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January 04, 2018

Submit your Chart Show ballot this week for a chance to win two tickets to Bon Iver: For Emma, 10 Year anniversary show at BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwuakee, WI on February 17, 2018.

The Chart Show: No joke, Brandi's on Obama's list!

The Chart Show: No joke, Brandi's on Obama's list!

Mark Wheat • Jan 4, 2018

Submit your Chart Show ballot this week for a chance to win two tickets to Bon Iver: For Emma, 10 Year anniversary show at BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwuakee, WI on February 17, 2018.

Music News: Minneapolis writer inspires David Crosby to dis Titus Andronicus

Music News: Minneapolis writer inspires David Crosby to dis Titus Andronicus

Jay Gabler • Jan 4, 2018

Today's top music news stories include David Crosby dissing Titus Andronicus, vinyl sales reaching a new peak, and Taylor Swift adding a second U.S. Bank Stadium show.

UPDATED: Minnesota artists heading to SXSW 2018

UPDATED: Minnesota artists heading to SXSW 2018

Jeyca Maldonado-Medina • Jan 3, 2018

At least eight acts from Minnesota are heading to SXSW this March. Aero Flynn and Now, Now were two of the first acts announced as performers at the Austin festival. Since that announcement, several more local acts have been added: Low, Kristoff Krane, BdotCroc, Nadine, Moodie Black, and Step Rockets. The festival, which runs from March…

Coffee Break: Rick Hall's influence

Coffee Break: Rick Hall's influence

Anna Reed • Jan 3, 2018

Rick Hall - record producer, songwriter, music publisher, and musician, has passed away at the age of 85. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from artists influenced by Rick Hall?

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell'

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell'

Jay Gabler • Jan 3, 2018

A new book about Joni Mitchell is less a biography than an extended appreciation - and there's much for author David Yaffe to appreciate.

Today in Music History: Aretha Joins the Hall of Fame

Today in Music History: Aretha Joins the Hall of Fame

Jan 3, 2018

Today in Music History: David Bowie bowed out on Broadway, The Beatles made their first television appearance, and Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Music News: Muscle Shoals legend Rick Hall dies at 85

Music News: Muscle Shoals legend Rick Hall dies at 85

Jay Gabler • Jan 2, 2018

Today's top music news stories include the death of Rick Hall, a Spotify lawsuit, and Obama's favorite songs of 2017.

Find music on TV this week: Margo Price, Prophets of Rage, Father John Misty, Brandi Carlile

Find music on TV this week: Margo Price, Prophets of Rage, Father John Misty, Brandi Carlile

Luke Taylor • Jan 2, 2018

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. See the complete listings, and find performance videos as the week progresses.

Preservation Hall Jazz band perform a spirited #MicroShow at the Dakota Jazz Club

Preservation Hall Jazz band perform a spirited #MicroShow at the Dakota Jazz Club

Jan 2, 2018

Performing a MicroShow in Minneapolis carried with it a bit of history for the legendary New Orleans jazz outfit. 'The first time that the Preservation Hall Jazz Band ever played a show outside of New Orleans was here in Minneapolis in 1963,' bandleader and bassist Ben Jaffe told the audience before the group launched into a grooving, journeying three-number set.

Coffee Break: A fresh start

Coffee Break: A fresh start

Anna Reed • Jan 2, 2018

It's a new year, the Oake & Riley band is back together, and we want to hear a whole new set of music for today's Coffee Break. So tell us - what songs do you want to hear that allude to some sort of fresh start, or a resolution to do something or to not to something?

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