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March 08, 2013

Bad Bad Hats - Super America, from the "It Hurts EP."

Bad Bad Hats - Super America

Bad Bad Hats - Super America

Jon Schober • Mar 8, 2013

Bad Bad Hats - Super America, from the "It Hurts EP."

Global Chart Toppers!: The Chart Show, March 7, 2013

Global Chart Toppers!: The Chart Show, March 7, 2013

Mark Wheat • Mar 8, 2013

From Iceland to right here in the Great Midwest, this week's Chart Show is counting down the hits from around the globe!

New music: An unreleased Rilo Kiley tune surfaces

New music: An unreleased Rilo Kiley tune surfaces

Peter Valelly • Mar 7, 2013

Don't get your hopes up just yet—this track isn't the first sign of an impending Rilo Kiley reunion. However, we are going to hear some new material from the band this year, in the form of a rarities compilation called RKives.

Postal Service ticket pre-sale

Postal Service ticket pre-sale

Mar 7, 2013

We've got a chance for you to get your hands on early tickets for the Postal Service's show at Roy Wilkins Auditorium on Friday, August 2.

Weekend Arts Roundup: 'Yellow Fever', Women's Poetry Slam and an artistic exploration of the N-word

Weekend Arts Roundup: 'Yellow Fever', Women's Poetry Slam and an artistic exploration of the N-word

Luke Taylor and Marianne Combs • Mar 7, 2013

'Yellow Fever' opens at the Guthrie, Minneapolis hosts the Women of the World Poetry Slam and Shá Cage leads an artistic exploration of a provocative word

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9:30 Coffee Break: Songs That Saved Your Life

Mar 7, 2013

So, what songs do you listen to when you are miserable? Do you like to dwell in the misery or do you like to cheer yourself up? Give us your songs and we'll pick a few to play for the 9:30 Coffee Break.

Tegan & Sara return to The Current for a great performance

Tegan & Sara return to The Current for a great performance

Steve Seel, Jill Riley and Peter Valelly • Mar 7, 2013

Canadian twin-sister duo Tegan and Sara are one of indie-pop's most celebrated acts, having released seven full-length albums over nearly two decades as musical collaborators. They've also been longtime Current favorites, and returned to The Current for the third time for a chat with The Morning Show's Steve Seel and Jill Riley and a performance.

Local Radar: new music from Chalet, Low and Fury Things

Local Radar: new music from Chalet, Low and Fury Things

Jon Schober • Mar 7, 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. Chalet Joey Kantor is ready to become a frontman with his new project, Chalet. You may know him as the…

Jeremy Messersmith signs to Glassnote Records

Jeremy Messersmith signs to Glassnote Records

Andrea Swensson • Mar 7, 2013

  Jeremy Messersmith announced this morning that he’s signed a record deal with influential New York label Glassnote Records. Since launching in 2007, Glassnote has established itself as a major force in the indie music industry; in 2009, they released Phoenix’s best-selling album to date, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, and in 2011 they issued Mumford and…

James Hunter Six - Minute by Minute

James Hunter Six - Minute by Minute

Jon Schober • Mar 7, 2013

James Hunter Six - Minute By Minute, from the new album "Minute By Minute."

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