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June 11, 2015

The Mumfords are on top this week for the first time with a song from their new album, and it's poised to be inducted next week.

Mumford and Sons stopover on their way to the top of the Chart

Mumford and Sons stopover on their way to the top of the Chart

Mark Wheat • Jun 11, 2015

The Mumfords are on top this week for the first time with a song from their new album, and it's poised to be inducted next week.

First Avenue adds Slim Dunlap star

First Avenue adds Slim Dunlap star

Jay Gabler • Jun 10, 2015

The latest person to be recognized with a star on First Avenue‘s iconic wall is Slim Dunlap, a local singer-songwriter who’s well-known as a member of the Replacements. Since 2012, Dunlap has suffered adverse health in the wake of a severe stroke, and local musicians have rallied to raise funds for Dunlap with projects including…

Today’s Music News: ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic records weird chant in Third Man Records booth

Today’s Music News: ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic records weird chant in Third Man Records booth

Staff • Jun 10, 2015

In February, Jack White realized his dream and got coffee with “Weird Al” Yankovic. Now, Yankovic has stopped by White’s Third Man Records in Nashville to record a bizarre chant in the store’s make-your-own-record booth. The chant is a multi-song medley that Yankovic and his band typically perform live as part of the song “Yoda.” Yankovic’s review…

The Current's Guitar Collection: Best Coast's Bobb Bruno, Eastman T386

The Current's Guitar Collection: Best Coast's Bobb Bruno, Eastman T386

Luke Taylor • Jun 10, 2015

Bobb Bruno of Best Coast explains how he came to play an Eastman T386, enjoying the feel and sound of the guitar so much that he made it one of his go-to instruments in Best Coast's live set. Bruno also describes some of the main effects he employs when playing live.

The Current’s Rock and Roll Book Club: Jessica Hopper’s ‘First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic’

The Current’s Rock and Roll Book Club: Jessica Hopper’s ‘First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic’

Andrea Swensson • Jun 10, 2015

At The Current, we love music and we also love books about music. In partnership with MPR’s The Thread, we’ve started a new series we’re calling The Current’s Rock and Roll Book Club. Each month, we’re picking a book about the music we love, and one of our staff members is sharing his or her take on the…

Music at Northern Spark: Cloud Cult, Prairie Fire Lady Choir, and many others

Music at Northern Spark: Cloud Cult, Prairie Fire Lady Choir, and many others

Cecilia Johnson • Jun 10, 2015

Saturday, June 13 will bring Northern Lights.mn’s fifth annual Northern Spark event to six zones of Minneapolis; according to the website, every post-dusk visitor can expect to see “the city in a whole new light.” For the uninitiated: Northern Spark is a free all-night arts festival that will take place on Saturday night from 9:00…

9:30 Coffee Break: Accordion

9:30 Coffee Break: Accordion

Jill Riley and Sean McPherson • Jun 10, 2015

Our Coffee Break idea today comes from Marissa in Columbia Heights, Minn., who wants some attention given to accordion. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature accordion among the instruments? Send us your requests.

Eating and Drinking with The Growler's Joe Alton: Beer Collaborations

Eating and Drinking with The Growler's Joe Alton: Beer Collaborations

Jun 10, 2015

Joe Alton stops by The Current's Morning Show to talk to Jill Riley and Sean McPherson about collaborations in the local craft-beer community. 'The artisans of craft beer are less hesitant to work together than some other industries,' Alton says. Hear about some upcoming collaborations that will be happening at events in the Twin Cities this summer.

Today in Music History: Remembering Howlin' Wolf

Today in Music History: Remembering Howlin' Wolf

Jun 10, 2015

Dylan began recording 'The Basement Tapes'; Sammy Davis Jr. had his one and only No. 1 hit; John Travolta and Olivia Newton John had a No. 1 hit from 'Grease'; Radiohead's fifth album made quite a splash; and blues legend Howlin' Wolf was born in Mississippi, Today in Music History.

Review: Purity Ring pounded, glowed, and drifted during two First Avenue shows

Review: Purity Ring pounded, glowed, and drifted during two First Avenue shows

Cecilia Johnson • Jun 10, 2015

Before this week, I’d never been to two concerts on the same day before, much less two concerts by the same band. But on a first-time-for-everything Tuesday, June 9, I got to see two Purity Ring performances. During both the 5:00 and 9:30 p.m. shows, visitors to First Avenue’s Mainroom enjoyed the music, nodding along…

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