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October 14, 2021

Wet Leg has staying power for a second week holding on to the #1 spot on the Current's Chart Show, and Lizzo & Cardi B hold on in the top 5. Brandi Carlile has just released her new album and this week enters our Chart Show Hall of Fame alongside Duluth, MN native Charlie Parr.

The Chart Show: The "Rumors" Are True

The Chart Show: The "Rumors" Are True

Oct 14, 2021

Wet Leg has staying power for a second week holding on to the #1 spot on the Current's Chart Show, and Lizzo & Cardi B hold on in the top 5. Brandi Carlile has just released her new album and this week enters our Chart Show Hall of Fame alongside Duluth, MN native Charlie Parr.

A new museum in Nashville centers the artistry of Black musicians

A new museum in Nashville centers the artistry of Black musicians

Ambriehl Crutchfield • Oct 13, 2021

Nashville has long been associated with country music. But a museum devoted to African-American music, which opened earlier this year, sets the record straight about the city's diversity.

Listen to Looch: 'Return To Skid Row' sheds fresh light on a lost Minneapolis community

Listen to Looch: 'Return To Skid Row' sheds fresh light on a lost Minneapolis community

Mary Lucia • Oct 13, 2021

This week, Mary Lucia has something for those fascinated by the history of Minneapolis: 'Return To Skid Row,' a Twin Cities PBS Original production. 'It may have been unsavory,' Mary says, 'but it was nonetheless a community of people.'

Coffee Break: Paul Simon

Coffee Break: Paul Simon

Christy Taylor, Jill Riley and David Safar • Oct 13, 2021

Today is Paul Simon's 80th birthday! For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands from Paul Simon do you want to hear?

Paddy Moloney, Irish folk music legend and founder of The Chieftains, has died at 83

Paddy Moloney, Irish folk music legend and founder of The Chieftains, has died at 83

Andrew Limbong • Oct 12, 2021

Known for his mastery of the uilleann pipes, Moloney was an important ambassador of Irish folk music to the wider world.

Coffee Break: Face your fears

Coffee Break: Face your fears

Jill Riley, Christy Taylor and Sean McPherson • Oct 12, 2021

Today is Face Your Fears Day. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that represent fear do you want to hear?

Review and photos: black midi stir up a frenzy at Fine Line

Review and photos: black midi stir up a frenzy at Fine Line

Julian Green • Oct 12, 2021

English experimental rock act black midi’s Monday night show at the Fine Line in downtown Minneapolis was the best way to start a week. (Take that, Garfield.) By the end, I stood dazed, my body abuzz after what felt like an hour-long aural epiphany. I couldn’t help but wonder just what music is supposed to…

Coffee Break: Indigenous Peoples Day

Coffee Break: Indigenous Peoples Day

Oct 11, 2021

Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day. For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from Indigenous People do you want to hear?

Album of the Week: Brandi Carlile, 'In These Silent Days'

Album of the Week: Brandi Carlile, 'In These Silent Days'

Bill DeVille • Oct 11, 2021

Fresh off of being named Artist of the Year at the Americana Honors & Awards show in Nashville, and the release of her memoir which topped the New York Times Best Sellers list, Brandi Carlile is back with her seventh album.

Playlist: Annie Humphrey and the friends she has made along the way

Playlist: Annie Humphrey and the friends she has made along the way

Annie Humphrey • Oct 10, 2021

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…

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