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May 29, 2021

The versatile, Grammy-winning singer enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with hits like 'I Just Can't Help Believing,' 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head' and 'Hooked On a Feeling.'

'Hooked On A Feeling' singer B.J. Thomas dies at 78

'Hooked On A Feeling' singer B.J. Thomas dies at 78

Associated Press • May 29, 2021

The versatile, Grammy-winning singer enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with hits like 'I Just Can't Help Believing,' 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head' and 'Hooked On a Feeling.'

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Coffee Break: One hit wonders

Sean McPherson and Anna Weggel • May 28, 2021

We are JUST about to head into a tasty Block Rockin' Weekend, but before we do - why don't we cleanse the palate by putting the spotlight on a few choice one hit wonders?

The Current Summer Guide 2021: Things to do in the Twin Cities and beyond

The Current Summer Guide 2021: Things to do in the Twin Cities and beyond

Jay Gabler, Lydia Moran and Sheila Regan • May 28, 2021

Minnesotans always steer into summer, and this year's is going to be a season like no other. We've curated a summerlong list of happenings to spark your excitement and inspire your adventures.

How Kiss the Tiger made their new album ‘Vicious Kid’

How Kiss the Tiger made their new album ‘Vicious Kid’

Sylvia Jennings • May 28, 2021

In a biweekly series of features, we’re inviting Minnesota artists to introduce — or re-introduce — themselves to our audience. Today: Minneapolis rockers Kiss the Tiger. Singer Meghan Kreidler and engineer Jason Orris told Sylvia Jennings about the making of Kiss the Tiger’s new album Vicious Kid, which will be released on June 3 with an…

Discover new music from Park Hye Jin, Joy Oladokun, the Linda Lindas, Olivia Rodrigo, King Pari and UV-TV

Discover new music from Park Hye Jin, Joy Oladokun, the Linda Lindas, Olivia Rodrigo, King Pari and UV-TV

Jade • May 27, 2021

Listen to brand-new tracks from South Korean artist Park Hye Jin, Los Angeles teens the Linda Lindas, New York's UV-TV, Nashville-by-way-of-Arizona's Joy Oladokun, erstwhile Minnesotans King Pari, and the rapidly ascending Olivia Rodrigo.

Coffee Break: Legendary music scenes

Coffee Break: Legendary music scenes

Sean McPherson and Anna Weggel • May 27, 2021

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, name the iconic song you want to hear and the legendary music scene it originated from.

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Butterflies and Tall Bikes' explores the culture and community of Minneapolis's West Bank

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Butterflies and Tall Bikes' explores the culture and community of Minneapolis's West Bank

Jay Gabler • May 27, 2021

Minneapolis's Cedar-Riverside neighborhood has a rich musical legacy, but that's only part of the story Jamie Schumacher tells in her new book 'Butterflies and Tall Bikes: West Bank Stories of Community, Creativity, and Change.'

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.

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