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January 29, 2015

Ahead of her first headlining Twin Cities gig at the Triple Rock Social Club, Seinabo Sey stopped by The Current to chat with host Jill Riley and to perform tracks off her debut EP For Madeline live in-studio.

Seinabo Sey performs live in The Current studio

Seinabo Sey performs live in The Current studio

Jill Riley, Leah Garaas and Seinabo Sey • Jan 29, 2015

Ahead of her first headlining Twin Cities gig at the Triple Rock Social Club, Seinabo Sey stopped by The Current to chat with host Jill Riley and to perform tracks off her debut EP For Madeline live in-studio.

Atmosphere perform "Say Shh" at First Avenue

Atmosphere perform "Say Shh" at First Avenue

Jan 29, 2015

Watch Slug, Ant and DJ Plain Ole Bill kick off their incredible 80 minute set from First Avenue with the now-famous song that kicked off The Current's first radio broadcast in 2005.

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9:30 Coffee Break: Who would you book for Super Bowl halftime?

Steve Seel and Jill Riley • Jan 29, 2015

Today's 9:30 Coffee Break is all about the Super Bowl halftime. In an alternate universe -- where massive, million-selling, mainstream pop culture familiarity and success weren't the prerequisites -- what bands or artists would simply make amazing, awesome Super Bowl halftime performers, purely by virtue of their awesomeness? Send us your requests.

Weekend Arts Roundup: Dance, Theater, Literature

Weekend Arts Roundup: Dance, Theater, Literature

Marianne Combs • Jan 29, 2015

MPR News Arts Reporter Marianne Combs joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about good stuff happening this weekend in dance, theater and literature.

Behind First Avenue’s Stars: Hüsker Dü

Behind First Avenue’s Stars: Hüsker Dü

Selena Carlson • Jan 29, 2015

2015 marks First Avenue’s 45th year of hosting stellar shows in the heart of Minneapolis. We are on a mission to tell the stories of performers whose names decorate the venue’s iconic Wall of Fame. Past features include Babes in Toyland, Har Mar Superstar, and OutKast. In the spirit of milestones, next up are Minnesota natives…

‘Morris Day and the HAIM’ to play Jimmy Kimmel on Feb. 9

‘Morris Day and the HAIM’ to play Jimmy Kimmel on Feb. 9

Jay Gabler • Jan 29, 2015

2014 was a banner year for Minnesota artists on late-night TV (among them the Replacements, Jeremy Messersmith, Lizzo, and Trampled By Turtles)—and 2015 is starting with a bang, as Morris Day plays Jimmy Kimmel on Feb. 9. There’s a twist, though: the Minneapolis pop-funk legend will appear as part of a special mash-up series, and he’ll…

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Watch Courtney Barnett’s new video ‘Pedestrian at Best’

Jay Gabler • Jan 29, 2015

Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett has been busy at work recording the follow-up to her 2013 Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas. We’re pleased to present the video for “Pedestrian at Best,” the first single from Barnett’s new album recorded with producer Burke Reid. The new album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just…

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Today in Music History: Remembering Tommy Ramone

Jan 29, 2015

Bob Dylan met Woody Guthrie, The Boomtown Rats were inspired, and we celebrate the birthday of a Ramone Today in Music History.

Kanye West releases new ‘Only One’ video, directed by Spike Jonze

Kanye West releases new ‘Only One’ video, directed by Spike Jonze

Jay Gabler • Jan 29, 2015

Kanye West has just released an intimate video for his single “Only One.” The song, a collaboration with Paul McCartney (who plays keyboards on the track), is a tribute both to Kanye’s late mother and to the artist’s young daughter North. North appears in the video, which is directed by Spike Jonze—the director behind such…

Today’s Music News: Buddy Holly hologram to go on tour

Today’s Music News: Buddy Holly hologram to go on tour

Staff • Jan 29, 2015

When the company Hologram USA recently announced a posthumous Liberace hologram tour, they promised that other artists were coming soon. Now, we have the next tour announcement: a Buddy Holly hologram tour, authorized by Holly’s widow, will kick off in 2016 with a show in the rocker’s native state of Texas. “I am so excited that my…

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