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April 03, 2017

Today's top music news stories include Steve Lillywhite's Indonesia KFC connection, the cancellation of a Lil Wayne gig, and Ringo Starr discovering an unreleased George Harrison song.

Music News: U2 producer now 'working for KFC,' as Bono puts it

Music News: U2 producer now 'working for KFC,' as Bono puts it

Jay Gabler • Apr 3, 2017

Today's top music news stories include Steve Lillywhite's Indonesia KFC connection, the cancellation of a Lil Wayne gig, and Ringo Starr discovering an unreleased George Harrison song.

DJ Pick of the Week: The New Pornographers, 'High Ticket Attractions'

DJ Pick of the Week: The New Pornographers, 'High Ticket Attractions'

Brian Oake • Apr 3, 2017

Brian Oake has the DJ Pick of the Week, and he's selected 'High Ticket Attractions,' the lead single from the New Pornographers' forthcoming album, 'Whiteout Conditions.' Although there have been some personnel moves in the band's lineup, the song continues the New Pornographers' trend toward poppier, more synthesizer-oriented music.

#MicroShow: Craig Finn

#MicroShow: Craig Finn

Apr 3, 2017

Use this form to enter The Current's Craig Finn #MicroShow giveaway between 1 p.m. CDT on Monday, April 3 and 11:59 p.m. CDT on Sunday, April 9, 2017.

Tabah perform in The Current's studios

Tabah perform in The Current's studios

Andrea Swensson and Cecilia Johnson • Apr 3, 2017

Minnesota rockers Tabah play "Curtain Call," "Villain," and "Noble" from their new album 'Symmetry Somewhere.'

Dawes perform #MicroShow at Icehouse

Dawes perform #MicroShow at Icehouse

Apr 3, 2017

Last fall, Dawes performed a #MicroShow in front of an intimate gathering of fans at Icehouse in Minneapolis. Hear the entire set, and see videos of their performances of 'Things Happen' and 'When The Tequila Runs Out'.

Coffee Break: Twins

Coffee Break: Twins

Anna Reed • Apr 3, 2017

The Twins and Royals will go head to head this afternoon (as long as it doesn't rain) for Opening Day. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands with twins do you want to hear?

Review and photos: Kate Tempest summons a storm at the 7th Street Entry

Review and photos: Kate Tempest summons a storm at the 7th Street Entry

Jay Gabler • Apr 3, 2017

The title of Kate Tempest’s new album and book, Let Them Eat Chaos, alludes to the infamous kiss-off that legend has French queen Marie Antoinette saying when she learned the peasants in her kingdom had no bread. Tempest’s furious poetry evokes a similarly simmering world divided between haves and have-nots, but she’s not specifically targeting political…

Today in Music History: Adele's record breaks a record

Today in Music History: Adele's record breaks a record

Apr 3, 2017

Elvis Presley played on TV; The Marcels and later, the Temptations, had memorable No. 1 hits; the nascent Sex Pistols opened for Joe Strummer's earlier band; a British music magazine actually apologized to Morrissey; and Adele broke the album-chart record by a female solo artist.

Paisley Park opens new Prince memorial fence and Lovesexy Room

Paisley Park opens new Prince memorial fence and Lovesexy Room

Jay Gabler • Apr 3, 2017

In the wake of Prince’s death last April 21, fans from around the world made their way to Paisley Park to pay their respects — in many cases, with notes and memorials they affixed to the fence surrounding Prince’s Chanhassen studio. Paisley Park collected those items and brought them into its permanent collection, and when the…

Album of the Week: Conor Oberst, 'Salutations'

Album of the Week: Conor Oberst, 'Salutations'

Bill DeVille • Apr 3, 2017

Conor Oberst's eighth solo studio album is a kind of companion piece to last year's effort, 'Ruminations.' Plugged in and fleshed out with a full band made up of Oberst's friends gives 'Salutations' a loose and fun feel that DJ Bill DeVille likens to Bob Dylan and the Band's Big Pink sessions.

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