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July 29, 2021

The No. 1 spot of The Current's Chart Show is held down for another week by Minnesota group Kiss The Tiger. Durand Jones and the Indications as well as Garbage made big leaps, and California newcomers The Marias debut at No. 20.

The Chart Show: The Marias make their Chart Show debut

The Chart Show: The Marias make their Chart Show debut

Jul 29, 2021

The No. 1 spot of The Current's Chart Show is held down for another week by Minnesota group Kiss The Tiger. Durand Jones and the Indications as well as Garbage made big leaps, and California newcomers The Marias debut at No. 20.

Lollapalooza to require vaccination card or negative test to attend the festival

Lollapalooza to require vaccination card or negative test to attend the festival

The Associated Press • Jul 28, 2021

The four-day event starts Thursday and is expected to be back at full capacity, with roughly 100,000 daily attendees after missing last summer because of the threat of the coronavirus.

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dead at age 72

ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dead at age 72

Anastasia Tsioulcas • Jul 28, 2021

One-third of the Texas blues-rock mainstay ZZ Top has died. Dusty Hill, the band's bassist and one of its vocalists, was 72 years old, and according to his bandmates died at his home in Houston.

Listen to Looch: 'Icon: Music Through the Lens' goes deep on rock-and-roll photography

Listen to Looch: 'Icon: Music Through the Lens' goes deep on rock-and-roll photography

Mary Lucia • Jul 28, 2021

Mary Lucia talks about a new six-part documentary series, 'Icon: Music Through the Lens,' airing now on PBS. 'It's essentially a documentary that was made for me,' Mary says.

Coffee Break: Pop-punk GOLD!

Coffee Break: Pop-punk GOLD!

Jill Riley and Christy Taylor • Jul 28, 2021

Skateboarding is officially part of the Olympics for the first time in Tokyo. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what pop-punk songs do you want to hear?

Bon Iver, Lissie to headline Water is Life concert in Duluth on Aug. 18

Bon Iver, Lissie to headline Water is Life concert in Duluth on Aug. 18

Cecilia Johnson • Jul 28, 2021

If standing at the shores of Lake Superior isn’t enough to make your jaw drop, imagine a stage filled with world-class musicians and a “Water is Life” banner flapping in front of the waves. Honor the Earth, an environmental organization co-founded by Winona LaDuke and the Indigo Girls, will present a “Water is Life” benefit…

NYC 'Homecoming' show will star Bruce Springsteen and more, but you have to be vaxxed

NYC 'Homecoming' show will star Bruce Springsteen and more, but you have to be vaxxed

Andrew Limbong • Jul 27, 2021

The concert is being billed by New York City government as a reopening of the city -- and most of the tickets will be free, but you can only get in if you provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.

Coffee Break: Minnesota pride

Coffee Break: Minnesota pride

Jill Riley and Christy Taylor • Jul 27, 2021

Minnesota has many athletes that we can claim as our own competing in the Olympic Games, and they have started to win medals! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands/musicians make you proud to be a Minnesotan?

LUMP perform songs from 'Animal' in virtual session

LUMP perform songs from 'Animal' in virtual session

Jill Riley • Jul 27, 2021

LUMP--the collaborative project between Laura Marling and Tunng's Mike Lindsay--join The Current to play songs from their sophomore record, Animal. The duo catch up with The Current's Jill Riley about how they came together, the freedoms of exploring a new sound in this project, and the 8 foot tall tulle puppet Laura's been working on.

A prismatic Prince returns on 'Welcome 2 America'

A prismatic Prince returns on 'Welcome 2 America'

Noel King, Phil Harrell and Kelley Dickens • Jul 27, 2021

Keyboardist Morris Hayes, a longtime collaborator and friend of Prince, speaks with NPR's Noel King about his experience co-producing Prince's latest posthumous album, 'Welcome 2 America.'

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