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October 22, 2018

Billboard has run the numbers to reveal today's most popular Halloween songs. Also, a Tom Petty park is dedicated; Anthony Kiedis was ejected from a Lakers game; Loretta Lynn and Ozzy Osbourne are (separately) on the mend; and Lizzo's flute break goes viral.

Music News: Top Halloween songs revealed

Music News: Top Halloween songs revealed

Jay Gabler • Oct 22, 2018

Billboard has run the numbers to reveal today's most popular Halloween songs. Also, a Tom Petty park is dedicated; Anthony Kiedis was ejected from a Lakers game; Loretta Lynn and Ozzy Osbourne are (separately) on the mend; and Lizzo's flute break goes viral.

Music on TV this week: Courtney Barnett; Florence + the Machine; Avett Brothers; Lily Allen; Brandi Carlile

Music on TV this week: Courtney Barnett; Florence + the Machine; Avett Brothers; Lily Allen; Brandi Carlile

Oct 22, 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. You can also subscribe to receive the week's schedule in your inbox to plan your TV viewing around music.

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Nathaniel Rateliff filmed a music video at the Turf Club and played a #MicroShow in the same day

Maia Jacobson • Oct 22, 2018

Back in early August, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats performed an eight-song MicroShow for fans of The Current at the Turf Club; an audience just one-seventh the size of their sold-out Palace Theatre gig the night before. Before playing “A Little Honey,”  Rateliff told the MicroShow audience that they had been filming a music video…

Coffee Break: the music of Carole King

Coffee Break: the music of Carole King

Anna Weggel • Oct 22, 2018

Carole King is one of the most prolific songwriters of our lifetime, and tonight, "BEAUTIFUL - The Carole King Musical" comes through town for a short run at the Orpheum Theatre. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what music from the world of Carole King do you want to hear?

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Shaggy

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Shaggy

Oct 22, 2018

Shaggy was born, The Beach Boys' song 'Good Vibrations' entered the singles charts; the Supremes had the No. 1 album; Bob Dylan returned to Duluth for a gig after a near-30-year absence; and Pearl Jam played their very first gig 28 years ago, Today in Music History.

Album of the Week: Elvis Costello and The Imposters, 'Look Now'

Album of the Week: Elvis Costello and The Imposters, 'Look Now'

Bill DeVille • Oct 22, 2018

Costello is a guy who has done it all musically, from a T-Bone Burnett produced roots/country album to a collaboration with the hip-hop aces, The Roots.

Theft of the Dial: Nick Urata of DeVotchKa

Theft of the Dial: Nick Urata of DeVotchKa

Mac Wilson and Simone Cazares • Oct 21, 2018

When DeVotchKa's Nick Urata stopped by The Current's studio, he wanted to play a set that would help listeners escape from many of the world's issues.

Review: Florence + the Machine rally spirits at the Target Center

Review: Florence + the Machine rally spirits at the Target Center

Cecilia Johnson • Oct 21, 2018

I’ve never done a cartwheel in my life. As a chubby six-year-old, I watched my friends spin around the room — insisting it was easy — but I kept falling on my shoulders. That all changed last night. I mean, I may not have lugged my 175 pounds up and over each other. But I grasped the…

Review and photos: Jain takes the Fine Line into orbit

Review and photos: Jain takes the Fine Line into orbit

Shannon Mae Leach • Oct 21, 2018

Jain’s sold out concert last night at the Fine Line Music Cafe was a playful and energetic evening led by an artist who took us on a sonic journey. The French pop artist, on a North American tour behind her 2018 album Souldier, is known for mixing sounds from a multitude of sources — from Arabic…

Jain performs in The Current studio

Jain performs in The Current studio

Mac Wilson and Cecilia Johnson • Oct 20, 2018

Jain returns to The Current's studio, bearing new songs and an old favorite. Tonight, she'll play a sold-out show at the Fine Line in Minneapolis. But first, she stopped in to talk with Mac Wilson and perform "Makeba," "Inspecta," and "Alright."

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