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September 11, 2013

White Denim - Pretty Green, from the new album "Corsicana Lemonade."

White Denim - Pretty Green

White Denim - Pretty Green

Jon Schober • Sep 11, 2013

White Denim - Pretty Green, from the new album "Corsicana Lemonade."

Indie-rock pioneers The Dismemberment Plan premiere new track

Indie-rock pioneers The Dismemberment Plan premiere new track

Sep 10, 2013

Listen to the new track "Daddy Was a Real Good Dancer," off The Dismemberment Plan's forthcoming album, Uncanney Valley.

Dave Grohl And Krist Novoselic Share Memories, Unreleased Tracks From 'In Utero'

Dave Grohl And Krist Novoselic Share Memories, Unreleased Tracks From 'In Utero'

Sep 10, 2013

Nirvana's In Utero celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The band's two surviving members -- Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic -- recall their time recording what would be the band's last album.

The Throbbing Hive with John Moe: New iPhones Announced Today

The Throbbing Hive with John Moe: New iPhones Announced Today

Sep 10, 2013

Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley about the new iPhones being announced today, and Facebook looking to take down LinkedIn.

No Bird Sing sign to Strange Famous Records

No Bird Sing sign to Strange Famous Records

Andrea Swensson • Sep 10, 2013

No Bird Sing announced today that not only is their third full-length album finished and ready to be released but that it will come out on Sage Francis’s Strange Famous Records, home to influential hip-hop artists like B. Dolan, Buck 65, and Doomtree’s Cecil Otter. The signing is a big deal for the Minneapolis trio,…

No Age - An Impression

No Age - An Impression

Jon Schober • Sep 10, 2013

No Age - An Impression, from the new album "An Object."

CHVRCHES perform live in The Current studios

CHVRCHES perform live in The Current studios

Mark Wheat and CHVRCHES • Sep 10, 2013

Scottish trio CHVRCHES stopped by The Current studios before their second stop in the Twin Cities in just over three months. They spoke with Mark Wheat about the year they've had: playing at European festivals, touring in Australia and Japan, getting their music in FIFA 2014 and opening for Depeche Mode.

J Roddy Walston and the Business perform live in The Current studios

J Roddy Walston and the Business perform live in The Current studios

Mary Lucia, Leah Garaas and J. Roddy Walston and The Business • Sep 9, 2013

After opening for The Lumineers' extensive arena tour, including a date at the Target Center in Minneapolis last May, J Roddy Walston & The Business are looking forward to performing more intimate shows on a headlining tour. They stopped by The Current studios to play a few songs off the forthcoming Essential Tremors and chatted with host Mary Lucia.

Arcade Fire's interactive debut 'Just a Reflektor'

Arcade Fire's interactive debut 'Just a Reflektor'

Sep 9, 2013

It's been over three years since Arcade Fire released their critically acclaimed record The Suburbs. Recalling "The Wilderness Downtown," the short film they had built for a "We Used to Wait" off The Suburbs, the Canadian indie-rock band have an exciting multimedia experience ready for "Just a Reflektor" from their forthcoming release. We'll play the song on the air at 9 p.m. tonight!

Local Gig List: September 9-15

Local Gig List: September 9-15

Andrea Swensson • Sep 9, 2013

Monday, September 9 The Drug Budget Album-Release Show Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis 8 p.m., $5, 18+ How to describe the Drug Budget? Part freak-folk, part ska, part lo-fi doo wop, this band’s debut full-length, Overpower Afterparty, has a whopping 18 people playing everything from kazoos to horns to a djembe behind frontman Vain Mainstream’s…

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