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April 11, 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: Sharon Jones, Snow Patrol and the Jayhawks

The best of the in-studios: Sharon Jones, Snow Patrol and the Jayhawks

Apr 11, 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.

Telekinesis - Ghosts and Creatures

Telekinesis - Ghosts and Creatures

Jon Schober • Apr 11, 2013

Telekinesis - Ghosts and Creatures, from the new album "Dormarion."

New Music: Scottish trio CHVRCHES' soaring electro-pop single "Recover"

New Music: Scottish trio CHVRCHES' soaring electro-pop single "Recover"

Peter Valelly • Apr 10, 2013

Glasgow's CHVRCHES (which, yes, is pronounced "churches") are one of the acts that emerged from this year's South by Southwest with an aura of buzz, and it's not hard to see why: their yearning, epic electro-pop anthems pack an awesome emotional and melodic wallop, thanks in no small part to singer Lauren Mayberry's captivating voice.

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9:30 Coffee Break: National Farm Animals Day

Apr 10, 2013

As animal lovers Jill and Steve couldn't let National Farm Animal Day pass without giving it the Coffee Break treatment. What songs about or featuring the sounds of farm animals do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Eating and Drinking with Heavy Table's James Norton: Wingman Restaurants

Eating and Drinking with Heavy Table's James Norton: Wingman Restaurants

Apr 10, 2013

Today on The Morning Show's Eating and Drinking, James Norton told Jill Riley about his newly coined phrase, "wingman restaurants." What does it mean exactly? Well, James notices that many restaurants in town are opening more casual second restaurants.

Dessa will play Current Session at the Fitz on June 22, First Avenue June 29

Dessa will play Current Session at the Fitz on June 22, First Avenue June 29

Andrea Swensson • Apr 10, 2013

  It’s Dessa week. Hot on the heels of yesterday’s album announcement and the debut of her first single, “Warsaw,” comes news today that Dessa will perform at the Fitzgerald Theater on June 22 as part of the Current Sessions at the Fitz™ series, just three days before her new album Parts of Speech drops.…

First Listen: The Shouting Matches, 'Grownass Man'

First Listen: The Shouting Matches, 'Grownass Man'

Stephen Thompson • Apr 10, 2013

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon leads a loose, Tom Petty-esque blues-rock trio with an ear for beauty. But this isn't the stuff of mystery or misery; it's the work of a guy who loves playing music and saw an opportunity to have a blast on the side with friends he's joined on stage whenever possible.

The best of the in-studios: The Head and the Heart, the Hold Steady or Vampire Weekend

The best of the in-studios: The Head and the Heart, the Hold Steady or Vampire Weekend

Apr 10, 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. Today's vote: The Head and the Heart, the Hold Steady or Vampire Weekend.

The Black Angels - Don't Play With Guns

The Black Angels - Don't Play With Guns

Jon Schober • Apr 10, 2013

The Black Angels - Don't Play With Guns, from the new album "Indigo Meadow."

Win two seats on a VIP tour bus for the Schell's Nordeast Pub Crawl this Saturday!

Win two seats on a VIP tour bus for the Schell's Nordeast Pub Crawl this Saturday!

Apr 9, 2013

This Saturday, April 13, Schell's brewing is celebrating the third year of Grain Belt Nordeast and the new Schell's Goosetown beer with a Nordeast Pub Crawl from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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