April 26, 2018Minnesota natives Trampled By Turtles top the chart ahead of their new album 'Life Is Good On The Open Road', out May 4. Save This Story
The Chart Show: Turtles Trample All Others to Reach the TopMark Wheat • Apr 26, 2018Minnesota natives Trampled By Turtles top the chart ahead of their new album 'Life Is Good On The Open Road', out May 4.
Music News: Eaux Claires festival isn't announcing lineupJay Gabler • Apr 25, 2018Today's top music news stories include Eaux Claires not announcing its lineup, Germany's ECHO Awards being called off, and Fleetwood Mac commenting on their split from Lindsey Buckingham.
Freddy and Francine perform in the Radio Heartland studioMike Pengra • Apr 25, 2018Freddy and Francine are a duo comprising Lee Ferris and Bianca Caruso. Their two powerful voices harmonize beautifully. They stopped in the Radio Heartland studio this week to perform three songs from their growing catalogue, including a new track from their forthcoming EP, 'Moonless Night,' anticipated for release in September.
Coffee Break: Key changesAnna Reed • Apr 25, 2018Key changes - or modulations - occur when the key of a song changes from one set into the next. This device is alive and present in pop music and has been for decades. So for today's Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that have key changes?
Rock and Roll Book Club: Questlove's 'Creative Quest'Jay Gabler • Apr 25, 2018Questlove's new book is designed to spark your creativity.
Today in Music History: Remembering Otis Spann Apr 25, 2018A Beastie Boy got community service, The Ramones made a film, Peter & Gordon topped the charts, blues legend Albert King was born, and Otis Spann and Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes passed away, Today in Music History.
Can you identify Prince songs in the first second? Questlove can.Jay Gabler • Apr 25, 2018So you’re a Prince superfan. Could you name any Prince song if you only hear the song’s first second? How about the first half-second? How about the first quarter-second? Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon couldn’t stump his bandleader, Prince obsessive Questlove, in a special “Prince Edition” of a One-Second Song Quiz that Fallon says was inspired…
Music News: Madonna loses fight to block sale of Tupac breakup letterJay Gabler • Apr 25, 2018Today's top music news stories include Madonna's losing battle to block the sale of some former personal items, new perks for Spotify listeners, and discount tickets for "National Concert Week."
Al Church performs in The Current's studioAndrea Swensson and Cecilia Johnson • Apr 25, 2018Al Church, of solo musicianship and many Twin Cities bands, releases his album Night Games on April 27. Ahead of the drop, he visited the Local Show to play some music and talk with Andrea Swensson.
Listen to Looch: Are there bands you think are too smart to get?Mary Lucia • Apr 24, 2018Yesterday, Mary Lucia had a great conversation with Joey Burns of Calexico, a band she had previously thought of as being too smart for her to get. But it got Mary thinking: What bands do you think are too smart for you to understand? Share your thoughts.