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November 18, 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 for a curated listening experience. 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: The Black Keys; The 1975; DJ Shadow; Kacey Musgraves; Hozier; King Princess

Music on TV this week: The Black Keys; The 1975; DJ Shadow; Kacey Musgraves; Hozier; King Princess

Luke Taylor • Nov 18, 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 for a curated listening experience. You can also subscribe to receive the week's schedule in your inbox to plan your TV viewing around music.

Watch Son Volt perform a nine-song Microshow set

Watch Son Volt perform a nine-song Microshow set

Nov 18, 2019

Jay Farrar and Mark Spencer of Americana icons Son Volt perform a nine-song set before an audience of lucky winners at the Fine Line in Minneapolis, recorded live in August 2019.

Coffee Break: Sweet soul for Sharon Jones

Coffee Break: Sweet soul for Sharon Jones

Anna Weggel • Nov 18, 2019

Today we're remembering Sharon Jones who passed away on this day in 2016. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear with a classic soul sound, new and old?

Today in Music History: Remembering Sharon Jones

Today in Music History: Remembering Sharon Jones

Nov 18, 2019

Sharon Jones passed away; Fats Domino performed on 'The Ed Sullivan Show'; Cat Stevens had a No. 1 album; R.E.M. made their first appearance outside the U.S.; a disguised U2 opened for themselves; the Rolling Stones became the first band to stream a concert on the Internet; and Nirvana recorded their MTV Unplugged set, Today in Music History.

Crooners Supper Club celebrates five years of keeping the focus on music

Crooners Supper Club celebrates five years of keeping the focus on music

Simone Cazares • Nov 18, 2019

Driving down Central Avenue in Minneapolis one summer, Mary Tjosvold and Larry Dunsmore decided to take a chance on a dream. They noticed that the familiar Shorewood Bar and Grill was a little too quiet that night and, after finding out that the venue had shut its doors, they made an offer on the property.…

Album of the Week: The Avett Brothers, 'Closer Than Together'

Album of the Week: The Avett Brothers, 'Closer Than Together'

Bill DeVille • Nov 18, 2019

For their tenth record, The Avett Brothers are branching out both musically and lyrically, but don't worry - there are still plenty of songs featuring that classic Avett sound.

Caamp plant a stake in The Current studio

Caamp plant a stake in The Current studio

Mac Wilson • Nov 16, 2019

While in town to play a sold-out show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, the Ohio band Caamp visited The Current to talk with host Mac Wilson and to play songs from their album, 'By and By.'

Coffee Break: Americana

Coffee Break: Americana

Anna Weggel • Nov 15, 2019

Tomorrow night, Bill DeVille is bringing Pert Near Sandstone and Jerry Douglas to First Avenue for The United States of Americana 10th Anniversary show. Let's get excited with today's Coffee Break - what songs do you want to hear that have an Americana vibe?

Joe Henry's next second chance

Joe Henry's next second chance

Grayson Haver Currin • Nov 15, 2019

A year ago, doctors told the Grammy winner he had less than a year to live. The new 'The Gospel According to Water,' his most poignant album ever, is another second chance in a career full of them.

Review and photos: FKA twigs brings strength and intention to masterful Palace Theatre performance

Review and photos: FKA twigs brings strength and intention to masterful Palace Theatre performance

Maddie Schwappach • Nov 15, 2019

Thirty minutes after her scheduled set time, following a half-hour of increasingly urgent electronic music, FKA twigs floated in front of the velvet curtain of the Palace Theatre on Thursday night. Her eyes were covered in ruby red crystals and she wore a massive volume of lavish fabrics that made it impossible to tell where…

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