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March 23, 2013

On his third album as Telekinesis, Michael Benjamin Lerner infuses his compact, concise pop-rock nuggets with warmth and messy emotions that make them feel human.

First Listen: Telekinesis, 'Dormarion'

First Listen: Telekinesis, 'Dormarion'

Stephen Thompson • Mar 23, 2013

On his third album as Telekinesis, Michael Benjamin Lerner infuses his compact, concise pop-rock nuggets with warmth and messy emotions that make them feel human.

Friday Five: Botzy, Squares, the Oddfathers and more

Friday Five: Botzy, Squares, the Oddfathers and more

Andrea Swensson • Mar 22, 2013

  Happy Friday! Count down the final hours of your work-week and ease into the weekend with this fresh batch of homespun music videos. And if you’re still making plans for the weekend, consult our Local Gig List—there are CD-release shows aplenty happening tonight and tomorrow night in the Twin Cities.   Botzy Botzy, a.k.a.…

9:30 Coffee Break: Kid Music (That Doesn't Suck)

9:30 Coffee Break: Kid Music (That Doesn't Suck)

Mar 22, 2013

Today's 9:30 Coffee Break will help give you an idea of the type of music you'll hear this weekend at Rock the Cradle. What kid friendly songs (that don't suck) do you want to hear for the Coffee Break?

Movie Maven: 'On the Road'

Movie Maven: 'On the Road'

Luke Taylor and Euan Kerr • Mar 22, 2013

This week, MPR News Arts Reporter (and Cube Critic) Euan Kerr reviews the new film adaptation of the Jack Kerouac novel.

Rock n' Jock Film Festival Interview

Rock n' Jock Film Festival Interview

Mar 22, 2013

The Current's Morning Show invited Rock n' Jock Film Festival co-creators, Tommy Dehler and Shaun Hagglund, to stop by and chat about their upcoming film expo.

Frankie Lee whittles 15 years of songwriting down to stunning debut EP

Frankie Lee whittles 15 years of songwriting down to stunning debut EP

Andrea Swensson • Mar 22, 2013

  Frankie Lee is about as Midwestern as they come. When we meet up for our interview in St. Paul’s historic Cathedral Hill neighborhood, he’s wrapped in a brightly colored plaid wool jacket, a knit cap pulled over his blonde hair and a winter beard covering half his boyish face. He speaks in the opposite…

Today in Music History: Carl Perkins' Fateful Bad Day

Today in Music History: Carl Perkins' Fateful Bad Day

Mar 22, 2013

Depeche Mode was the first alternative British band to go to number one, Loretta Lynn was hospitalized, and Carl Perkins was in a nearly fatal car accident Today in Music History.

Strange Relations - Endurance

Strange Relations - Endurance

Jon Schober • Mar 22, 2013

Strange Relations - Endurance, from the new "Ghost World EP."

Alt-J set a record, plus some big moves - The Chart Show, March 21, 2013

Alt-J set a record, plus some big moves - The Chart Show, March 21, 2013

Mark Wheat • Mar 22, 2013

A record-setting seventh straight week at the top for Alt-J, who also cemented their reputation with a storming set at SXSW for our friends at NPR.

Frightened Rabbit perform in The Current studio

Frightened Rabbit perform in The Current studio

Mary Lucia and Peter Valelly • Mar 21, 2013

Frightened Rabbit's fourth full-length (and first to be released on a major label, Atlantic Records), Pedestrian Verse, has earned both critical accolades and chart success in the UK (and in the band's native country, where it debuted atop the charts).

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