Little Man - Flip You OverJon Schober • Feb 7, 2014Little Man - Flip You Over, from the new album "Original Face."
Watch Har Mar Superstar, Lizzo, Caroline Smith and more performing at The Current's 9th Birthday PartiesHeiruspecs, Har Mar Superstar, Caroline Smith, Howler, Actual Wolf, The Cactus Blossoms, Strange Names and Lizzo • Feb 6, 2014On Jan. 24, 2014 at 9:01 a.m., The Current turned nine years old and that night we kicked off the first of two back-to-back birthday party celebrations with all local lineups. It's our Member Drive, and we want to thank all that have made these nine years possible with a few videos from the festivities.
9:30 Coffee Break: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... Feb 6, 2014What songs with first, second, third, fourth, etc. (or 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.) in their title should we play for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?
Weekend Arts Roundup: A Valentine's Day GuideMarianne Combs • Feb 6, 2014MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about ways to express your love on Valentine's Day through the arts. These tips can help enrich your life and relationship -- and they can also help you avoid that last-minute Valentine's Day rush.
Local Gig List: February 6-9Andrea Swensson • Feb 6, 2014Thursday, February 6 Commanders Handsome Loring Pasta Bar, Minneapolis 9:30 p.m., $5, 21+ Solid Gold frontman Zach Coulter and Doomtree MC and producer Cecil Otter team up for new collaboration that they describe as “beat heavy casual landscapes.” See how casual those landscapes can get tonight at the Loring Pasta Bar when they help to…
LEIF VOLLEBEKK - Southern United StatesJon Schober • Feb 6, 2014LEIF VOLLEBEKK - Southern United States, from the new album "North Americana."
The Chart Show: Arctic Monkeys fly high ahead of sold out First Ave. gigMark Wheat • Feb 6, 2014Arctic Monkeys stay at the top this week ahead of their sold out show at First Avenue next Friday. They'll do a special in-studio with Mary Lucia earlier that day, Valentine's Day! Don't just call your Valentine when you're high, get me your requests for that evenings broadcast, and I'd love to give you both a special shout out.
The Current's Guitar Collection: Kollin Johannsen of The Colourist, Fender Jazzmaster 1962 reissueLuke Taylor • Feb 5, 2014Kollin Johannsen is a guitarist with of The Colourist, a pop-fuelled indie-rock band out of Orange County, Calif. When The Colourist played an in-studio session at The Current, Johannsen took a few minutes to tell us about his guitar.
A sneak peek into the first night of Prince’s secret London showsAlex Christensen • Feb 5, 2014Tuesday night in London was miserable. It was pouring rain and there was a strike that closed the Tube, but it got much more interesting when rumblings started on Twitter that Prince would be playing the Electric Ballroom in the eclectic North London neighborhood of Camden at 3:00 a.m. Immediately, there was a line outside…
9:30 Coffee Break: Four Emotions Feb 5, 2014What songs do you want to hear that feature one (or more) of the emotions from the study in the title or lyrics? Give us your emotional song suggestions.