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July 19, 2019

Chris. Billy. Names you can regularly hear whispered around the halls of The Current as it's hard to resist a good name check every once in a while. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that name-check the artist of that song? It's ok if someone else is saying it, as long as the artist or band is mentioned in the song.

Coffee Break: Self name-check

Coffee Break: Self name-check

Jul 19, 2019

Chris. Billy. Names you can regularly hear whispered around the halls of The Current as it's hard to resist a good name check every once in a while. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that name-check the artist of that song? It's ok if someone else is saying it, as long as the artist or band is mentioned in the song.

Listen: Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires, Natalie Hemby are The Highwomen

Listen: Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires, Natalie Hemby are The Highwomen

Stephen Thompson • Jul 19, 2019

The country supergroup will release its self-titled debut on Sept. 6. Hear the first single, 'Redesigning Women.'

Today in Music History: Joan Jett rang Mike Tyson

Today in Music History: Joan Jett rang Mike Tyson

Jul 19, 2019

Joan Jett gave Mike Tyson a good luck call; Frank Sinatra got hitched to Mia Farrow; James Brown was in trouble with the law; a Texas town declared it Roy Orbison Day; and Brian May was born, Today in Music History.

The Replacements announce ‘Don’t Tell a Soul’ box set with remix, rarities

The Replacements announce ‘Don’t Tell a Soul’ box set with remix, rarities

Jay Gabler • Jul 19, 2019

Update: July 23, 2019, 12:20 p.m. We’ve got our first taste of the new mix. The Replacements shared the Matt Wallace Mix of “Talent Show” from Dead Man’s Pop. You’ll hear a lot more goofball antics… and a banjo? Here’s the original version What’s the Replacements’ best-selling album? Not their critically-acclaimed Let It Be, not…

Friday Five: Cory Wong, Asia Divine, and more new Minnesota music videos

Friday Five: Cory Wong, Asia Divine, and more new Minnesota music videos

Cecilia Johnson • Jul 19, 2019

Cory Wong – “Cosmic Sans (feat. Tom Misch)” Guitarist/producer Tom Misch joins Vulfpeck’s Cory Wong on “Cosmic Sans,” a track from Wong’s upcoming album Motivational Music for the Syncopated Soul. “We hung out just as a couple of guitar players who wanted to jam,” Wong writes in a press release. “I had a couple chord…

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.

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