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January 09, 2022

“Ride or Die” flexi discs are available at select indie stores on Monday, January 10.

Find free copies of new Hippo Campus single at local record stores

Find free copies of new Hippo Campus single at local record stores

Jan 9, 2022

“Ride or Die” flexi discs are available at select indie stores on Monday, January 10.

Michael Lang, a co-creator of the Woodstock festival, has died at 77

Michael Lang, a co-creator of the Woodstock festival, has died at 77

Hazel Cills • Jan 9, 2022

Lang helped make Woodstock a defining moment of the 1960s. He once called it "a test of whether people of our generation really believed in one another and the world we were struggling to create."

Songs to put a smile on your face

Songs to put a smile on your face

Sean McPherson • Jan 8, 2022

What songs put a smile on your face? Chime in with your ideas for Radio Free Current, and we’re gonna enjoy the second Saturday of 2022 with huge smiles on our faces. 

Oscar-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman has died at 93

Oscar-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman has died at 93

Elizabeth Blair • Jan 8, 2022

Alongside her husband, Alan, she won two Academy Awards for Best Original Song for "The Windmills of Your Mind" and "The Way We Were."

Artists and friends remember late bluegrass mainstay Alan Jesperson

Artists and friends remember late bluegrass mainstay Alan Jesperson

Luke Taylor • Jan 7, 2022

A longtime talent booker and a founding member of the Middle Spunk Creek Boys, Jesperson leaves an indelible mark, and a significant hole, in the local bluegrass scene.

Friday Five: New videos from Low, DNM, bathtub cig, Lumpy, and the Minnesota Orchestra

Friday Five: New videos from Low, DNM, bathtub cig, Lumpy, and the Minnesota Orchestra

Jay Gabler • Jan 7, 2022

Ring in the new year with new Minnesota music videos.

Songs for David Bowie

Songs for David Bowie

Anna Weggel and Jill Riley • Jan 7, 2022

Tomorrow would have been David Bowie’s 75th birthday, and Monday marks six years since his death. For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from David Bowie’s catalogue do you want to hear?

Watch the new video for Charlie Parr's 'Blues For Whitefish Lake, 1975'

Luke Taylor • Jan 6, 2022

The music video takes us on an impressionist visit to a lake in northern Minnesota.

Hear new songs from Father John Misty, The Smile, DNM, Let's Eat Grandma, David Byrne and Yo La Tengo, and Widowspeak

Hear new songs from Father John Misty, The Smile, DNM, Let's Eat Grandma, David Byrne and Yo La Tengo, and Widowspeak

Jade • Jan 6, 2022

Father John Misty returns with his first new music since 2018’s ‘God’s Favorite Customer.’ Also, hear a Yoko Ono-inspired collaboration between David Byrne and Yo La Tengo, plus new tracks from Let’s Eat Grandma, DNM and more.

Honoring the women who made hip-hop

Honoring the women who made hip-hop

Anna Weggel and Jill Riley • Jan 6, 2022

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from the women who made hip-hop?

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