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December 30, 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: Sharon Van Etten, Lucy Dacus perform on 'Austin City Limits'; New Year's Eve specials; St. Paul and the Broken Bones; more encores

Music on TV this week: Sharon Van Etten, Lucy Dacus perform on 'Austin City Limits'; New Year's Eve specials; St. Paul and the Broken Bones; more encores

Luke Taylor • Dec 30, 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.

Paisley Park announces music and culture film screening series

Paisley Park announces music and culture film screening series

Jay Gabler • Dec 30, 2019

Paisley Park has announced a film series showcasing “important films — each reflecting a profound moment in music and culture.” The three films, presented on successive Saturdays next month (Jan. 11, 18, and 25), are Wattstax, Amazing Grace, and Dave Chappelle’s Block Party. DJ afterparties will follow the first and third movies in the series. Announcing the…

Coffee Break: Remembering musicians lost in 2019

Coffee Break: Remembering musicians lost in 2019

Anna Weggel • Dec 30, 2019

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what musicians do you want to hear who passed away in 2019?

Today in Music History: Dylan recorded two 'Blood on the Tracks' songs in Minneapolis

Today in Music History: Dylan recorded two 'Blood on the Tracks' songs in Minneapolis

Dec 30, 2019

Today in Music History: Bob Dylan recorded two songs for his 'Blood on the Tracks' album at Studio 80 in Minneapolis, "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles was the No. 1 single in the country; Emerson, Lake & Palmer broke up; today is the birthday of not one, but two of The Monkees.

Album of the Week: Atmosphere, 'Whenever'

Album of the Week: Atmosphere, 'Whenever'

Sean McPherson • Dec 30, 2019

Atmosphere return with 'Whenever' featuring stellar guest appearances from Murs, Musab, Nikki Jean, Gifted Gab, Muja Messiah and Haphduzn.

Lizzo named The Associated Press' Entertainer of the Year

Lizzo named The Associated Press' Entertainer of the Year

Associated Press • Dec 27, 2019

Voted by entertainment staffers of the news cooperative, Lizzo dominated the pop, R&B and rap charts in 2019 with songs like 'Truth Hurts' and 'Good As Hell.'

In memoriam: Music greats we lost in 2019

In memoriam: Music greats we lost in 2019

Jay Gabler • Dec 27, 2019

The end of a year is a time to celebrate the best new music that hit our ears in the past 12 months — and also to remember the remarkable lives and storied careers of people on the music scene who passed on. For the Honey Do list this Saturday, Dec. 28 on The Current,…

Coffee Break: Stuck in the middle with you

Coffee Break: Stuck in the middle with you

Anna Weggel • Dec 27, 2019

We're right in the middle of so many holidays - Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, in that space right between Christmas and New Years Eve - so let's take a listen to some songs that mention the "middle" or "between" in the lyrics for today's 9:30 Coffee Break. Happy Holidays!

Henderson (‘That ain’t Lake Minnetonka’), Minnesota to unveil Prince statue

Henderson (‘That ain’t Lake Minnetonka’), Minnesota to unveil Prince statue

Jay Gabler • Dec 27, 2019

“That ain’t Lake Minnetonka,” Prince famously said to Apollonia after she “purified herself” in Purple Rain. He wasn’t lying: it was a section of the Minnesota River in the small town of Henderson, about 50 miles southwest of Minneapolis. For years, the exact spot where the iconic scene was filmed was hard to find. After talking…

Friday Five: FPA, Lydia Liza and Big Cats, and more new Minnesota music videos

Friday Five: FPA, Lydia Liza and Big Cats, and more new Minnesota music videos

Emma Manley • Dec 27, 2019

Happy holidays, and a big thank you to Cecilia Johnson for trusting me to take on this feature! She rounded up her favorite videos of the year in last week’s edition, and I’m stoked to be taking over just before the new year. Send videos to fridayfive@mpr.org if you’d like to be considered, and I’ll…

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