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February 27, 2014

Arcade Fire, retain the top spot but are apparently having trouble selling seats at Target Center for their show March 8. Another new way of doing business is offering special deals up to 50% off on Groupon?!

The Chart Show: If you give a fan a coupon

The Chart Show: If you give a fan a coupon

Mark Wheat • Feb 27, 2014

Arcade Fire, retain the top spot but are apparently having trouble selling seats at Target Center for their show March 8. Another new way of doing business is offering special deals up to 50% off on Groupon?!

Metric is Minnesota's favorite band? Really?

Metric is Minnesota's favorite band? Really?

Bob Collins • Feb 26, 2014

TV news hosts were pretty excited about the above map this morning. But MPR News' Bob Collins says Metric is not Minnesota's favorite band. People in Minnesota tend to listen to Metric more often than other states because that's what the creator of the map was trying to show. Read Collins's full story.

The Current's Guitar Collection: Stephen Malkmus, Guild S-100

The Current's Guitar Collection: Stephen Malkmus, Guild S-100

Luke Taylor • Feb 26, 2014

When he was in the studio with his band The Jicks a couple weeks ago, indie rock paragon Stephen Malkmus took a few minutes to talk to us about his guitar (and how he bought it from a friend) and about his approaches to performing and songwriting.

9:30 Coffee Break: Famous Parents

9:30 Coffee Break: Famous Parents

Feb 26, 2014

Let us know what songs you would like to hear from musicians with famous parents. We'll take your suggestions and put together today's 9:30 Coffee Break.

Eating and Drinking with Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl: Dim Sum

Eating and Drinking with Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl: Dim Sum

Feb 26, 2014

This week Dara spoke to The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about her favorite brunch: dim sum.

Lovely Dark, Dewi Sant, Counterfactuals: This week’s Minnesota record releases

Lovely Dark, Dewi Sant, Counterfactuals: This week’s Minnesota record releases

KT Lindemann • Feb 26, 2014

Lovely Dark: Into the Roil Psychedelic, layered, and theatrical, Lovely Dark’s upcoming full-length Into the Roil, out March 1, sounds like a walk through a fairytale forest, where the Decemberists meet The Doors meet Fleetwood Mac. The six-piece band’s meticulous and innovative blend includes organic strings, accordion wails, and roaring, distorted electric guitar, all dancing under…

Today in Music History: 'Thriller' Hits #1

Today in Music History: 'Thriller' Hits #1

Feb 26, 2014

Jimmy Page went solo, U2 got signed, and Michael Jackson went to no. 1 Today in Music History.

Dan Wilson talks about the success of ‘Closing Time’ and the changing industry

Dan Wilson talks about the success of ‘Closing Time’ and the changing industry

Andrea Swensson • Feb 26, 2014

As part of this week’s Current Presents special on the Best-Selling Minnesota Artists of All Time, I had the chance to talk to songwriter Dan Wilson about his single “Closing Time”—whose success propelled Semisonic’s Feeling Strangely Fine to platinum status—and his thoughts on the music industry at large. In addition to his work in Semisonic…

Policy and a Pint®: The State of Education

Policy and a Pint®: The State of Education

Feb 26, 2014

We know Minnesota is changing fast. The jobs of the future will be different, and our workforce will be more diverse than ever. So how are Minnesota's schools making sure the students of today and tomorrow will be ready?

The Throbbing Hive with John Moe: Buzzfeed Quiz

The Throbbing Hive with John Moe: Buzzfeed Quiz

Feb 25, 2014

John Moe shares the new meme "Pina Colliding" and he talks about the explosion in Buzzfeed quizzes on social media.

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