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January 16, 2014

The highest mover on the chart this week is the #1! Fans of Jake Bugg are getting excited about his appearance at First Avenue on Friday have elevated him to the top for the first time in Chart history. He'll stop by Minnesota Public Radio's Forum to do a session for us earlier that afternoon which we'll broadcast on my show Jan. 28 at 6 p.m.

The Chart Show: Bugg flies to the top

The Chart Show: Bugg flies to the top

Mark Wheat • Jan 16, 2014

The highest mover on the chart this week is the #1! Fans of Jake Bugg are getting excited about his appearance at First Avenue on Friday have elevated him to the top for the first time in Chart history. He'll stop by Minnesota Public Radio's Forum to do a session for us earlier that afternoon which we'll broadcast on my show Jan. 28 at 6 p.m.

The Current's Guitar Collection: Jason Loewenstein, Fender American Standard Telecaster

The Current's Guitar Collection: Jason Loewenstein, Fender American Standard Telecaster

Luke Taylor • Jan 15, 2014

Jason Loewenstein is a multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with Sebadoh and the Fiery Furnaces. When Jason visited The Current's studio with Sebadoh, we had a chance to talk to him about his red Telecaster guitar -- and he enjoyed telling us about it.

Minnesota music pioneer Herman Jones: Still funky after all these years

Minnesota music pioneer Herman Jones: Still funky after all these years

Ben Bartenstein • Jan 15, 2014

Twin Cities funk star Herman Jones grew up in a house brimming with song and dance. While his parents weren’t professional musicians, they placed an emphasis on music. Jones’s childhood home was rarely silent, with 45s of Tina Turner, B.B. King, Bobby “Blue” Bland, and other R&B stars playing. At age 15, Jones bought his…

Bruce Springsteen wants to pay tribute to Slim Dunlap for the Songs for Slim project

Bruce Springsteen wants to pay tribute to Slim Dunlap for the Songs for Slim project

Andrea Swensson • Jan 15, 2014

Regardless of your thoughts on Bruce Springsteen’s new album, High Hopes (which has been met with what can be described at best as a lukewarm reaction), a new interview has surfaced today that’s a must-read for even the most casual of fans of the Boss. Helmed by NPR Music’s Ann Powers, the deep-diving discussion uses…

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9:30 Coffee Break: People Songs

Jan 15, 2014

You have the power, what people songs do you want to hear for the 9:30 Coffee Break?

Eating and Drinking with The Growler's Joe Alton: Cider

Eating and Drinking with The Growler's Joe Alton: Cider

Jan 15, 2014

The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel hung out with The Growler's Joe Alton to talk about the newly opened Sociable Cider Werks and the upcoming winter Beer Dabbler.

Milosh - Hear In You

Milosh - Hear In You

Jon Schober • Jan 15, 2014

Milosh - Hear In You, from the new album "Jetlag."

'No Music, No Headphones': Sharon Jones On Getting Through Cancer

'No Music, No Headphones': Sharon Jones On Getting Through Cancer

NPR Staff • Jan 14, 2014

When the R&B bandleader fell ill last year, she didn't just stop singing. She stopped listening.

9:30 Coffee Break: Inappropriate Undertones

9:30 Coffee Break: Inappropriate Undertones

Jan 14, 2014

What songs with inappropriate undertones (stalking, admiration of someone underaged, etc.) should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

You can buy (almost) everything inside the Artists’ Quarter for $50,000

You can buy (almost) everything inside the Artists’ Quarter for $50,000

Andrea Swensson • Jan 14, 2014

It’s beginning to feel an awful lot like January 2013, when the 400 Bar hurriedly sold nearly everything inside the historic club before leaving its location once and for all. This time around the venue closing down and clearing out is the Artists’ Quarter, the downtown St. Paul jazz club whose owner announced that the…

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