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April 05, 2018

Today's top music news stories include a 'High Fidelity' TV series in development, Stevie Wonder sharing MLK's dream, and Justin Timberlake reuniting with the Super Bowl selfie kid.

Music News: 'High Fidelity' could become TV series with female lead

Music News: 'High Fidelity' could become TV series with female lead

Jay Gabler • Apr 5, 2018

Today's top music news stories include a 'High Fidelity' TV series in development, Stevie Wonder sharing MLK's dream, and Justin Timberlake reuniting with the Super Bowl selfie kid.

Enter for a chance to win tickets to 'Metric: Dreams So Real' concert documentary

Enter for a chance to win tickets to 'Metric: Dreams So Real' concert documentary

Jay Gabler • Apr 5, 2018

'Metric: Dreams So Real' is a new concert documentary screening this Saturday, April 7 at St. Anthony Main. Enter for a chance to win tickets to the screening for yourself and a guest.

Lucy Dacus proves herself in The Current's studio

Lucy Dacus proves herself in The Current's studio

Jade and Cecilia Johnson • Apr 5, 2018

Lucy Dacus headlined the 7th St Entry on April 4, and the afternoon of the show, she brought her band into The Current's studio to play songs from Historian.

Minnesota Music Coalition to honor Sue McLean as 2018 Minnesota Music Champion

Minnesota Music Coalition to honor Sue McLean as 2018 Minnesota Music Champion

Colleen Cowie • Apr 5, 2018

The Minnesota Music Coalition is awarding the late concert promoter Sue McLean with the 2018 Minnesota Music Champion Award. The Minnesota Music Coalition is hosting a concert on April 13 at the O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University to celebrate Sue McLean’s legacy. Sue McLean built her reputation as a trailblazing concert promoter by working in…

Superchunk to play at Grumpy’s Northeast during Art-A-Whirl

Superchunk to play at Grumpy’s Northeast during Art-A-Whirl

Colleen Cowie • Apr 5, 2018

This year’s Art-A-Whirl is just over a month away, and a number of venues have started releasing their schedules for live music coinciding with the annual art festival. Earlier today, Grumpy’s Northeast announced that indie-rock superheroes Superchunk will be performing at the bar’s “20th Anniversary Art-A-Whirl bash blowout” on May 19. This year marks 20…

Bob Dylan among artists on EP with pronoun-swapped lyrics to honor LGBTQ community

Bob Dylan among artists on EP with pronoun-swapped lyrics to honor LGBTQ community

Associated Press • Apr 5, 2018

Bob Dylan, St. Vincent, and other artists have reimagined popular love songs to honor the LGBTQ community, and the singers are doing it by switching pronouns on a new EP.

Coffee Break: Back-to-back songs

Coffee Break: Back-to-back songs

Anna Reed • Apr 5, 2018

Thanks to Shane for writing in with today's theme idea. He says, "You never hear Queen's 'We Will Rock' you without 'We Are the Champions'." For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that are always played together, back-to-back?

Review and photos: Lucy Dacus entrances 7th St Entry with And The Kids and Adult Mom

Review and photos: Lucy Dacus entrances 7th St Entry with And The Kids and Adult Mom

Maia Jacobson • Apr 5, 2018

Last night was Lucy Dacus’s first headlining show in Minneapolis, and it quickly sold out when tickets went on sale. Adult Mom and And The Kids opened, and by the time Dacus took the stage, it was clear that all three had brought a sort of seasonal affective disorder antidote for all of us who…

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Paula Cole

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Paula Cole

Apr 5, 2018

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

The Chart Show: A Hint of Purple at the Top

The Chart Show: A Hint of Purple at the Top

Mark Wheat • Apr 5, 2018

One of the last musical projects Prince worked on hits the top of the chart this week.

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