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May 27, 2021

Last week a handful of bands reached The Current's Chart Show Hall of Fame, leaving plenty of space for debuts from Jungle, Rag'n'Bone Man, and Americana star Amythyst Kiah.

The Chart Show: Amythyst Kiah Debuts

The Chart Show: Amythyst Kiah Debuts

May 27, 2021

Last week a handful of bands reached The Current's Chart Show Hall of Fame, leaving plenty of space for debuts from Jungle, Rag'n'Bone Man, and Americana star Amythyst Kiah.

Black Pumas, The War and Treaty, Waxahatchee, Amythyst Kiah, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Margo Price, Gillian Welch among the nominees for the 2021 Americana Honors & Awards

Black Pumas, The War and Treaty, Waxahatchee, Amythyst Kiah, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Margo Price, Gillian Welch among the nominees for the 2021 Americana Honors & Awards

Luke Taylor • May 26, 2021

In a ceremony live-streamed from the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville on Wednesday, musicians Ketch Secor from Old Crow Medicine Show and Keb' Mo' announced the nominees in the six member-voted categories of the 2021 Americana Honors & Awards.

Listen to Looch: Amy Tan tells her story in 'Unintended Memoir'

Listen to Looch: Amy Tan tells her story in 'Unintended Memoir'

Mary Lucia • May 26, 2021

Amy Tan is a brilliant author and wildly imaginative woman, and 'Unintended Memoir' is truly a story about Tan's own life as she recalls her Chinese American upbringing and the stories of her mother, aunts and grandmothers.

Coffee Break: Super Flower Blood Moon

Coffee Break: Super Flower Blood Moon

Sean McPherson and Anna Weggel • May 26, 2021

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear in honor of the Super Flower Blood Moon?

Midwest Music Exchange: Exploring the Sounds of Manitoba & Minnesota

Midwest Music Exchange: Exploring the Sounds of Manitoba & Minnesota

May 25, 2021

Join The Current, Manitoba Music, and UMFM for the annual Midwest Music Exchange premiering on May 25-27. Three acts from Manitoba will pair up with three acts from Minnesota for streamed performances, and interviews with Winnipeg's UMFM and The Current to explore their connection and craft.

Coffee Break: One year later

Coffee Break: One year later

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • May 25, 2021

One year ago, George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking unrest in the Twin Cities and mass protests across the world. What songs of reflection do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?

On 'Sour,' Olivia Rodrigo Is A Lowercase Girl With Caps-Lock Feelings

On 'Sour,' Olivia Rodrigo Is A Lowercase Girl With Caps-Lock Feelings

Lindsay Zoladz • May 25, 2021

The debut album by the "drivers license" phenom plays like one bottled-up soliloquy after another, bursting from a quiet observer who has been paying closer attention than you think.

Fresh off a viral library gig, the Linda Lindas get a record deal

Fresh off a viral library gig, the Linda Lindas get a record deal

Anastasia Tsioulcas • May 24, 2021

After their performance of 'Racist, Sexist Boy' at the Los Angeles Public Library went viral late last week, the band has been signed by the L.A. punk label Epitaph Records.

Coffee Break: Bob Dylan's places

Coffee Break: Bob Dylan's places

Jill Riley and Anna Weggel • May 24, 2021

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Bob Dylan songs do you want to hear that reference a particular place?

Playlist: Bob Dylan’s Minnesota songs

Playlist: Bob Dylan’s Minnesota songs

Jay Gabler • May 24, 2021

The impact of Bob Dylan’s formative years in Minnesota is something he’s often spoken about — including in his Nobel lecture — but much less often sung about. Even if you stretch (and as you’ll see, I most definitely stretched), a playlist of Dylan’s officially released songs referencing or recorded in Minnesota doesn’t fill 90…

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