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June 05, 2014

The Black Keys are extending their online beef with Jack White to our Chart as they narrowly win the race to the top. Thank goodness Merrill of tUnE-yArDs is in there to keep them separated! The Black Keys have released the video for "Fever" and extended their tour which includes Target Center on Oct. 24 with opening act Jake Bugg. Wherever you are on the planet, they're coming to a town near you soon.

The Chart Show: tUnE-yArDs at #2 makes Black Keys and Jack White beef sandwich

The Chart Show: tUnE-yArDs at #2 makes Black Keys and Jack White beef sandwich

Mark Wheat • Jun 5, 2014

The Black Keys are extending their online beef with Jack White to our Chart as they narrowly win the race to the top. Thank goodness Merrill of tUnE-yArDs is in there to keep them separated! The Black Keys have released the video for "Fever" and extended their tour which includes Target Center on Oct. 24 with opening act Jake Bugg. Wherever you are on the planet, they're coming to a town near you soon.

The Current's Guitar Collection: Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, 1965 Gibson J-45

The Current's Guitar Collection: Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, 1965 Gibson J-45

Luke Taylor • Jun 4, 2014

On tour with Conor Oberst as both his opening act and backing band, Dawes stopped by The Current's studio during a two-night stand at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes took some time to tell us about his trusty Gibson acoustic guitar -- and about an important life lesson he learned from a taxi trip in Chicago.

Review: First Aid Kit sound lustrous at the Varsity Theater

Review: First Aid Kit sound lustrous at the Varsity Theater

Mallory Guinee • Jun 4, 2014

It is not surprising that Minneapolis, the largest city in a state known for its Swedish immigrants, was the first of many First Aid Kit shows to sell out this tour season. Something about the Swedish duo’s Americana sound is clearly appealing, and their show at Dinkytown’s Varsity Theater was packed to the gills with…

YourClassical

9:30 Coffee Break: Hug Your Cat Day

Jun 4, 2014

What songs do you want to hear for National Hug Your Cat Day?

Eating and Drinking with Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl: Minnesota Distilleries

Eating and Drinking with Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl: Minnesota Distilleries

Jun 4, 2014

This week Dara spoke to The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about a new crop of local distilleries.

Today In Music History: Elvis' "Heartbreak Hotel" Tops Three Charts At Once

Today In Music History: Elvis' "Heartbreak Hotel" Tops Three Charts At Once

Jun 4, 2014

The Monkees' scored an Emmy, Bruce Springsteen put out "Born in the USA," and Elvis scored big on 3 charts.

“Born in the U.S.A.” 30th anniversary: Talking points

“Born in the U.S.A.” 30th anniversary: Talking points

Jay Gabler • Jun 4, 2014

Bruce Springsteen’s album Born in the U.S.A. was released 30 years ago today: June 4, 1984. Here are some facts you can drop when the anniversary comes up around the water cooler. The album is Springsteen’s most successful, selling 15 million copies. That number puts it in the company of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, Journey’s greatest hits,…

For Pete's Sake: Celebrating Pete Seeger's 95th birthday

For Pete's Sake: Celebrating Pete Seeger's 95th birthday

Mike Pengra • Jun 4, 2014

Listen to the audio from 'For Pete's Sake: Celebrating Pete Seeger's 95th Birthday', a live program of musical tributes that took place at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn., on May 3, 2014.

First Listen: Jose James, 'While You Were Sleeping'

First Listen: Jose James, 'While You Were Sleeping'

Ann Powers • Jun 3, 2014

The soul singer keeps reinventing others' songs and himself. James' new album is more direct than his earlier material in some ways, and more experimental in others, but grounded in a soulful groove.

Bob Mould, Franz Diego, #MPLS: This week’s Minnesota record releases

Bob Mould, Franz Diego, #MPLS: This week’s Minnesota record releases

Jay Gabler • Jun 3, 2014

Bob Mould: Beauty & Ruin “Bob Mould‘s new album Beauty & Ruin may very well be the most epic emotional rollercoaster ever pressed into 36 minutes,” writes the Current’s Mary Lucia in her review of the album that’s released today. “Well into his fourth decade as a singer-songwriter, Mould is as relevant, ferocious and poignant as he…

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