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August 19, 2013

Superchunk - Me & You & Jackie Mittoo, from the new album "I Hate Music."

Superchunk - Me & You & Jackie Mittoo

Superchunk - Me & You & Jackie Mittoo

Jon Schober • Aug 19, 2013

Superchunk - Me & You & Jackie Mittoo, from the new album "I Hate Music."

Album Review: Superchunk, 'I Hate Music'

Album Review: Superchunk, 'I Hate Music'

David Safar • Aug 19, 2013

The best indie rock album of the year comes from a band with a career spanning over two decades.

First Listen: Neko Case, 'The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight...'

First Listen: Neko Case, 'The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight...'

Stephen Thompson • Aug 19, 2013

Case's gift for disarming commentary carries over to the quotable, thoughtful, frequently lovely songs on The Worse Things Get: She can be bracingly acerbic, boldly inspiring, or achingly tender while conveying equal, virtually boundless charisma.

First Listen: Bob Dylan, Highlights From 'Another Self Portrait (1969-1971)'

First Listen: Bob Dylan, Highlights From 'Another Self Portrait (1969-1971)'

Ann Powers • Aug 19, 2013

Subtitled The Bootleg Series Vol. 10, a new archival set revisits one of Dylan's key transitional phases, when he was running from his own burdensome greatness and jumping into the great scrap heap of American musical tradition. Hear 15 songs from the new box set.

The Starfolk performs in The Current studios

The Starfolk performs in The Current studios

Jon Schober and The Starfolk • Aug 18, 2013

Local music fans who miss any of the defining Twin Cities rock bands of the '90s and early aughts will be pleased to know there's a solution to their nostalgia with new group The Starfolk.

9:30 Coffee Break: Double The Fun

9:30 Coffee Break: Double The Fun

Aug 16, 2013

Give us your suggestions for songs from bands that contain at least one set of twins. We'll play some of your suggestions for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

Theft of the Dial: Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend

Theft of the Dial: Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend

Jill Riley, Vampire Weekend and Leah Garaas • Aug 16, 2013

Ezra Koenig is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and lyricist of the New York City-based band Vampire Weekend. Between VW's applauded Lollapalooza performance in Chicago and a sold-out show at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Minneapolis, Ezra stopped by our studios to record a Theft of the Dial with The Current's Morning Show host Jill Riley.

Friday Five: Pony Bwoy, the White Wales, and more new videos

Friday Five: Pony Bwoy, the White Wales, and more new videos

Andrea Swensson • Aug 16, 2013

Ah, Friday afternoon. Where the hours pass by as slow as molasses in January, and the weather outside seems to get extra-perfect, just to taunt us. Why not slip on your headphones and kill some time with a handful of the best music videos to emerge this week? I’ve heard it helps… Alpha Consumer This…

Today in Music History: Honoring Elvis

Today in Music History: Honoring Elvis

Aug 16, 2013

The Monkees released their first single, Peter Gabriel split with Genesis, and remembering Elvis Presley Today in Music History.

Channy Leaneagh of Polica talks about her evolution on stage

Channy Leaneagh of Polica talks about her evolution on stage

Andrea Swensson • Aug 16, 2013

We’re getting into the nitty-gritty details of performing this week leading up to Sunday night’s Current Presents special on stage presence and banter. When I started putting together this week’s show, one person jumped out to me right away as someone who would be crucial to include, because I’ve watched her undergo a complete transformation…

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