Annie Humphrey is an Anishinaabe artist, activist, grandmother, Marine Corps veteran, and overall force of nature. Her most recent album, Eat What You Kill, was produced by Jeremy Ylvisaker and recorded at Rich Mattson’s Sparta Sound studio. Some of her favorite music is part of The Current’s Indigenous Peoples Day Playlist. These songs are in…

Winona LaDuke is an author, activist, and past Green Party vice presidential candidate who lives in northwestern Minnesota. She built this playlist using songs by incredible singers (Sissy Goodhouse, Buffy Sainte-Marie); changemakers (Bob Marley, Jackson Browne); and Honor the Earth collaborators (Indigo Girls, Bonnie Raitt). Some of her picks are part of The Current’s Indigenous…

Jaida Grey Eagle (Oglala Lakota) is a St. Paul-based photojournalist, writer, producer, beadwork artist, and lifelong music fan. Some of her favorite music is part of The Current’s Indigenous Peoples Day Playlist. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, The Intercept, Minnesota Public Radio, and Sahan Journal. She is co-curating an upcoming…

Plus: Minnesota singer back on 'The Voice' and weekend gig lists.

Owner John Rimarcik cited the difficulty of hiring staff as the reason that neither the Kitty Cat Klub nor the upstairs Annie's Parlour has reopened since the Covid-19 pandemic forced them to close back in March 2020.

It's Friday and the weekend is almost here! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention Friday do you want to hear?

'In These Silent Days' is the singer-songwriter's latest collaboration with twins Phil and Tim Hanseroth. The three have spent the past two decades winding their creative and personal lives together.

In a biweekly series of features, we’re inviting Minnesota artists to introduce themselves to our audience. Today: multi-instrumentalist Conrad Oddoye, who’s performed as a bassist with Minneapolis artists including Miloe, Papa MBye, and Honeybutter. My family moved to Canada from England when I was seven years old and my parents put my brother and me…

Mitski is back with new music, as are St. Paul and the Broken Bones, The Regrettes, and New Wave pioneers Tears For Fears. Discover New York synth-pop group Wet and the solo sound of former AstralBlak band member, Minnesota artist MMYYKK.

There's an abundance of musicians who have birthdays today. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear to celebrate their birthdays?