The Current

March 26, 2021

This week we celebrate both Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross' birthdays, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break we're celebrating ladies with soul. Which female-fronted soulful tunes would you like to hear?

Coffee Break: Ladies With Soul

Jesse Wiza • Mar 26, 2021

This week we celebrate both Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross' birthdays, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break we're celebrating ladies with soul. Which female-fronted soulful tunes would you like to hear?

Listen to new songs from Michigander, Robert Finley, Beabadoobee and more

Mar 25, 2021

Thursday means a batch of cool new tracks for you. We've got music from Michigander, Robert Finley, Beabadoobee, Jungle, Bachelor and Yusra J.

Coffee Break: 2020 National Recording Registry Adds

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Mar 25, 2021

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what recent additions to the National Recording Registry do you want to hear?

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Levon: From Down in the Delta to the Birth of the Band and Beyond'

Jay Gabler • Mar 25, 2021

Wisely, biographer Sandra B. Tooze doesn't try too hard to explain the genius of the Band's Levon Helm: she just lets the stories pile up like great performances.

The Chart Show: Good Days for SZA

Mar 25, 2021

This week sees two acts reaching Chart Show Hall of Fame Status: Sault and SZA. Plus, Black Pumas remain at the top with their Kinks cover featuring sweet harmonies from Lucius.

Listen to Looch: a fascinating documentary about H.R. from Bad Brains

Mary Lucia • Mar 24, 2021

Mary Lucia calls Bad Brains 'possibly the most exciting live band ever,' and the film 'Finding Joseph I: The HR from Bad Brains Documentary,' looks at the life of Bad Brains' enthusiastic and spellbinding frontman, H.R., aka Human Rights.

Emilio Estevez on returning to the role of Gordon Bombay in 'The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers'

Jill Riley • Mar 24, 2021

Emilio Estevez joined The Current's Jill Riley for a conversation about returning to the iconic role of Gordon Bombay in the new Disney+ series 'The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.' After all these years, how's Gordon doing? It sounds like he's going to need a little help.

Coffee Break: Lonely teardrops

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • Mar 24, 2021

What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break that center around loneliness and isolation?

Janet Jackson’s Minneapolis-made ‘Rhythm Nation 1814’ added to National Recording Registry

Jay Gabler • Mar 24, 2021

Rhythm Nation 1814, the 1989 Janet Jackson album that served as a statement of purpose for a generation, is one of 25 recordings that have been added to the National Recording Registry, the Library of Congress announced today. “We wanted Rhythm Nation to really communicate empowerment,” said co-producer “Jimmy Jam” Harris in a statement. “It…

Storied Minneapolis watering hole Liquor Lyle’s won’t reopen, going up for sale

Jay Gabler • Mar 24, 2021

Liquor Lyle’s, a 58-year-old bar that’s been a longtime hangout for members of the music, entertainment, and media scene at the northern edge of South Minneapolis, will not reopen under its present ownership, reports Axios. General manager Jeremiah Kline told reporter Nick Halter that “the owners, after going back and forth over the past year,…

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