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February 24, 2015

On Tuesday, Feb. 24, we streamed the live performance of Sleater-Kinney at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. You can now watch the archived video of that performance.

Watch Sleater-Kinney live in concert at the 9:30 Club

Watch Sleater-Kinney live in concert at the 9:30 Club

Feb 24, 2015

On Tuesday, Feb. 24, we streamed the live performance of Sleater-Kinney at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. You can now watch the archived video of that performance.

Houndmouth perform in The Current studio

Houndmouth perform in The Current studio

Mac Wilson • Feb 24, 2015

Nurtured in the music scene of Louisville, Ky., alt-country four-piece Houndmouth stop by The Current's studio to chat with Mac Wilson the day after playing a sold-out show at the Turf Club in St. Paul. The band members talk about Louisville's supportive music scene and the advantage of having multiple lead singers in the band: "It's great because we don't individually have to write as many songs."

Today’s Music News: Yoko Ono to critics: Can I live?

Today’s Music News: Yoko Ono to critics: Can I live?

Staff • Feb 24, 2015

Bob Dylan‘s not the only venerable musician who’s sick of having his distinctive singing style attacked: Yoko Ono has published a scathing rejoinder to her critics. “DON’T STOP ME!” reads the headline of the post on her website, which goes on to say, “Let me be free. Let me be me! Don’t make me old, with…

Hotelecaster, Moving Parts, Natalie Lovejoy and more: This week’s Minnesota record releases

Hotelecaster, Moving Parts, Natalie Lovejoy and more: This week’s Minnesota record releases

Aaron Bolton • Feb 24, 2015

Hotelecaster: Farther Fewer The guys of Hotelecaster are putting out their Farther Fewer EP on Friday, and will be celebrating at Icehouse with Gramma’s Boyfriend (the pop-post-punk outfit fronted by Haley Bonar, often in a colorful bodysuit). The quartet features members from an array of local bands: Warehouse Eyes, Dear Data, Clustercuss, Grammar, We Are The…

Hippo Campus sign to Grand Jury, release new video

Hippo Campus sign to Grand Jury, release new video

Andrea Swensson • Feb 24, 2015

Minneapolis stars-on-the-rise Hippo Campus just announced that they’ve signed with Grand Jury—a move that earned the boys a nod from NME today—and that the respected New York label will re-release their debut EP Bashful Creatures on May 5, 2015. Another EP is also forthcoming, and expected to be released this spring. The band has ascended quickly…

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9:30 Coffee Break: Led Zeppelin's Legacy

Steve Seel and Jill Riley • Feb 24, 2015

On the 40th anniversary of the release of Led Zeppelin's 'Physical Graffiti', for today's Coffee Break, we're asking you which songs by bands or artists influenced by Led Zeppelin do you want to hear?

Throbbing Hive with Wits' John Moe: Superfish!

Throbbing Hive with Wits' John Moe: Superfish!

Feb 24, 2015

This week, John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about a problem with a piece of software called Superfish that is anything but superficial.

Mill City Sound: New Hopkins record store contributing to vinyl boom

Mill City Sound: New Hopkins record store contributing to vinyl boom

Jay Gabler • Feb 24, 2015

Yesterday evening was overcast and grey, but it was cheerful and bustling inside Mill City Sound as a convoy of staff from The Current pulled up to the 115-year-old storefront in downtown Hopkins. We’d been hearing a lot about Rob Sheely’s new record store, and we wanted to see what all the excitement was about.…

Today in Music History: Led Zeppelin release 'Physical Graffiti'

Today in Music History: Led Zeppelin release 'Physical Graffiti'

Feb 24, 2015

The Beatles began their second film; Paul Simon won a Grammy for 'Graceland'; Kurt and Courtney tied the knot; 'Roxanne' entered the Billboard Hot 100; and Led Zeppelin released a double album, Today in Music History.

The Districts perform in The Current studio

The Districts perform in The Current studio

Mary Lucia • Feb 23, 2015

The members of the Districts met in their hometown of Lititz, Pa., and began making a name for themselves in Philadelphia's music scene. Their most recent album, 'A Flourish and a Spoil,' was recorded at Pachyderm Studios in Cannon Falls, Minn. ""It was awesome," says front man Rob Grote. "We put on some Nirvana and went swimming." Listen to The Districts full session with Mary Lucia.

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