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July 20, 2020

In a summer that may have otherwise been filled with live music, musicians and audiences alike have been adjusting to socially distanced options. For most, this entails live streams and music videos made from home. For three Minnesota musicians, bassist Liz Draper, fiddler Clancy Ward, and multi-instrumentalist Kyle Ollah, it also involves a pontoon boat.…

Minnesota musicians to “PonTour” down the Mississippi River

Minnesota musicians to “PonTour” down the Mississippi River

Iman Jafri • Jul 20, 2020

In a summer that may have otherwise been filled with live music, musicians and audiences alike have been adjusting to socially distanced options. For most, this entails live streams and music videos made from home. For three Minnesota musicians, bassist Liz Draper, fiddler Clancy Ward, and multi-instrumentalist Kyle Ollah, it also involves a pontoon boat.…

Live Virtual Session: Margo Price

Live Virtual Session: Margo Price

Jill Riley • Jul 20, 2020

Margo Price joins The Current's Jill Riley for a Live Virtual Session to talk about writing her new record, fitting in the Nashville music scene, and her signing with Loma Vista Records. Hear tracks from Margo's new record, 'That's How Rumors Get Started.'

Coffee Break: Modern-day country music outlaws

Coffee Break: Modern-day country music outlaws

Anna Weggel • Jul 20, 2020

Happy Margo Price day! Why not round out this Margo morning with a Coffee Break focused on modern-day country music outlaws? Let us know who you'd like to hear.

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Kim Carnes

Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Kim Carnes

Jul 20, 2020

Buzzcocks made their live debut; The very first Billboard chart was published; Jan and Dean had a hit with help from Brian Wilson; Iron Butterfly released an album that featured a 17-minute track; and Chris Cornell and Kim Carnes were born, Today in Music History.

Album of the Week: Margo Price, 'That's How Rumors Get Started'

Album of the Week: Margo Price, 'That's How Rumors Get Started'

Jill Riley • Jul 20, 2020

Margo Price doesn't easily fit in to the Nashville music machine, but it hasn't stopped her from carving out a name for herself in a highly competitive country/Americana music scene.

New bill aims to help music venues suffering amid COVID-19 pandemic

New bill aims to help music venues suffering amid COVID-19 pandemic

Andrew Limbong • Jul 18, 2020

Small music venues in the U.S. are looking for a lifeline, and a new bill in Congress called The Restart Act might be it. Advocates say the future of independent venues relies on government relief.

Get ready for Radio Free All Request Weekend, happening August 8 and 9

Get ready for Radio Free All Request Weekend, happening August 8 and 9

Jul 17, 2020

August 8 and 9 are Radio Free Weekend on The Current! We're turning the controls over to you Saturday from 10 a.m. to midnight, and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for nothing but your requests. Let us know what you want to hear.

The Prince Estate and Warner Records drop unreleased version of 'I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man'

The Prince Estate and Warner Records drop unreleased version of 'I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man'

Caleb Brennan • Jul 17, 2020

In partnership with Warner Records, the Prince Estate dug deep into Prince's vaunted vault to release a previously unheard version of the song, 'I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man,' recorded in 1979.

Interview: Jarvis Cocker

Interview: Jarvis Cocker

Jim McGuinn and Iman Jafri • Jul 17, 2020

Jarvis Cocker, the Britpop legend and former frontman of the band Pulp, spoke with The Current's Jim McGuinn about 'Beyond the Pale,' the new album from Jarv Is, as well as about songwriting versus book writing, about 1980s northern England, and about what happens when royalty visits a cavern known as The Devil's... er, Bottom.

Coffee Break: The Comet (Neowise) Is Coming

Coffee Break: The Comet (Neowise) Is Coming

Anna Weggel • Jul 17, 2020

Have you caught a glimpse of Comet Neowise yet? It's a hunk of ice currently hurtling by Earth that stretches 3.1 miles wide and will be easiest to see an hour to 80 minutes after sunset.

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