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September 02, 2021

Minnesota music is making it's way to the top of The Current's chart this week with Charlie Parr at #2 and Bad Bad Hat's "Detroit Basketball" at #3, and we see some new acts on the chart this week with Vince Staples at #20 and Australian band Gang of Youths debuting at #13.

The Chart Show: Gang of Youths and Vince Staples Debut

The Chart Show: Gang of Youths and Vince Staples Debut

Sep 2, 2021

Minnesota music is making it's way to the top of The Current's chart this week with Charlie Parr at #2 and Bad Bad Hat's "Detroit Basketball" at #3, and we see some new acts on the chart this week with Vince Staples at #20 and Australian band Gang of Youths debuting at #13.

Listen to Looch: 'Roadrunner' is a heartbreaking look at Anthony Bourdain

Listen to Looch: 'Roadrunner' is a heartbreaking look at Anthony Bourdain

Mary Lucia • Sep 1, 2021

Mary Lucia talks about a must-watch film for any fan of Anthony Bourdain. 'It's heartbreaking,' Mary says. 'It's going to leave you with a lot of questions.'

Coffee Break: Celebrating Barry Gibb

Coffee Break: Celebrating Barry Gibb

Jill Riley and Christy Taylor • Sep 1, 2021

Today is Barry Gibb's 75th or platinum celebration! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Bee Gees covers do you want to hear?

Bully rock steady, cover Prince at masks-required Fine Line show

Bully rock steady, cover Prince at masks-required Fine Line show

Natalia Mendez • Sep 1, 2021

The Tennessee group energized a crowd eager to be back at the club, even with new COVID-19 protocols in effect.

Coffee Break: Honoring Lee "Scratch" Perry

Coffee Break: Honoring Lee "Scratch" Perry

Aug 31, 2021

Lee "Scratch" Perry a renowned Reggae and Dub music producer passed over the weekend at 85. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what Reggae and Dub songs of Perry's do you want to hear?

Papa Mbye can’t stop creating, drops mournful EP ‘Mang Fi’ on Sept. 3

Papa Mbye can’t stop creating, drops mournful EP ‘Mang Fi’ on Sept. 3

Mike Madden • Aug 31, 2021

All artists are creative. But Papa Mbye, a North Minneapolis rapper, singer, and producer, has a creative appetite that few can match. Talk to Mbye (pronounced “ehm-bay”) and his collaborators, and it becomes clear the 22-year-old multidisciplinary artist — who, as a teenager, used to caricature passersby in the park as both an outlet and…

Photos: Lake Street Dive and Kiss the Tiger rock the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand

Photos: Lake Street Dive and Kiss the Tiger rock the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand

Jay Gabler • Aug 30, 2021

Lake Street Dive and Kiss the Tiger (mostly) held back the rain and (totally) rocked the house in a Saturday night double bill at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand.

Coffee Break: New Orleans

Coffee Break: New Orleans

Jill Riley and Christy Taylor • Aug 30, 2021

Hurricane Ida, a category 4 storm, hit New Orleans yesterday on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands or artists from New Orleans do you want to hear?

Album of the Week: CHVRCHES, 'Screen Violence'

Album of the Week: CHVRCHES, 'Screen Violence'

Mac Wilson • Aug 30, 2021

Screen Violence exhibits all the traits of the classic CHVRCHES sound: strong vocals, strong sentiments, strong hooks. It's a house full of bangers in a time when we desperately need bangers, and CHVRCHES are happy to deliver.

Lee 'Scratch' Perry dies; visionary reggae producer was 85

Lee 'Scratch' Perry dies; visionary reggae producer was 85

Neda Ulaby • Aug 29, 2021

Visionary reggae producer Lee 'Scratch' Perry has died in Jamaica at the age of 85. His brilliant and idiosyncratic career included helping to inspire the sounds of dub and rap as we know them today.

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