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April 13, 2020

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.

Music on TV this week: Matt Berninger of the National; Lizzo; Taylor Goldsmith; John Prine encore

Music on TV this week: Matt Berninger of the National; Lizzo; Taylor Goldsmith; John Prine encore

Luke Taylor • Apr 13, 2020

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.

Music News: Coachella cancellation upends festival fashion industry

Music News: Coachella cancellation upends festival fashion industry

Jay Gabler • Apr 13, 2020

With Coachella off, the festival fashion industry has been disrupted. Also off: Burning Man, though organizers are going to try to convene their crowd online. Meanwhile Sturgill Simpson reveals he had COVID-19, and Caroline Polachek believes she likely did. Paul McCartney's handwritten 'Hey Jude' lyrics sold for $910,000, and 'Saturday Night Live' paid tribute to the late Hal Willner.

Nur-D on ‘Trapped In My Room,’ a new EP he ‘MacGyvered’ alone at home

Nur-D on ‘Trapped In My Room,’ a new EP he ‘MacGyvered’ alone at home

Sylvia Jennings • Apr 13, 2020

Local hip-hop artist, Nur-D, was originally scheduled to co-host the Morning Show with Jill Riley for one morning recently, but due to current events, that was postponed. Instead, Jill Riley got a chance to catch up with Nur-D over the phone to discuss the release of his new EP, Trapped in My Room, as well…

Coffee Break: Virtual vacation

Coffee Break: Virtual vacation

Anna Weggel • Apr 13, 2020

It's snowy, we for the most part can't leave our homes, and sometimes it's hard not to dream about being anywhere else. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that are about going on vacation or holiday, or that feature a place you'd like to travel to?

Declan McKenna on keeping creative while social distancing

Declan McKenna on keeping creative while social distancing

Sylvia Jennings • Apr 13, 2020

Jill Riley has been hopping on the phone to check in with various musicians across the globe. She recently made a call to London to catch up with singer-songwriter Declan McKenna. He gave some insight into the postponement of his upcoming record, Zeros, as well as how he has been spending his time while social…

Grzegorz Kwiatkowski of Trupa Trupa: ‘I’m sure that because of this darkness, we can produce some light’

Grzegorz Kwiatkowski of Trupa Trupa: ‘I’m sure that because of this darkness, we can produce some light’

Sylvia Jennings • Apr 13, 2020

As a part of her “Phone a Friend” series, Morning Show host Jill Riley has been checking in with various musicians over the phone. She made an international call to Poland to chat with Grzegorz Kwiatkowski of the indie rock band Trupa Trupa about how the coronavirus affected the release cycle for their new EP,…

David Huckfelt: ‘The things we argue about, they don’t matter in the face of life and death’

David Huckfelt: ‘The things we argue about, they don’t matter in the face of life and death’

Caleb Brennan • Apr 13, 2020

In continuing with her Phone a Friend series, last Monday Jill Riley spoke with David Huckfelt about his newborn baby, living day-to-day, and his use of Kickstarter to keep musicians employed during this pandemic. Jill Riley: I’ve got David Huckfelt of The Pines on the line. David, how are you? Not bad, just kind of…

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Al Green

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Al Green

Apr 13, 2020

Bobby Goldsboro tugged heartstrings all the way to No. 1; Elton John and Paul McCartney had the No. 1 single and album, respectively; Aerosmith got their own holiday in Massachusetts; and soul singer Al Green was born, Today in Music History.

Mavis Staples talks about new music, remembers ‘homie’ John Prine

Mavis Staples talks about new music, remembers ‘homie’ John Prine

Sylvia Jennings • Apr 13, 2020

Morning Show host Jill Riley recently had a chance to connect with Mavis Staples as a part of The Current’s Phone a Friend series. The two discussed Staples’s new song, “All In It Together,” produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, as well as her fond memories of John Prine. Jill Riley: Mavis, how are you doing?…

Album of the Week: Pearl Jam, 'Gigaton'

Album of the Week: Pearl Jam, 'Gigaton'

Apr 13, 2020

The album is a blend of their ever-urgent rock songs, alongside richly emotional, powerful ballads that sometimes verge on being outright power ballads.

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