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March 02, 2022

Some wild jumps this week on the chart – including Minnesota band Durry jumping from the tenth spot to the #1 spot this week, and also reaching their tenth week on the chart, earning themselves a spot in the Chart Show Hall of Fame.

The Chart Show: Durry debuts into Hall of Fame

The Chart Show: Durry debuts into Hall of Fame

Mar 2, 2022

Some wild jumps this week on the chart – including Minnesota band Durry jumping from the tenth spot to the #1 spot this week, and also reaching their tenth week on the chart, earning themselves a spot in the Chart Show Hall of Fame.

Live Nation Entertainment is ceasing business with Russia and acts cancel dates there

Live Nation Entertainment is ceasing business with Russia and acts cancel dates there

Andrew Limbong • Mar 2, 2022

The company's announcement comes as musical acts from Louis Tomlinson to The Killers are canceling their show dates in Russia, in response to the invasion.

Coffee Break: spotlight on women musicians

Coffee Break: spotlight on women musicians

Jill Riley and Luke Taylor • Mar 2, 2022

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by women artists or by women-fronted bands?

Half a century ago, Stevie Wonder defined what an 'artist's classic run' could mean

Half a century ago, Stevie Wonder defined what an 'artist's classic run' could mean

A Martínez and Phil Harrell • Mar 2, 2022

For the occasion of its half-centennial, cultural critic and poet Hanif Abdurraqib takes the measure of Stevie Wonder's unmatchable artistic achivements in the early-to-mid '70s.

The Current launches The Siren stream for Women's History Month

The Current launches The Siren stream for Women's History Month

Mar 1, 2022

The Current has launched The Siren, a 24/7 DJ-curated stream that honors and amplifies the sounds of women’s voices and music as part of Women’s History Month

Rock the Garden 2022 lineup and ticket details

Rock the Garden 2022 lineup and ticket details

Mar 1, 2022

Walker Art Center and The Current present Rock the Garden June 11 featuring Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Sleater-Kinney, LOW, beabadoobee, DāM-FunK, Bombino, and Divide and Dissolve

With the return of Mardi Gras marching bands, New Orleans' streets are full of magic

With the return of Mardi Gras marching bands, New Orleans' streets are full of magic

Aubri Juhasz • Mar 1, 2022

The bands may be smaller this year, but students say they're prepared to keep the culture alive and entertain hundreds of thousands of revelers.

Coffee Break: Rock the Garden performers

Coffee Break: Rock the Garden performers

Jill Riley and Luke Taylor • Feb 28, 2022

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear by artists who have performed at Rock the Garden?

Ten cozy ways to curl up in the Twin Cities this winter

Ten cozy ways to curl up in the Twin Cities this winter

Jay Gabler • Feb 28, 2022

To close our our 89 Days of Winter series, Jay Gabler highlights ten cozy ways to curl up - literally or metaphorically - before the weather warms, evaporating the hygge.

Album of the Week: SASAMI, 'Squeeze'

Album of the Week: SASAMI, 'Squeeze'

Jade • Feb 28, 2022

Los Angeles songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sasami Ashworth (aka SASAMI) has created an outlet for others to get out their “anger, frustration, desperation, and more violent, aggressive emotions."

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