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September 28, 2018

Flora Cash's song, 'You're Somebody Else,' seems to have taken the world by storm, but the Stockholm-based duo comprising Shpersa Lleshaj and Cole Randall take it in stride. ' We're just doing what we always have done,' Randall says, 'but we're just busier.' Ahead of a show at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, Flora Cash stopped at The Current for a session hosted by Mark Wheat.

Flora Cash perform in The Current studio

Flora Cash perform in The Current studio

Mark Wheat • Sep 28, 2018

Flora Cash's song, 'You're Somebody Else,' seems to have taken the world by storm, but the Stockholm-based duo comprising Shpersa Lleshaj and Cole Randall take it in stride. ' We're just doing what we always have done,' Randall says, 'but we're just busier.' Ahead of a show at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, Flora Cash stopped at The Current for a session hosted by Mark Wheat.

Music News: People prefer live music to just about anything, says new study (by live music promoter)

Music News: People prefer live music to just about anything, says new study (by live music promoter)

Jay Gabler • Sep 27, 2018

Do people really prefer live music to sex? We dig into a new study from Live Nation, as well as ask what's happening to the market for compact discs. In other news: Ezra Koenig welcomes a new baby, an Aretha Franklin tribute is planned for the AMAs, and producer Paul Curcio has died. Also, what's going on in that viral nightclub photo of a woman grimacing as a man yells into her ear?

Pistol Annies release three new songs in preview of new album, 'Interstate Gospel'

Pistol Annies release three new songs in preview of new album, 'Interstate Gospel'

Ann Powers • Sep 27, 2018

One day after performing the songs in Nashville, the country supergroup has released all three digitally ahead of the release of its new album, Interstate Gospel.

'In the moment, you just fly': Jon Batiste lets loose at the piano

'In the moment, you just fly': Jon Batiste lets loose at the piano

Terry Gross • Sep 27, 2018

Batiste, the band leader for 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,' sits at the piano and demonstrates his 'everything in the pot' style of playing.

Prince receives honorary doctorate from University of Minnesota

Prince receives honorary doctorate from University of Minnesota

Adrian Williams • Sep 27, 2018

On Wednesday, Prince joined a prestigious list of creatives, academics, and leaders who have received honorary doctorates from the University of Minnesota. In years past, the school has bestowed similar honors upon the likes of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Hillary Clinton, and Roy Wilkins. According to the program handed out at the presentation,…

Coffee Break: Dance moves

Coffee Break: Dance moves

Anna Weggel • Sep 27, 2018

Today in 1986, The Beatles track "Twist and Shout" re-entered the U.S. singles chart over twenty-five years after it first appeared, when the song was featured in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature the name of a dance move?

Slug and Mary Lucia in conversation on legacy, reoccurring dreams, and Atmosphere’s ‘Mi Vida Local’

Slug and Mary Lucia in conversation on legacy, reoccurring dreams, and Atmosphere’s ‘Mi Vida Local’

Hanna Bubser • Sep 27, 2018

When Atmosphere dropped a single back in August and announced a new album, everyone knew a tour was imminent. “Virgo” hit the airwaves, and fans marked their calendars for the Oct. 5 release of the full album, Mi Vida Local. But when the tour schedule was released, locals noticed that there was no stop in Minnesota to…

Today in Music History: The White Stripes webcast a show

Today in Music History: The White Stripes webcast a show

Sep 27, 2018

Meat Loaf was born; The Beach Boys got camera ready; Marvin Gaye got a star; Blondie released 'Eat To The Beat', and The White Stripes webcasted a show, Today in Music History.

The Chart Show: Rocktober is just around the corner!

The Chart Show: Rocktober is just around the corner!

Mark Wheat • Sep 27, 2018

Ahead of their two night stint at the Palace Theatre, CHVRCHES hold the top spot for another week.

Music News: Wolf Alice win 2018 Mercury Prize

Music News: Wolf Alice win 2018 Mercury Prize

Jay Gabler • Sep 26, 2018

Rockers Wolf Alice have claimed this year's Mercury Prize for their album 'Visions of a Life.' Also today: the Music Modernization Act has cleared Congress, BORNS has responded to accusations of sexual manipulation, Childish Gambino has postponed his tour, and M.I.A.'s new movie is about to open...plus, Snoop Dogg goes back to 'Plizzanet Earth.'

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