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July 12, 2013

It's Friday and we are taking it easy. Let's simplify our lives with some simplistic music. What simplistic songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

9:30 Coffee Break: Simplicity

9:30 Coffee Break: Simplicity

Jul 12, 2013

It's Friday and we are taking it easy. Let's simplify our lives with some simplistic music. What simplistic songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Movie Maven: 'The Way, Way Back'

Movie Maven: 'The Way, Way Back'

Luke Taylor and Stephanie Curtis • Jul 12, 2013

MPR's Movie Maven, Stephanie Curtis, joins Jill Riley and Jade (filling in for Steve Seel) to review a new coming-of-age film that stars Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney and Liam James -- and features music by Duluth's Trampled by Turtles.

Friday Five: GRRRL PRTY, Mark Mallman, Neon, and more

Friday Five: GRRRL PRTY, Mark Mallman, Neon, and more

Andrea Swensson • Jul 12, 2013

There’s a theme to this week’s Friday Five, and it has a lot to do with a talented local filmmaker named Adam J. Dunn (who we recently profiled here). Dunn is in the midst of a series of videos that he calls Lights and a Backdrop, a self-explanatory title for a simple concept that he’s been…

Botzy reflects on his first official solo release and how he discovered hip hop

Botzy reflects on his first official solo release and how he discovered hip hop

Andrea Swensson • Jul 12, 2013

Partly because of his unparallelled hustle, and partly because of his work in genre-defying group Culture Cry Wolf, Botzy has become one of the most recognizable names in Twin Cities hip hop in recent years. So it’s hard to believe that he considers Buck Fotzy, the solo album that he’s releasing tomorrow night at the…

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday Dan Murphy

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday Dan Murphy

Jul 12, 2013

Rolling Stones made their live debut, a Limp Bizkit got arrested in St. Paul, and Soul Asylum's Dan Murphy is 51 Today in Music History.

First Communion Afterparty - Jesus Told You

First Communion Afterparty - Jesus Told You

Jon Schober • Jul 12, 2013

First Communion Afterparty - Jesus Told You, from the forthcoming album "Earth Heat Sound."

The Chart Show: Alt-J on top again, breaks a new record - July 11, 2013

The Chart Show: Alt-J on top again, breaks a new record - July 11, 2013

Mark Wheat • Jul 12, 2013

Alt-J are inducted into the Chart Hall of Fame this week after spending 6 weeks total at the top, the first band ever to recover the top position TWICE! If Daft Punk recover the top spot for their final week they'll EQUAL that new record!

9:30 Coffee Break: Only The Lonely

9:30 Coffee Break: Only The Lonely

Jul 11, 2013

Today is "Cheer Up the Lonely Day," we hope to help by playing a lonely set of music to show that they've got company in their loneliness. What lonely songs do you want to hear?

Weekend Arts Roundup: Happy Beautiful Summer

Weekend Arts Roundup: Happy Beautiful Summer

Luke Taylor and Marianne Combs • Jul 11, 2013

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins The Current's Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about about the first in a series of three new plays and about two outdoor dance events that are perfect for summertime.

Local Radar: Food Pyramid

Local Radar: Food Pyramid

Jon Schober • Jul 11, 2013

If you’ve read this Local Radar feature since it began, you’ve probably noticed my affinity for Food Pyramid, consistently one of the more under-appreciated bands by local music critics. And I get it: their brand of repetitive, fuzzed out, electro-space rock whatever-you-want-to-call-it is not everyone’s forte. And when most of your songs clock in anywhere…

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