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September 20, 2021

Inspired by this week's Album of the Week feature on Adia Victoria - we'd like to dive into the new generation of artists coming out of Nashville. So, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break - which recent artists out of Nashville would you like to hear?

Coffee Break: New Nashville

Coffee Break: New Nashville

Sep 20, 2021

Inspired by this week's Album of the Week feature on Adia Victoria - we'd like to dive into the new generation of artists coming out of Nashville. So, for today's 9:30 Coffee Break - which recent artists out of Nashville would you like to hear?

Questlove visits Paisley Park for ‘Summer of Soul’ screening, Q&A, and DJ set

Questlove visits Paisley Park for ‘Summer of Soul’ screening, Q&A, and DJ set

Cecilia Johnson • Sep 20, 2021

“This is the first time I’ve been here in daylight,” Questlove said, reclining in the middle of a purple couch on Paisley Park’s soundstage. Fair enough: Since Prince passed in 2016, Paisley parties have started and ended much earlier than they used to. But they’re still worth the hike out to Chanhassen, especially when they…

Album of the Week: Adia Victoria, 'A Southern Gothic'

Album of the Week: Adia Victoria, 'A Southern Gothic'

Jill Riley • Sep 20, 2021

Nashville's Adia Victoria has returned with her third full length album, 'A Southern Gothic', and Jill Riley caught up with the singer-songwriter about her recent performance at the Water Is Life festival, putting together the record with producer T Bone Burnett, and the changes she's seen in the Nashville music scene over the years.

Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine talk vulnerability in collaborating on 'A Beginners Mind'

Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine talk vulnerability in collaborating on 'A Beginners Mind'

Mac Wilson • Sep 17, 2021

Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine join The Current's Mac Wilson to discuss their upcoming record, 'A Beginner's Mind,' the scores of movies they watched as the record came together, and the vulnerability required in collaborative songwriting.

PaviElle speaks her truth on 'Sovereign'

PaviElle speaks her truth on 'Sovereign'

Sean McPherson • Sep 17, 2021

'It's about the healing, the healer, the nurturer, the warrior, the priestess, the revolutionary,' PaviElle says about the new album. 'All these facets of me that I had to come back to myself and find so that I could step into my next level.'

Coffee Break: Oktoberfest

Coffee Break: Oktoberfest

Sep 17, 2021

Oktoberfest season is here! The season of suds is here, and we'd like to celebrate accordingly. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention beer?

Movie review: 'The Nowhere Inn' explores the paradox of celebrity, starring St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein

Movie review: 'The Nowhere Inn' explores the paradox of celebrity, starring St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein

Jay Gabler • Sep 17, 2021

When you see a rock star on stage, who are you seeing: a person or a persona? Both, argues St. Vincent's new movie 'The Nowhere Inn.'

Bandwidth: Minnesota music is all over Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs list

Bandwidth: Minnesota music is all over Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs list

Reed Fischer • Sep 17, 2021

The Current digital team's weekly roundup of news, music we like, and concerts.

Did Prince pick the best place in America to settle down?

Did Prince pick the best place in America to settle down?

Jay Gabler • Sep 16, 2021

No, not Minneapolis. Yes, Prince was born and raised in the Mill City, but in the early ’80s he bought a lakeside house in Chanhassen, the Carver County suburb that would remain Prince’s primary home (aside from stints in Los Angeles and Toronto) for the remainder of his life. “Chanhassen offers more than a chance…

Hear new songs by SZA, ill peach, The War on Drugs, Common, Geese, and Chris Bierden

Hear new songs by SZA, ill peach, The War on Drugs, Common, Geese, and Chris Bierden

Jade • Sep 16, 2021

Hear a long-awaited new song from SZA, plus new-album tracks from The War on Drugs and from Common. Discover the sounds of ill peach, Geese, and Minneapolis artist Chris Bierden.

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