Comic: Dance trends of 2017Anders Nienstaedt • Jan 12, 2017What are the hot new dance trends to expect in 2017?
The Chart Show: Bon Iver remains at No.1, inducted to Hall of FameMark Wheat • Jan 12, 2017Lucius, Ryan Adams, Temples and the Lemon Twigs make debuts; A Tribe Called Quest, Shins and xx make upward moves; and Bon Iver remains at No.1 as he's inducted to the Hall of Fame.
Music News: Bon Jovi to pick local opener for St. Paul showJay Gabler • Jan 11, 2017Today's top music news stories include Bon Jovi picking a local opener for a concert at the Xcel Energy Center, a slew of politics-related news, and a looming tax bill for Prince's estate.
Take The Current's Time Machine Quiz: 1977 Jan 11, 2017On Tuesday night, Bill DeVille hosted a Time Machine all about music from 1977. Now take the quiz: Listen to the mashup of five songs from the show, and see if you can identify them.
What's New on The Current: The Shins, Craig Finn, Ron GalloJade • Jan 11, 2017This week on What's New on The Current, Jade shares the second single off the Shins' just-announced album, a new song off Craig Finn's third solo effort and a Strokes-y track from Ron Gallo.
Coffee Break: Bonnaroo 2017Anna Reed • Jan 11, 2017The lineup to Bonnaroo, a music and arts festival in Manchester, TN, has been announced, and it's a diverse and Current-friendly list. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from Bonnaroo 2017 artists?
The Current's Rock and Roll Book Club: Kate TempestJay Gabler • Jan 11, 2017British phenom Kate Tempest is the latest poet-performer to cross over into music. Jay Gabler writes about Tempest's novel 'The Bricks That Built the Houses' and her book-length poem 'Let Them Eat Chaos.'
Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Vicki Peterson Jan 11, 2017Today in Music History: Vicki Peterson was born, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded 'Purple Haze' at Olympic Studios in London; Nirvana's landmark album 'Nevermind' reached the top of the Billboard 200 Album Chart; T. Rex drummer Mickey Finn died from alcohol related liver problem; Led Zeppelin performed "Kashmir" live for the first time.
Ness Nite signs with POW Recordings, talks debut albumCecilia Johnson • Jan 11, 2017Many see the turn of the new year as a time to reflect and process, but Ness Nite (whose preferred genre description is “braless”) has had little chance at that. In August, she released Nite Time, her first EP, and headlined at the Entry. She performed at First Avenue’s Mainroom twice in December — once to…
Chastity Brown talks about her Wild Heart Wednesdays residency at IcehouseAndrea Swensson • Jan 11, 2017We may as well go ahead and declare January the month of the residency in Minneapolis and St. Paul. In addition to the Fog frontman’s month-long “Andrew Broder and People” residency at the Turf Club and the six-show “House of Dosh” residency kicking off on January 19, Chastity Brown will be taking over Icehouse every…