November 06, 2020Happy Saxophone Day! What songs featuring an iconic saxophone part would you like to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break? Save This Story
Coffee Break: Celebrating the saxophoneJill Riley and Anna Weggel • Nov 6, 2020Happy Saxophone Day! What songs featuring an iconic saxophone part would you like to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?
Make your requests for Radio Free Weekend, coming Nov. 21 and 22 Nov 6, 2020Coming up on November 21 and 22, it's all about what you want to hear on The Current! It's another Radio Free All-Request Weekend, and we need your help to make the playlist. Make your requests today.
Coffee Break: Love Your Red Hair Nov 5, 2020Let's take a break from our Election feelings this morning. November 5 is National Love Your Red Hair Day. What red-headed musicians do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?
Rock and Roll Book Club: Lana Del Rey's poetry book 'Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass'Jay Gabler • Nov 5, 2020A press release for Lana Del Rey's new poetry book, 'Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass,' approvingly quotes an NME review that describes the book as 'a new offshoot of the very specific world she's created as Lana Del Rey.'
The Chart Show: King and Waxahatchee Crowned Hall of Fame Nov 5, 2020Elle King and Waxahatchee reach the Chart Show Hall of Fame after ten weeks on the chart. The two singles tell the story of 2020 with the juxtaposition between Elle King's stand-alone teaser for a 2021 album, and Waxahatchee's full-length that has become a critic's favorite.
Listen to Looch: interview with rock photographer Bob GruenMary Lucia • Nov 4, 2020Mary Lucia interviews rock photographer and author Bob Gruen about his new autobiography, 'Right Place, Right Time: The Life of a Rock and Roll Photographer.' Gruen talks about the many artists he's worked with and befriended over the years, from John Lennon and Yoko Ono, to the Sex Pistols, to Sean Lennon and Mark Ronson.
Coffee Break: Everything zenJill Riley and Anna Weggel • Nov 4, 2020It was a long night for many people across the country and we still don't know who the president will be, as we're waiting for election results in some key swing states around the country. So for this morning, we want to channel some calm vibes -- some peaceful energy.
Baron Wolman, Rolling Stone's first staff photographer, dies at 83Tom Moon • Nov 3, 2020Wolman was the gifted eye behind countless iconic photographs of legendary artists, including Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, Miles Davis and Johnny Cash, and the tumult of the first Woodstock.
The Current Rewind: Nov. 2, 2004Cecilia Johnson • Nov 3, 2020First Avenue went into bankruptcy on Election Day 2004. Some folks took this to be the end of First Ave. But others - including devoted employees, local music fans, and a certain stage-diving ally in City Hall - would not rest until they'd saved the club.
Coffee Break: Election DayJill Riley and Anna Weggel • Nov 3, 2020Whether you mailed in your ballot, voted early in-person, voted this morning, are in line right now or planning to be later today, we hope that you enjoyed doing your civic duty and are in a peaceful and hopeful state of mind today. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for Election Day?