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December 24, 2013

Listen to the seventh annual New Standards Holiday Show in its entirety (and watch St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman play the bagpipes).

The New Standards Holiday Show

The New Standards Holiday Show

Andrea Swensson • Dec 24, 2013

Listen to the seventh annual New Standards Holiday Show in its entirety (and watch St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman play the bagpipes).

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects

Dec 24, 2013

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects, from the album "Soul Time."

9:30 Coffee Break: That Hygge Feeling

9:30 Coffee Break: That Hygge Feeling

Dec 24, 2013

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break we thought we'd try to spread a little bit of hygge. We'll play your suggestions for today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

Throbbing Hive with John Moe: The Twitter Mob's Latest Obsession

Throbbing Hive with John Moe: The Twitter Mob's Latest Obsession

Dec 24, 2013

Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Steve Seel about Justine Sacco, the Twitter mob's most recent obsession, and the Star Wars Holiday Special.

Lizzo—at last!—and other Minnesota album releases this week

Lizzo—at last!—and other Minnesota album releases this week

KT Lindemann • Dec 24, 2013

Têtes Noires: The New American Dream reissue Active in the mid-80s, Têtes Noires—who regard themselves as Minneapolis’s “first all-female rock band”—were contemporaries of the Replacements, but sang in multi-part vocal harmonies that sounded more like the Andrews Sisters. Three decades later, Têtes Noires are back with a reissue of their 1984 album American Dream, now called…

Top 89 Staff Picks: College contributors

Top 89 Staff Picks: College contributors

Dec 24, 2013

Some talented Minnesota college students have been contributing to our Local Current blog. Here are their picks for the best songs of the year.

Top 89 Staff Picks: Luke Taylor, Digital Producer

Top 89 Staff Picks: Luke Taylor, Digital Producer

Luke Taylor • Dec 24, 2013

Luke Taylor shares his picks for top songs of 2013.

On The Ball with Mark Wheat: Premier League managers feel the heat

On The Ball with Mark Wheat: Premier League managers feel the heat

Mark Wheat • Dec 23, 2013

Being a Premier League manager is a tough job; four out of the bottom five clubs have sacked their managers. Malky Mackay and Sam Allardyce hold on to their jobs, but for how long? Plus, a look at some highlights from the weekend and today's London derby, and a music pick for the Kop at Anfield.

Interview: Run Westy Run

Interview: Run Westy Run

Mary Lucia and Run Westy Run • Dec 23, 2013

Ahead of their first show in over a decade at First Avenue on Friday night, Minneapolis punk quintet Run Westy Run stopped by The Current studios to chat with host Mary Lucia.

Minneapolis a cappella group Home Free win NBC’s The Sing Off

Minneapolis a cappella group Home Free win NBC’s The Sing Off

Andrea Swensson • Dec 23, 2013

Billing themselves as “the world’s first country vocal band,” Minneapolis-based a cappella quartet Home Free soared past their competition and finished in first place on NBC’s The Sing-Off, scoring a recording contract with Sony and a $100,000 grand prize. Home Free first formed 13 years ago in Mankato, Minnesota, where the group’s director and baritone,…

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