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June 26, 2014

The Black Keys hold on to the top spot again this week, which might pale in comparison to another sign of their success: Umami restaurant chain in California has honored the band with its own burger! For every purchase, $1 will be donated to the Black Keys Alfred McMoore Memorial Endowment Fund.

The Chart Show: Black Keys get their own burger, hold on to #1

The Chart Show: Black Keys get their own burger, hold on to #1

Mark Wheat • Jun 26, 2014

The Black Keys hold on to the top spot again this week, which might pale in comparison to another sign of their success: Umami restaurant chain in California has honored the band with its own burger! For every purchase, $1 will be donated to the Black Keys Alfred McMoore Memorial Endowment Fund.

YourClassical

9:30 Coffee Break: Favorite Michael Jackson Moments

Jun 25, 2014

Share your Michael Jackson memories with us for today's 9:30 Coffee Break as we remember the King of Pop.

Eating and Drinking with Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl: Iced Coffee

Eating and Drinking with Dara Moskowitz-Grumdahl: Iced Coffee

Jun 25, 2014

This week Dara spoke to The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about iced coffee.

Today in Music History: The Beatles Perform Live Via Satellite

Today in Music History: The Beatles Perform Live Via Satellite

Jun 25, 2014

Prince released Purple Rain, Michael Jackson passed away, and The Beatles preformed in the first global broadcast Today in Music History.

Bobby Z shares his Purple Rain memories on the album’s 30th anniversary

Bobby Z shares his Purple Rain memories on the album’s 30th anniversary

Andrea Swensson • Jun 25, 2014

It was 30 years ago today that Prince and his band the Revolution released Purple Rain, still the best-selling album to come out of Minnesota. The record came out just over a month before the film of the same name would hit theaters, and the singles “When Doves Cry and “Let’s Go Crazy” quickly climbed…

Remembering Michael Jackson—but how?

Remembering Michael Jackson—but how?

Jay Gabler • Jun 25, 2014

On August 16, 1982, Michael Jackson was at Westlake Recording Studios in L.A., making the album that would become Thriller. While the self-proclaimed King of Pop laid tracks for the record that would define his career and become the best-selling album of all time, the world was marking the fifth anniversary of the day the King…

Courtney Barnett performs live in The Current studio

Courtney Barnett performs live in The Current studio

Mark Wheat, Leah Garaas and Courtney Barnett • Jun 24, 2014

Before making her Minnesota debut with a sold out show at the Varsity Theater, Aussie Courtney Barnett stopped by The Current studios to perform a few songs off A Sea of Split Peas. Between songs, Barnett and host Mark Wheat talked about her charming, quirky lyrics, what it was like touring with Billy Bragg and, of course, the World Cup.

Rock the Garden 2014

Rock the Garden 2014

Jun 24, 2014

Rock the Garden has come and gone, but after ten bands, thousands of people and countless smiles, we can say that the Garden has officially been rocked. Find all the coverage here, and tune in this weekend to hear our Rock the Garden broadcast.

Two days in (less than) four minutes: Rock the Garden time-lapse

Two days in (less than) four minutes: Rock the Garden time-lapse

Luke Taylor • Jun 24, 2014

How can you possibly bottle the energy and excitement of Rock the Garden? Andy Underwood-Bultman and his team at Walker Art Center have found one way to do that. Each year, Underwood-Bultmann and company assemble a time-lapse video that tells the story of the rock festival co-presented by Walker Art Center and 89.3 The Current.…

YourClassical

9:30 Coffee Break: High Waters

Jun 24, 2014

With all the flood talk, we decided to cover it the way we do best, with a Coffee Break. What songs about flooding, floods or rising rivers should we play today?

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