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February 22, 2013

Gloss - Ian's Dream, from the new "Front Porch" 7".

Gloss - Ian's Dream

Gloss - Ian's Dream

Jon Schober • Feb 22, 2013

Gloss - Ian's Dream, from the new "Front Porch" 7".

A British Breakthrough: The Chart Show, Feb. 21, 2013

A British Breakthrough: The Chart Show, Feb. 21, 2013

Mark Wheat • Feb 22, 2013

Last week's massive Hall of Fame induction made room for a record breaking five new entries on this week's Chart Show.

Weekend Arts Roundup: ice instruments and local poetry

Weekend Arts Roundup: ice instruments and local poetry

Luke Taylor and Euan Kerr • Feb 21, 2013

This weekend features a poetry reading from local poets Mike Finley and Danny Klecko, while Norwegian musician Terje Isungset searches the area's frozen lakes for the right ice to make his instruments.

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9:30 Coffee Break: Mental Vacation

Feb 21, 2013

We all deserve a musical mental vacation today. Give us your suggestions for music with tropical theme or that gives you a mental vacation for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

The Ericksons Adventures in High School

The Ericksons Adventures in High School

Feb 21, 2013

Local musicians and sister folk duo The Ericksons spoke to The Morning Show's Jill Riley about their upcoming Spotlight Concert with the Hopkins High School Orchestra.

Aby Wolf and Grant Cutler push electro-pop forward with masterful new ‘Wolf Lords’

Aby Wolf and Grant Cutler push electro-pop forward with masterful new ‘Wolf Lords’

Andrea Swensson • Feb 21, 2013

“Safe and perfect bores me to death,” Aby Wolf bemoans on the opening track of Wolf Lords, and it’s the closest thing to a mission statement the prolific singer and songwriter has offered us to date. Now on her third album, Aby has established herself as a chameleonic, restless artist who is constantly looking for…

Today in Music History: Fleetwood Mac Releases "Rumours"

Today in Music History: Fleetwood Mac Releases "Rumours"

Feb 21, 2013

Nina Simone was born, Simon & Garfunkel put out their last studio album together, and Fleetwood Mac released Rumours.

Local Radar: Blue Blazer, Gloss and the Color Pharmacy

Local Radar: Blue Blazer, Gloss and the Color Pharmacy

Jon Schober • Feb 21, 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. 2013 has already proven to be a year of great debuts. Artists are really taking their time to make something…

Beach Fossils - Generational Synthetic

Beach Fossils - Generational Synthetic

Jon Schober • Feb 21, 2013

Beach Fossils - Generational Synthetic, from the new album "Clash The Truth."

New music: James Blake's wounded soul-pop single "Retrograde"

New music: James Blake's wounded soul-pop single "Retrograde"

Peter Valelly • Feb 20, 2013

"Retrograde," which you'll hear on The Current starting this week, builds on the avant-R&B of James Blake's debut, but steers clear of the out-there electronic wrinkles that usually characterize his production.

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