The Current

Great Music Lives Here ®
Listener-Supported Music
Donate Now
  • The Current
    Great Music
    Lives Here.
    Listener-Supported Music
    Donate Now
Donate Now
Volume Button
Volume
00:00
0
listen
[0]
The Current
PlaylistSchedule
Donate

Stories

Recent stories from The Current
August 26, 2019

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.

Music on TV this week: Durand Jones & The Indications; Pete Yorn; The Head and the Heart; Aurora; Beck

Music on TV this week: Durand Jones & The Indications; Pete Yorn; The Head and the Heart; Aurora; Beck

Kayla Song • Aug 26, 2019

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.

Watch the video for The Small Glories' song, 'Oh My Love'

Watch the video for The Small Glories' song, 'Oh My Love'

Luke Taylor • Aug 26, 2019

Filmed on location at an animal-sanctuary farm outside Winnipeg, the video balances the song's mournful lyrics with uplifting visuals. The song is the lead single from the Small Glories' 2019 album, 'Assiniboine & The Red.'

Darwin, Minnesota names ‘Weird Alley’ in honor of twine ball troubadour ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

Darwin, Minnesota names ‘Weird Alley’ in honor of twine ball troubadour ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

Kayla Song • Aug 26, 2019

With “Weird Al” Yankovic in town to perform at the Minnesota State Fair, the city of Darwin, Minnesota (pop. 350) has christened a roadway to honor the parodist who helped make their giant twine ball a nationally-known tourist attraction. In Darwin, located 60 miles west of the Twin Cities, a street that was once called…

Coffee Break: Dog days are over

Coffee Break: Dog days are over

Anna Weggel • Aug 26, 2019

August 26 is National Dog Day! If you are lucky enough to be a dog mom or a dog dad, hug your pooch tight tonight and whisper into her ear a thanks for being your best friend. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention dogs?

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday Shirley Manson

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday Shirley Manson

Aug 26, 2019

Frankie Valli had a No. 1 hit with 'Grease'; Ottawa declared it 'Paul Anka Day'; Sonny Bono entered politics officially; Blur had their first U.K. No. 1 single; Seal scored a great hit with the help of Batman; and Shirley Manson was born, Today in Music History.

Nur-D: Meet the rapper blending geek culture, activism, and pro wrestling to keep Minnesota hip-hop weird

Nur-D: Meet the rapper blending geek culture, activism, and pro wrestling to keep Minnesota hip-hop weird

Marla Khan-Schwartz • Aug 26, 2019

If you ask Matt Allen, known on stage as hip-hop artist Nur-D, how he’d describe himself, he would tell you that he is “weird,” “your seventh favorite hip-hop person,” and then declare himself a “nerd.” Vocal about his love for comics, professional wrestling, video games, ’80s hair metal bands, and superheroes, Nur-D creates his music…

Album of the Week: Sleater-Kinney, 'The Center Won't Hold'

Album of the Week: Sleater-Kinney, 'The Center Won't Hold'

Mac Wilson • Aug 26, 2019

The latest record from Sleater-Kinney bears several hidden treasures and is a successful mix of spaciness and brawn.

Six Mile Grove perform in the Radio Heartland studio

Six Mile Grove perform in the Radio Heartland studio

Mike Pengra • Aug 23, 2019

Southern Minnesota band Six Mile Grove recently celebrated 20 years together. In January 2019, they released their latest album, 'Million Birds.' Ahead of upcoming shows at the Minnesota State Fair on Aug. 26 and 27, Six Mile Grove visited Radio Heartland to play songs from the new album and to talk about 20 years as a band.

Missy Elliott drops 'ICONOLOGY,' her first original project in 14 years

Missy Elliott drops 'ICONOLOGY,' her first original project in 14 years

Sidney Madden • Aug 23, 2019

The Virginia game-changer and Grammy winner drops a five-song EP ahead of being honored at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Coffee Break: In Bloom

Coffee Break: In Bloom

Anna Weggel • Aug 23, 2019

There's been a lot of chatter this week about the Minnesota State Fair's "Floralpalooza" which features displays on the theme of Prince, Charles M. Schulz, Paul Bunyan, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Judy Garland among others. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature a type of flower?

PREVIOUS WEEK
NEXT WEEK