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April 05, 2016

After spending time at their home in North Wales to complete their latest album, 'Hitch,' the Joy Formidable stopped in to The Current studio for a session hosted by Mary Lucia.

The Joy Formidable perform in The Current studio

The Joy Formidable perform in The Current studio

Mary Lucia and The Joy Formidable • Apr 5, 2016

After spending time at their home in North Wales to complete their latest album, 'Hitch,' the Joy Formidable stopped in to The Current studio for a session hosted by Mary Lucia.

Music News: David Byrne releases remix to support ailing Bernie Worrell

Music News: David Byrne releases remix to support ailing Bernie Worrell

Staff • Apr 5, 2016

David Byrne has released a remix of his 2007 song “How Does the Brain Wave” — a collaboration with keyboardist Bernie Worrell and DJ Prince Paul — to support Worrell, who has been diagnosed with prostate, liver, and lung cancer. Worrell, a member of Parliament-Funkadelic, played extensively with Talking Heads in the 1980s. On Monday night, a New York…

Dizzy Fae performs in The Current studio

Dizzy Fae performs in The Current studio

Andrea Swensson and Dizzy Fae • Apr 5, 2016

17-year-old St. Paul artist Dizzy Fae makes her radio debut, performing three songs and chatting with The Local Show's Andrea Swensson about her blossoming career.

Review and photos: In Minneapolis, Iggy Pop honors his past while moving forward

Review and photos: In Minneapolis, Iggy Pop honors his past while moving forward

Hannah Hron • Apr 5, 2016

From the burgeoning punk scene in Detroit where his antics shocked and awed an entire generation of impressionable kids to being Bowie’s right-hand man during their respective Berlin periods in the late ’70s, Iggy Pop is rock’s versatile black cat, granted many more lives than anyone would have thought the godfather of punk would survive.…

Today in Music History: Remembering Kurt Cobain

Today in Music History: Remembering Kurt Cobain

Apr 5, 2016

The world united around a single song; R.E.M played their first gig; and Kurt Cobain died, Today in Music History.

Barns Courtney performs in The Current studio

Barns Courtney performs in The Current studio

Mary Lucia and Barns Courtney • Apr 4, 2016

Less than two years ago, Barns Courtney was selling computers. Now he's on tour promoting his music. 'Giving up was never really something I felt I could do,' Courtney says, thinking back on a low point in his music career. 'Because what else am I going to do? I'm a terrible computer salesman!' Barns Courtney stopped in to The Current's studio for a session hosted by Mary Lucia.

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Music News: Beatles’ ‘Anthology’ albums hit streaming services

Staff • Apr 4, 2016

You’ve been able to hear the Beatles catalog on your favorite streaming service for over three months now — but not quite the whole Beatles catalog. Those of you who were dying to be able to stream “Free as a Bird,” plus the six discs’ worth of rarities and alternate takes that constitute the mid-90s Anthology series will be…

9:30 Coffee Break: Whistling

9:30 Coffee Break: Whistling

Anna Reed • Apr 4, 2016

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature whistling?

Today in Music History: Bohemian Rhapsody Climbs The Charts, Again

Today in Music History: Bohemian Rhapsody Climbs The Charts, Again

Apr 4, 2016

The Beatles held the charts hostage; musicians honored Martin Luther King; Wayne's World went to number one and therefore 'Bohemian Rhapsody' climbed the charts, again, Today in Music History.

Album of the Week: Jack Garratt, 'Phase'

Album of the Week: Jack Garratt, 'Phase'

Lindsay Kimball • Apr 4, 2016

Jack Garratt's debut album stands out for its use of dynamics and tempo; quiet moments contrast with bombastic cacophony. The result is a collection of electro-pop gems that create an immersive musical experience.

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