June 10, 2021A few new acts join the Chart Show this week including Sports Team, The Chemical Brothers and Minnesota band Kiss The Tiger. Save This Story
The Chart Show: Minneapolis' Kiss The Tiger Debuts Jun 10, 2021A few new acts join the Chart Show this week including Sports Team, The Chemical Brothers and Minnesota band Kiss The Tiger.
Listen to Looch: 'Cracked Up' is Darrell Hammond's story of survivalMary Lucia • Jun 9, 2021Mary Lucia talks about 'Cracked Up,' a documentary about actor, comedian, impressionist and Saturday Night Live veteran, Darrell Hammond, and about how adverse childhood experiences can have effects across a lifetime.
Coffee Break: AnxietyJill Riley and Anna Weggel • Jun 9, 2021For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that address anxiety, have an anxious sound, or exude an anxious feeling?
Eric D. Johnson of Fruit Bats on the ‘world class Minneapolis music scene’ he’s been spending time inYoua Vang • Jun 9, 2021The Twin Cities music scene is diverse and the pool of talented artists runs deep, but it’s gotten even deeper since Fruit Bats leader Eric D. Johnson has been spending more and more time here. Johnson grew up in Chicago and got his musical start there, but it’s been almost two decades since he’s really…
Cautious Clay talks album sequencing, plays tracks from 'Deadpan Love'Maddie • Jun 9, 2021Brooklyn-based songwriter and producer Cautious Clay joins The Current to play a few tracks from his upcoming record, Deadpan Love. Hear his conversation with Zeke about what makes a great taco, how Disney's Aladdin got him interested in music, and the contrasting hot and cold energies on his new record.
Coffee Break: Hot Enough For Ya?Jesse Wiza • Jun 8, 2021It's been a scorcher of a week here in Minnesota, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break were going to relish in the 90 degree weather by playing your favorite tracks from the 1990s.
A Minnesota guide to Record Store Day 2021: Drop oneDarby Ottoson • Jun 8, 2021Independent music shops and supporters are rearing up for Record Store Day, which arrives on June 12 this year with the first of two drops. Record Store Day kicked off in 2008 to support small-scale record stores across the United States and spotlight their role in local music communities. Today, the internationally celebrated holiday draws…
Listen to 'Good Times: The Evolution of Black Music' episode 1, the Minneapolis SoundDebonaire • Jun 8, 2021Listen to 'Good Times: The Evolution of Black Music,' a weekly show throughout the month of June, spotlighting the many genres and artists that make up the Black Music experience. Episode 1, inspired by Prince, covers the Minneapolis sound.
Coffee Break: Minneapolis SoundJesse Wiza • Jun 7, 2021Though he didn't celebrate holidays, it's hard not to think about Prince on the anniversary of his birth. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, which tracks do you want to hear that evoke the Minneapolis Sound?
Album of the Week: Japanese Breakfast, 'Jubilee'Maddie • Jun 7, 2021Tight pop hooks and the guitar driven sound Japanese Breakfast mastered on their first two releases anchor the album as it finds it's way into vast aural worlds.