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January 25, 2021

What butterfly songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Coffee Break: Butterflies

Coffee Break: Butterflies

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Jan 25, 2021

What butterfly songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

Album of the Week: Arlo Parks, 'Collapsed In Sunbeams'

Album of the Week: Arlo Parks, 'Collapsed In Sunbeams'

David Safar • Jan 25, 2021

Parks captures the sonic heartbeat of downtempo from the 90s with a new distinct voice that will make your ears do a doubletake.

Celebrate The Current's 16th anniversary with great music from past parties

Celebrate The Current's 16th anniversary with great music from past parties

Jan 24, 2021

On January 24, The Current celebrates 16 years on the air. In the place of a concert at First Avenue, throughout the day on Sunday, we'll feature great performances from past anniversary celebrations.

Listen to 'Call Me A Fool,' the new single from Valerie June

Listen to 'Call Me A Fool,' the new single from Valerie June

Luke Taylor • Jan 22, 2021

The song is the lead single from Valerie June's forthcoming album, 'The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers,' coming out March 12.

Coffee Break: The sound of 2005

Coffee Break: The sound of 2005

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Jan 22, 2021

The Current will be celebrating our Sweet 16 on Sunday (look ma! we can drive!), and since we can't celebrate with our normal birthday parties at First Avenue this year we thought we'd take a look back on 2005, the year it all began.

'This Thing Called Life' author Neal Karlen on Prince: The man and the myths

'This Thing Called Life' author Neal Karlen on Prince: The man and the myths

Jan 21, 2021

Minnesota journalist Neal Karlen, who interviewed and spoke with Prince many times over the decades, is the author of a new memoir: 'This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey On and Off the Record.'

Coffee Break: I am woman

Coffee Break: I am woman

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Jan 21, 2021

Yesterday, Kamala Harris was sworn into office as our first African American, first Asian American, and first woman Vice President. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for this momentous occasion?

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Sweet Dreams: The Story of the New Romantics'

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Sweet Dreams: The Story of the New Romantics'

Jay Gabler • Jan 21, 2021

In a sprawling oral history, Dylan Jones traces all the roads of '80s pop back to Britain's New Romantic subculture: a movement that retained the energy, but not the nihilism, of punk.

The Chart Show: British Music Collective Sault Debut

The Chart Show: British Music Collective Sault Debut

Jan 21, 2021

Boy Pablo fell off the chart this week making way for new entries by SZA and pseudonymous British music collective, Sault.

Inauguration Day music rundown: John Legend, Garth Brooks, Foo Fighters, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, Bruce Springsteen and more to perform

Inauguration Day music rundown: John Legend, Garth Brooks, Foo Fighters, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, Bruce Springsteen and more to perform

LaTesha Harris • Jan 20, 2021

Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will co-headline the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wed, Jan. 20. The day features a variety of performances from other musical artists.

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