Van Stee - Color In The Paper PlanesJon Schober • Mar 1, 2013Van Stee - Color In The Paper Planes, from the new album "We Are."
No Thaw on Top: The Chart Show, Feb. 28, 2013Mark Wheat • Mar 1, 2013Despite the warm temps outside, the support for the Top 3 refuses to melt away on this week's Chart Show!
Weekend Arts Roundup: Beyond Ballroom Dance Company, a play set in reality TV, and 'How to Swear Like a Minnesotan'Luke Taylor and Marianne Combs • Feb 28, 2013Beyond Ballroom Dance Company celebrates its tenth anniversary; a reality-TV set is turned upside down by 'Six Characters in Search of an Author'; and Joseph Scrimshaw explores 'How to Swear Like a Minnesotan'
9:30 Coffee Break: Sleigh Bells Aren't Just For Christmas Feb 28, 2013Here's today's challenge: songs that feature the musical instrument sleigh bells, but aren't Christmas songs. Give us your suggestions and we'll pick a few to play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.
Rich Mattson’s Sparta Sound is part of a new era of music on the Iron RangeAndrea Swensson • Feb 28, 2013Sparta, Minnesota is such a blip on the radar that you won’t find it on most maps of the state. Too small to be a town, the population of 50-odd citizens that reside in Sparta technically call their spot on the Iron Range a “location.” Pulling off the county highway onto a dirt road, there’s…
New music: Jessie Ware's radiant, beguiling pop song "Wildest Moments"Peter Valelly • Feb 28, 2013You may recognize Jessie Ware's gorgeous, anthemic single "Wildest Moments" if you attended our public music meeting; it's one of the songs we tested out with listeners like you at that event that we've gone on to add to our on-air mix.
Big Harp - You Can't Save 'Em AllJon Schober • Feb 28, 2013Big Harp - You Can't Save 'Em All, from the new album "Chain Letters."
Amadou & Mariam ticket presale Feb 27, 2013Don't miss Amadou & Mariam at The Cedar Cultural Center on June 28. Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, March 1, but The Current is offering special access to buy your tickets early.
9:30 Coffee Break: Pairings Feb 27, 2013Earlier today we had Supertaster James Norton on talking about, of all things, hot cocoa and the McDonald's fish bites. The odd combination turned our minds to other musical pairings.
Eating and Drinking with Supertaster James Norton: Hot Cocoa and Fish Bites Feb 27, 2013Today James Norton spoke to The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about the best of the packaged cocoa on the market and he tried McDonald's Fish Bites and shares his thoughts.
