The Current

March 06, 2020

'We are devastated to share this news with you,' organizers said in a statement. 'The show must go on is in our DNA, and this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place.'

Austin cancels SXSW because of coronavirus

Anastasia Tsioulcas and Vanessa Romo • Mar 6, 2020

'We are devastated to share this news with you,' organizers said in a statement. 'The show must go on is in our DNA, and this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place.'

Destroyer perform songs from 'Have We Met' in The Current studio

Mac Wilson • Mar 6, 2020

Led by Daniel Bejar, the Vancouver-based rock band Destroyer recently visited The Current studio to play a set of tunes from their latest release, 'Have We Met,' and to talk with host Mac Wilson.

Coffee Break: For the kids

Anna Weggel • Mar 6, 2020

Rock the Cradle is upon us! It's an event for kids and their grownups to explore music, art and culture and it'll be held at the Minneapolis Institute of Art at 11 am on Sunday. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Current songs do you want to hear that kids love?

Glass Animals return to The Current studio to share a powerful story and awesome songs

Jill Riley • Mar 6, 2020

Glass Animals triumphantly return to touring and performing in the wake of drummer Joe Seaward's life-threatening accident that had put the band on hiatus as Seaward recovered. 'It's good to be back,' says frontman Dave Bayley.

Friday Five: Lady Lark, Bakarii, and more new Minnesota music videos

Emma Manley • Mar 6, 2020

If you have a music video you’d like to be considered for an upcoming feature, give me a shout at fridayfive@mpr.org! Lady Lark – “Right Kind of Love” Lady Lark brings it with this seriously catchy disco-inspired cut from latest album Permission. With new backing band Purple Funk Metropolis, the album was “written as an antidote…

Musicheads Essential Artist: Nina Simone

Mar 6, 2020

Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in North Carolina in 1933, Nina Simone's talent as a musician was evident early on when she started playing piano by ear at the age of three. After graduating valedictorian of her high school class, the community raised money for a scholarship for her to study at Juilliard in New York City.