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May 02, 2019

Bailey Cogan, Karl Remus, Warren Thomas Fenzi, Daniel Chavez, and Christian Wheeler have been releasing music as 26 BATS! since 2017. The Minneapolis quintet stopped by The Current studio to perform three songs from their latest album, 'Onyx.'

26 BATS! bend genre in The Current studio

26 BATS! bend genre in The Current studio

Andrea Swensson and Colleen Cowie • May 2, 2019

Bailey Cogan, Karl Remus, Warren Thomas Fenzi, Daniel Chavez, and Christian Wheeler have been releasing music as 26 BATS! since 2017. The Minneapolis quintet stopped by The Current studio to perform three songs from their latest album, 'Onyx.'

Music News: Woodstock 50 is off. Or is it?

Music News: Woodstock 50 is off. Or is it?

Jay Gabler • May 2, 2019

Is Woodstock 50 happening? The anniversary festival's promoter and its backers can't seem to agree. Also in the news this week: Spotify reaches a landmark, and Drake's the big winner at the Billboard Music Awards. Plus: a look back at this week in music history, a new release roundup, an explainer on Taylor Swift's reference-laden new video, and a conversation with the legendary Alan Parsons.

Andrea Swensson and Mary Lucia: real talk about Jesse Johnson and Prince

Andrea Swensson and Mary Lucia: real talk about Jesse Johnson and Prince

Andrea Swensson and Mary Lucia • May 2, 2019

Following Celebration 2019 at Paisley Park, Andrea Swensson talks to Mary Lucia about the experience of interviewing Jesse Johnson about Prince. 'Jesse had something very specific that he wanted to share with this audience,' Andrea says, 'and it really doesn't come across in a soundbite or two.' Listen to Andrea and Mary's full conversation about what Jesse Johnson had to say about his connections to Prince.

Celebration 2019: Prince superfans share their favorite moments

Celebration 2019: Prince superfans share their favorite moments

Jay Gabler • May 2, 2019

A week after Paisley Park’s Celebration 2019, we asked attendees to share their impressions. De Angela L. Duff Traveling to Paisley Park in April has become an annual pilgrimage. This year it was hard to not be at Paisley Park on April 21. I had grown used to being there the past two years. Because…

Coffee Break: Iceland

Coffee Break: Iceland

Anna Weggel • May 2, 2019

This week we are celebrating the music and culture of Iceland. For the past couple years, The Current has ventured to Iceland Airwaves in Reykjavik to cover brand-new music. Now, we at The Current have invited some folks from Iceland to come to the Twin Cities. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from Icelandic artists?

Essay: The work of music keeps me on track

Essay: The work of music keeps me on track

David Perry • May 2, 2019

As a musician, you gotta box your weight and just play what makes you feel good, rather than aspiring to be something you're not. Second, and more important, it's the work of music, as much as the music itself, that keeps me steady.

Giveaway: The 1975 soundcheck party

Giveaway: The 1975 soundcheck party

May 2, 2019

Enter for a chance to win passes for you and a friend to see The 1975's soundcheck and sold out show at the Armory on May 7.

Paul Westerberg’s sister Julie, ‘Waitress in the Sky’ inspiration, retires after four decades as flight attendant

Paul Westerberg’s sister Julie, ‘Waitress in the Sky’ inspiration, retires after four decades as flight attendant

Jay Gabler • May 2, 2019

Sanitation expert and a maintenance engineer Garbage man, a janitor and you my dear A real union flight attendant, my oh my You ain’t nothin’ but a waitress in the sky The lyrics to the Replacements’ “Waitress in the Sky,” a singalong favorite from their 1985 album Tim, are hardly complimentary. What listeners might not realize,…

Chart show: Lizzo reigns supreme

Chart show: Lizzo reigns supreme

David Safar • May 2, 2019

Lizzo reigns supreme ahead of her sold out show at the Palace Theatre.

Pete Seeger's legacy gets immortalized with Smithsonian Folkways collection

Pete Seeger's legacy gets immortalized with Smithsonian Folkways collection

Audie Cornish and Art Silverman • May 1, 2019

Smithsonian Folkways archivist and Pete Seeger expert Jeff Place talks about 'Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection,' due out on what would have been Seeger's 100th birthday.

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