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March 27, 2014

Phantogram reclaim the top spot ahead of their sold out First Avenue show April 13. They were one of the bands that played our Public Radio Rocks showcase in Austin during SXSW, and they lead the pack of FIVE inductees to our Chart Hall of Fame: Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, HAIM, Caroline Smith. That many in one week has never happened before in over 4 years of the show, and that means there's heaps of room for new entries next week!

The Chart Show: Phantogram sell out First Avenue, top the Chart

The Chart Show: Phantogram sell out First Avenue, top the Chart

Mar 27, 2014

Phantogram reclaim the top spot ahead of their sold out First Avenue show April 13. They were one of the bands that played our Public Radio Rocks showcase in Austin during SXSW, and they lead the pack of FIVE inductees to our Chart Hall of Fame: Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, HAIM, Caroline Smith. That many in one week has never happened before in over 4 years of the show, and that means there's heaps of room for new entries next week!

Virtual Music Meeting: The Strypes, 'Blue Collar Jane'

Virtual Music Meeting: The Strypes, 'Blue Collar Jane'

Mar 26, 2014

What do you think of The Strypes' new single "Blue Collar Jane"? Musically, does it do anything for you? Let's get the conversation started. Read what The Current staff have to say, then share your opinion of this track off the Irish rockers' first full-length album.

Eating and Drinking with Heavy Table's James Norton: Timpano

Eating and Drinking with Heavy Table's James Norton: Timpano

Mar 26, 2014

Today on The Morning Show's Eating and Drinking, James Norton chatted with Jill Riley about his adventures in Timpano.

Today in Music History: Over 40 Years Of "Dark Side Of The Moon"

Today in Music History: Over 40 Years Of "Dark Side Of The Moon"

Mar 26, 2014

The Stones got shocked, Diana Ross was born, and Pink Floyd ruled the charts Today in Music History.

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Pickers picked by Pert Near Sandstone: Nate Sipe cites his influences

Andrew Vaaler • Mar 26, 2014

From basement jam sessions to big theatre performances, Pert Near Sandstone live for the inspiration gained from other musicians. The band grew out of jam sessions at a house in St. Paul. “We didn’t get together as a band necessarily,” said mandolin and fiddle player Nate Sipe. Trying different instruments, and collaborating among themselves, led…

Johnny Cash's lost album, 'Out Among the Stars', releases today

Johnny Cash's lost album, 'Out Among the Stars', releases today

Bill DeVille • Mar 25, 2014

For Johnny Cash fans like Bill DeVille, today's release of Johnny's lost album, 'Out Among the Stars', is huge news. Bill DeVille shares some of the album's backstory and gives his review.

Howler, Nathan Eliot, Better Bones: This week’s Minnesota record releases

Howler, Nathan Eliot, Better Bones: This week’s Minnesota record releases

KT Lindemann • Mar 25, 2014

Howler: World of Joy From the sound of their second full-length album, you’d think that Howler spent the last two years—since their debut America Give Up—locked in a one-room apartment in England, subsisting on nothing but records by the Replacements and the Smiths. Appropriate, considering Howler’s Twin Cities roots (despite their ambiguous feelings about those roots) and the…

The Throbbing Hive with John Moe: All-Hair Hockey Team

The Throbbing Hive with John Moe: All-Hair Hockey Team

Mar 25, 2014

Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley about Apple's new CarPlay system, and scientists shooting lasers at flies to make them mate with wax.

Today in Music History: Prince Wins An Oscar

Today in Music History: Prince Wins An Oscar

Mar 25, 2014

Elvis played live for the last time, Eddie Vedder nearly drowned, and Prince picked up an Oscar Today in Music History.

First Listen: TYTE JEFF, a new project from the Plastic Constellations’ Jeff Allen

First Listen: TYTE JEFF, a new project from the Plastic Constellations’ Jeff Allen

Andrea Swensson • Mar 25, 2014

It’s hard to believe that six years have passed since indie rock band the Plastic Constellations released their final album, We Appreciate You, and went on an indefinite hiatus—it was long enough ago, in fact, that the term “indie rock band” could still be used to describe a particular style of music rather than a…

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