The Current

April 05, 2013

To celebrate Public Radio Music Month, we're having a daily vote for the best in-studio tracks from The Current's performance archive. We've gone through and picked some of the most beloved performances by the staff and by our audience. We'll play the winner during the Live Current track of the day the following day.

The best of the in-studios: M.I.A., Lana Del Rey and St. Vincent

Apr 5, 2013

Weird Visions - Make To It feat. Zoo Animal

Jon Schober • Apr 5, 2013

Weird Visions - Make To It feat. Zoo Animal, from the new self-titled 7".

The first local #1 of 2013: The Chart Show - April 4, 2013

Mark Wheat • Apr 5, 2013

The first local #1 of the year! Cloud Cult patiently waited, Alt-J were inducted, now they take their turn at the top.

Inventive indie supergroup Divine Fits perform at The Current

Mary Lucia, Peter Valelly and Divine Fits • Apr 4, 2013

Indie supergroup Divine Fits brings together members of Spoon, Wolf Parade, and more, so it's no wonder their debut full-length A Thing Called Divine Fits became an airplay staple at The Current and catapulted its way on to many of our staff's year-end lists. In town for a gig at Minneapolis' Varsity Theater, the band swung through our studios to play a session.

The 10 best Joy Formidable photos from First Avenue

Apr 4, 2013

The Joy Formidable performed before a rapt First Avenue audience on April 3, 2013. Photographer Nate Ryan's photos captured the evening's festivities.

Britt Daniel explains the Minneapolis reference in Divine Fits’ ‘Would That Not Be Nice’

Andrea Swensson • Apr 4, 2013

Divine Fits, the new project from Britt Daniel, Dan Boeckner, Sam Brown and Alex Fishel, caught out ears here at the Current for a few reasons. Not only do we have a lot of Spoon fans on staff, but one of their first singles, “Would That Not Be Nice,” contains an attention-grabbing shout-out to Minneapolis.…

The Current's Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2013: Part 2

Apr 4, 2013

Here's Part 2 of our round-up of The Current staff's most anticipated albums due out this spring. Take a look, and be sure to let us know what we missed!

9:30 Coffee Break: Movie Moments

Apr 4, 2013

We've been talking about songs and the movie memories they bring up all morning. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break we want to know what songs remind you of movie moments.

Weekend Arts Roundup: Pedals, Posters, Pen Pals and Pondering Perdition

Luke Taylor and Marianne Combs • Apr 4, 2013

Marianne Combs talks about Artcrank and two new plays opening this weekend.

Meme bring their crystalline pop out of the studio and into the clubs

Andrea Swensson • Apr 4, 2013

Minneapolis has had no shortage of electro-pop duos in recent years, especially since the popularity spike and subsequent dissolution of Lookbook. But if anything, our embarrassment of electro riches has shown us that the genre is not as narrow as its label might suggest; from Wiping Out Thousands to Weird Visions to Father You See…

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