of Bleachers' 2022 tour, Jack Antonoff caught up with The Current's Mac Wilson about recording at Paisley Park, his love of Facetime as a way to connect with loved ones, and how he looks at touring: "It's like throwing a wedding every night."
Discover MusicBig Thief spreads its betsJonaki Mehta and Noah Caldwell • Feb 18, 2022For a new long-player of an album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, the four members of Big Thief decided to let the spaces they were recording in help shape the record's creative direction.
News and InterviewsTen Twin Cities art experiences to take in this winterLydia Moran • Feb 18, 2022Spooky and political, animated and sculpted, divined from the realm of spirits and goaded by lockdown doldrums — presenting ten visual art experiences to revamp your worldview as winter grinds to an end.