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November 04, 2014

Bob Dylan is playing three hometown gigs at the Orpheum Theatre on Nov. 4, 5 and 6 to coincide with the release of his Basement Tapes recordings and we're counting down the top 25 Bob Dylan songs as voted by listeners of The Current from 5 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 4 to celebrate!

The Top 25 Bob Dylan Songs According To You

The Top 25 Bob Dylan Songs According To You

Nov 4, 2014

Bob Dylan is playing three hometown gigs at the Orpheum Theatre on Nov. 4, 5 and 6 to coincide with the release of his Basement Tapes recordings and we're counting down the top 25 Bob Dylan songs as voted by listeners of The Current from 5 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 4 to celebrate!

Chris Koza performs live in The Current studio

Chris Koza performs live in The Current studio

Chris Koza, David Campbell and Leah Garaas • Nov 4, 2014

With the recent release of his solo album In Real Time, Rogue Valley's Chris Koza stopped by The Current studio to record tracks off the new record and to chat with Local Show host David Campbell about what's to come for the local musician.

The long road to 'United States of Americana'

The long road to 'United States of Americana'

Bill DeVille • Nov 4, 2014

Bill DeVille's Sunday-morning Americana program went on the air in 2009, but it turns out the show had been percolating for at least 20 years before then. Bill shares the story as 'US of A' celebrates five years on the air.

Bob Dylan, K. Raydio, Sun Gods to Gamma Rays, Toby Thomas Churchill: This week’s Minnesota record releases

Bob Dylan, K. Raydio, Sun Gods to Gamma Rays, Toby Thomas Churchill: This week’s Minnesota record releases

Staff • Nov 4, 2014

Bob Dylan: The Basement Tapes Complete The Bootleg Series filling in the gaps of Bob Dylan’s career is back with volume 11. Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings released The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 today. The six-disc set of restored recordings comes from sessions Dylan did with the Band in 1967. Robbie Robertson,…

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9:30 Coffee Break: Election Day

Nov 4, 2014

Let's get rolling on an election themed Coffee Break.

The Throbbing Hive with Wits' John Moe: #AlexFromTarget

The Throbbing Hive with Wits' John Moe: #AlexFromTarget

Nov 4, 2014

Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about the randomness of fame in the internet era, and you can now play 900 old arcade and console games on your browser for free.

Thestand4rd make their debut to a shrieking sea of teens and tweens

Thestand4rd make their debut to a shrieking sea of teens and tweens

Andrea Swensson • Nov 4, 2014

St. Paul quartet thestand4rd’s debut performance at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall on Saturday night—which also marked the live debut of one of its members, the 16-year-old internet sensation Spooky Black—was nothing short of a spectacle. After about an hour of expert-level DJing by DJ TIIIIIIIIIIP and fumbling, entry-level DJing by Spooky Black himself (who…

Today in Music History: Meet The Revolution

Today in Music History: Meet The Revolution

Nov 4, 2014

The Beatles hung out with the Queen, Depeche Mode played their music too loud, and Prince introduced The Revolution Today in Music History.

Manitoba Music comes to Minneapolis as Canadian artists visit their unofficial sister state

Manitoba Music comes to Minneapolis as Canadian artists visit their unofficial sister state

Hailey Colwell • Nov 4, 2014

In a mid-size Midwestern city not so different from Minneapolis, a nonprofit music promoter is bridging the distance between Winnipeg and the Twin Cities by helping local artists bring their music to new audiences—not an easy feat when its closest tour cities are either a 20-hour drive away or in another country. Manitoba Music’s first…

Today’s Music News: Weird Kurt Cobain audio montage emerges

Today’s Music News: Weird Kurt Cobain audio montage emerges

Staff • Nov 4, 2014

Kurt Cobain‘s “Montage of Heck” was aptly named: the 1988 mix, made by a 21-year-old Cobain before Nirvana‘s debut album was released, includes everything from toilets flushing to William Shatner covering “Wild Thing.” You can listen to the 15-minute audio collage at Consequence of Sound, if you dare. It wasn’t a big surprise that Taylor Swift‘s new album 1989 didn’t…

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