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February 01, 2013

Carroll - Lead Balloon, from the new "Needs EP."

Carroll - Lead Balloon

Carroll - Lead Balloon

Feb 1, 2013

Carroll - Lead Balloon, from the new "Needs EP."

The Elephant on the Chart: The Chart Show, Jan. 31, 2013

The Elephant on the Chart: The Chart Show, Jan. 31, 2013

Feb 1, 2013

We send Macklemore to the Hall of Fame and welcome a new top song on this week's Chart Show!

Weekend Arts Roundup: a theater-rich weekend

Weekend Arts Roundup: a theater-rich weekend

Luke Taylor and Marianne Combs • Jan 31, 2013

Three new stage productions open this weekend in Minneapolis and St. Paul

YourClassical

9:30 Coffee Break: Boastful Songs

Jan 31, 2013

There are plenty of boastful songs out in the world. What song that features the performer bragging about themselves do you want to hear for our 9:30 Coffee Break?

MN Craft Brewer's Guild President Dan Justesen Interview

MN Craft Brewer's Guild President Dan Justesen Interview

Jan 31, 2013

The Morning Show talks to Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild President Dan Justesen about the upcoming Winterfest and they samples some unreleased beers that will be unveiled at the beer festival.

Today in Music History: The Jackson Five Have Their First Number One

Today in Music History: The Jackson Five Have Their First Number One

Jan 31, 2013

Today in Music History Little Richard appears on the big screen, Blondie has another No. 1, and The Jackson Five "want you back."

Local Radar: Gospel Gossip, Enemy Planes and Dan Ashwood

Local Radar: Gospel Gossip, Enemy Planes and Dan Ashwood

Jon Schober • Jan 31, 2013

Local Radar highlights bands that the local team at The Current is spinning heavily at their desks. You’ll be able to preview a track from each as well as hear them on The Local Show and Local Current. Gospel Gossip Fans of Gospel Gossip: the new album is on its way, and you can now view the tracklisting…

Plumspotter hopes to humanize online music discovery

Plumspotter hopes to humanize online music discovery

Andrea Swensson • Jan 31, 2013

In this era of media oversaturation, it’s not finding new music that’s the problem—rather, it’s navigating the endless array of audio clips and figuring out which SoundCloud and Bandcamp embeds are worth giving a 30-second spin. Whereas money was once the barrier between new albums and potential listeners, now it’s our time and sanity that…

Amor De Dias - Jeans Waving

Amor De Dias - Jeans Waving

Jon Schober • Jan 31, 2013

Amor De Dias - Jeans Waving, from the new album "The House At Sea."

YourClassical

Patty Andrews of the Andrews Sisters dead at 94

Amy Blaszyk • Jan 30, 2013

Though Minnesota music has certainly enjoyed its share of recognition in the 50 years since the Andrews Sisters stopped performing, the vocal trio has endured as one of the most prolific and commercially successful groups to ever come out of the state. Sisters Maxene, Patty, and LaVerne were born in northern Minnesota, first broke out at a talent show in Minneapolis, and spent their summers vacationing in Mound long after their booming career required that they move to California.

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