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August 20, 2021

Ani DiFranco joins Jill Riley from The Current to talk about the making of her new record, 'Revolutionary Love,' as well as her recent memoir 'No Walls and the Recurring Dream'.

Interview: Ani DiFranco on 'Revolutionary Love'

Jill Riley • Aug 20, 2021

Ani DiFranco joins Jill Riley from The Current to talk about the making of her new record, 'Revolutionary Love,' as well as her recent memoir 'No Walls and the Recurring Dream'.

Coffee Break: Iconic voices

Jill Riley and Christy Taylor • Aug 20, 2021

Happy birthday to one of the most iconic voices in rock, Robert Plant! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what iconic voices do you want to hear?

Friday Five: Summer-ready Minnesota music videos from Ka Lia Universe, Gully Boys, and more

Maddie Schwappach • Aug 20, 2021

The Friday Five isn’t a weekly feature any more, but we bring it back on special occasions — like today, marking the approaching end of a summer season that’s produced more than its share of memorable Minnesota music videos. Ka Lia Universe- “I’ve Been Thankin'” Ka Lia Universe is one of the more than 100…

Lorde, now fully adulting, embraces a folksy analog on 'Solar Power'

Victoria Whitley-Berry, Phil Harrell and A Martinez • Aug 20, 2021

The pop star has spent the four years growing up and slowing down -- she speaks to Morning Edition about her new album and sound, including using her synesthesia like a creative scythe.

Hear new songs from Lizzo, The Killers, Nathaniel Rateliff, Lorde, PinkPantheress and VIAL

Jade • Aug 19, 2021

Listen to huge drops this week from Lizzo (feat. Cardi B), The Killers (feat. Phoebe Bridgers), Nathaniel Rateliff (back with the Night Sweats) and Lorde. Plus, discover England's PinkPantheress and Twin Cities buzz band VIAL.

Coffee Break: Great bass lines

Jill Riley and Christy Taylor • Aug 19, 2021

Today is John Deacon's birthday, one of the great bass players of our time. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what great bass lines do you want to hear?

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'It Ain't Retro: Daptone Records & the 21st-Century Soul Revolution'

Jay Gabler • Aug 19, 2021

In her new history of Daptone Records, Jessica Lipsky explains how the label she describes as 'punk soul' became the center of a movement that brought vintage sounds to newfound prominence across the musical landscape.

In Chucky Thompson, Black Music found a borderless, million-selling sound

Christopher A. Daniel • Aug 19, 2021

The producer, who died this month at 53, crafted career-defining records by Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans and The Notorious B.I.G., armed with a desire to understand his artists as people first.

Review and photos: Water is Life performers rally against Line 3 at Bayfront Festival Park

Ann Klefstad • Aug 19, 2021

Water Is Life, the festival held at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth by Honor the Earth (Winona LaDuke’s arts-associated advocacy group), was about more than music. Ten hours of music; Anishinaabe traditional ceremony; teaching; passionate statements from Native artists and non-Native allies; and performance marked the day. The 5,000 participants danced, sweated in the 90-degree…

The Chart Show: Chicano Batman, Faye Webster, & H.E.R. Debut

Aug 19, 2021

This week sees a few new additions to the Current's Chart Show with Chicano Batman, Faye Webster, and H.E.R all making the cut.

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