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January 12, 2017

Today's top music news stories include AARP honoring 50-year-old musicians, a Duluth musician surviving a dangerous accident, and even more inauguration updates.

Music News: AARP welcomes 50-year-old musicians with 'birthday covers'

Music News: AARP welcomes 50-year-old musicians with 'birthday covers'

Jay Gabler • Jan 12, 2017

Today's top music news stories include AARP honoring 50-year-old musicians, a Duluth musician surviving a dangerous accident, and even more inauguration updates.

Actual Wolf premieres gorgeous new single 'Baby Please'

Actual Wolf premieres gorgeous new single 'Baby Please'

Jan 12, 2017

Listen to Actual Wolf's newest song, 'Baby Please' from forthcoming album Faded Days.

Coffee Break: Ginger rock

Coffee Break: Ginger rock

Anna Reed • Jan 12, 2017

January 12 is "Kiss a Ginger Day", a day to celebrate red-headed people around the world. If you see a ginger today, give him or her a smile. And if you plan to place a peck on that ginger, be sure to ask for consent. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from ginger rockers?

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You Need To Know: Lady Lark, a pop/soul star-to-be

Cecilia Johnson • Jan 12, 2017

Taylor Harris is Lady Lark, a pop/soul artist making her Entry debut on Monday. Her music is bouncy, playful, and slinky, cut out for the roller rink or a Mayer Hawthorne fan’s playlist; Harris is playful, too, but as Lady Lark, she ups the ante, becoming a compelling, commanding bandleader. She and her fellow songwriters,…

Today in Music History: Remembering Cynthia Robinson on her birthday

Today in Music History: Remembering Cynthia Robinson on her birthday

Jan 12, 2017

Today in Music History: Cynthia Robinson of Sly and The Family Stone was born, Alice Cooper released his third album, The Police had their first rehearsal, Maurice Gibb of The Bee Gees died, and Al Green was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Music History Spotlight: West Bank legends Spider John Koerner and Willie Murphy

Music History Spotlight: West Bank legends Spider John Koerner and Willie Murphy

Jackie Renzetti • Jan 12, 2017

Throughout the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, folk and blues duo Spider John Koerner and Willie Murphy toured the country, making stops at top folk clubs like Boston’s Club 47. Known today as prominent shapers of the West Bank music scene, the two are credited with influencing acts like Bonnie Raitt and recent Nobel Prize…

Comic: Dance trends of 2017

Comic: Dance trends of 2017

Anders Nienstaedt • Jan 12, 2017

What are the hot new dance trends to expect in 2017?

The Chart Show: Bon Iver remains at No.1, inducted to Hall of Fame

The Chart Show: Bon Iver remains at No.1, inducted to Hall of Fame

Mark Wheat • Jan 12, 2017

Lucius, 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 show

Music News: Bon Jovi to pick local opener for St. Paul show

Jay Gabler • Jan 11, 2017

Today'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

Take The Current's Time Machine Quiz: 1977

Jan 11, 2017

On 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.

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