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August 29, 2013

DIANA - Perpetual Surrender, from the new self-titled album.

DIANA - Perpetual Surrender

DIANA - Perpetual Surrender

Jon Schober • Aug 29, 2013

DIANA - Perpetual Surrender, from the new self-titled album.

Actual Wolf performs live at the MN State Fair

Actual Wolf performs live at the MN State Fair

Actual Wolf • Aug 28, 2013

Actual Wolf is no stranger to The Current. Between being a guest for The Current's Coffee Break On the Road to the Humane Society to his heavy involvement in the Twin Cities music scene, Eric Pollard is making his music known. He stopped by the MPR booth to play some songs on another gorgeous day at the Minnesota State Fair.

Frankie Lee performs live at the MN State Fair

Frankie Lee performs live at the MN State Fair

Frankie Lee • Aug 28, 2013

Host Mary Lucia welcomed Minneapolis' own Frankie Lee as he made the trek to the MPR booth at the Minnesota State Fair to perform a three song set on one of the hottest days of the summer.

Local Gig List: August 28-September 2

Local Gig List: August 28-September 2

Andrea Swensson • Aug 28, 2013

Wednesday, August 28 2013 Internet Cat Video Film Festival Minnesota State Fair Grandstand, St. Paul 7 p.m., $10, all ages You may be saying, “But wait, this isn’t a concert!” But aha, I’ve got you there, because Brian Laidlaw and the Family Trade and Koo Koo Kangaroo will be warming up the crowd for tonight’s…

9:30 Coffee Break: Songs Of The Struggle

9:30 Coffee Break: Songs Of The Struggle

Aug 28, 2013

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. We're honoring the day by taking a musical trip back in time to 1963. What would be playing on the radio?

Eating and Drinking with Rachel Hutton: Naming a Restaurant

Eating and Drinking with Rachel Hutton: Naming a Restaurant

Aug 28, 2013

Today on The Current's Eating and Drinking with the Morning Show's Steve Seel and Jill Riley, Rachel Hutton spoke about the questionable controversy over restaurants having the same name.

Interview with Internet Cat Video Festival's Scott Stulen

Interview with Internet Cat Video Festival's Scott Stulen

Aug 28, 2013

The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel sit down with Scott Stulen, the producer of this years festival, to get all the inside scoop for the 2013 Internet Cat Video Festival.

Willy Mason - Restless Fugitive

Willy Mason - Restless Fugitive

Jon Schober • Aug 28, 2013

Willy Mason - Restless Fugitive, from the new album "Carry On."

Franz Ferdinand perform in studio

Franz Ferdinand perform in studio

Barb Abney and Franz Ferdinand • Aug 27, 2013

Glasgow's Franz Ferdinand are basking in the glow of their new release, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, and band members Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy recently visited with The Current's Barb Abney to talk about the new record.

9:30 Coffee Break: Ballads

9:30 Coffee Break: Ballads

Aug 27, 2013

Kevin from St. Paul asked for a Coffee Break full of "ballads," so we're pulling together songs with the word "ballad" in the title for 9:30 Coffee Break.

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