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July 18, 2019

'Can You Really Find Me' is Night Moves' third album on the Domino Recording Company label. 'We've kind of figured out the rhythm of working on a label and with a team of people,' says Night Moves frontman John Pelant. Night Moves visited The Current studio for a session hosted by Andrea Swensson ahead of their show Saturday night in the First Avenue Mainroom.

Night Moves perform in The Current studio

Night Moves perform in The Current studio

Andrea Swensson • Jul 18, 2019

'Can You Really Find Me' is Night Moves' third album on the Domino Recording Company label. 'We've kind of figured out the rhythm of working on a label and with a team of people,' says Night Moves frontman John Pelant. Night Moves visited The Current studio for a session hosted by Andrea Swensson ahead of their show Saturday night in the First Avenue Mainroom.

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Andrew Bird cast in ‘Fargo’ season four, alongside Chris Rock

Colleen Cowie • Jul 18, 2019

Earlier today, FX announced the new cast members who will join Chris Rock in the fourth season of the TV show Fargo. The list includes actors like Jason Schwartzman and Ben Winshaw — and musician Andrew Bird. Production begins this fall, and the season will air on FX in 2020. Bird will join the murder-filled…

The Message: five Hip Hop and R&B artists under 25

The Message: five Hip Hop and R&B artists under 25

Sean McPherson and Sanni Brown • Jul 18, 2019

This week on The Message, hosts Sanni Brown and Sean McPherson shared music by five artists to watch who are all under the age of 25.

Coffee Break: Artists that have curated festivals

Coffee Break: Artists that have curated festivals

Jul 18, 2019

Today in 1991, the very first Lollapalooza debuted. Originally dreamed up by Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell as a farewell tour, the touring festival ran annually until 1997, and was revived in 2003. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what artists and bands do you want to hear that have curated their own festivals?

Lizzo tops the Chart for fifth week, Irish punks crash in the basement

Lizzo tops the Chart for fifth week, Irish punks crash in the basement

Mark Wheat • Jul 18, 2019

Can anyone stop Lizzo's domination of the Chart? It's not likely this week, but a ton of other new up-and-comers are landing on the chart and making moves.

Eric Mayson moving to Mankato to attend flight school

Eric Mayson moving to Mankato to attend flight school

Kayla Song • Jul 17, 2019

It’s an understatement to say it’s been an eventful first half of 2019 for the multifaceted Minneapolis musician Eric Mayson. In just a few months, Mayson released his newest albums, Op-Nope and It’s All Real It’s All Fake, worked on a play and a dance piece, quit smoking, and got hitched. Up next for Mayson is…flight…

Sleater-Kinney share title cut to new album, 'The Center Won't Hold'

Sleater-Kinney share title cut to new album, 'The Center Won't Hold'

Lars Gotrich • Jul 17, 2019

The industrial-driven title track reveals the sleeker, darker direction on Sleater-Kinney's 'The Center Won't Hold,' as Carrie Brownstein responds to drummer Janet Weiss leaving the band.

Coffee Break: World Emoji Day

Coffee Break: World Emoji Day

Anna Weggel • Jul 17, 2019

July 17 is World Emoji Day, a "global celebration of emoji". Apple has released a pile of new emojis. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature an emoji?

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Nothing's Bad Luck: The Lives of Warren Zevon'

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Nothing's Bad Luck: The Lives of Warren Zevon'

Jay Gabler • Jul 17, 2019

Although he died at the age of just 56, Warren Zevon stuffed at least two lives into his years on earth. That's the explanation for the subtitle of a new biography by C.M. Kushins, 'Nothing's Bad Luck: The Lives of Warren Zevon."

Today in Music History: Remembering Ron Asheton

Today in Music History: Remembering Ron Asheton

Jul 17, 2019

The Beatles released 'All You Need Is Love'; John Coltrane passed away; Simple Minds made their live debut; Virgin Records signed Keith Richards to a solo deal; Bono received the French government's highest cultural honor; and Ron Asheton was born, Today in Music History.

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