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March 11, 2022

The pianist was a rarity: a female instrumentalist in a honky-tonk band. Though she only recorded one solo album, she played and recorded with her brother for decades. She died Thursday at age 91.

Bobbie Nelson, a country music pioneer and Willie Nelson's sister, dies at age 91

Bobbie Nelson, a country music pioneer and Willie Nelson's sister, dies at age 91

Anastasia Tsioulcas • Mar 11, 2022

The pianist was a rarity: a female instrumentalist in a honky-tonk band. Though she only recorded one solo album, she played and recorded with her brother for decades. She died Thursday at age 91.

Coffee Break: women-led punk bands

Coffee Break: women-led punk bands

Jill Riley and Luke Taylor • Mar 11, 2022

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs by women-led punk and post-punk bands do you want to hear?

Kevin Garnett's Showtime documentary is a slam dunk

Kevin Garnett's Showtime documentary is a slam dunk

Mary Lucia and Jill Riley • Mar 11, 2022

Mary Lucia joins Jill Riley to talk about “Anything Is Possible,” a new documentary on Showtime about former Minnesota Timberwolves player Kevin Garnett.

The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach on 'Dropout Boogie,' and jamming with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons

Mar 11, 2022

Ahead of their 2022 record 'Dropout Boogie,' The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach joined The Current to talk about the recording process for 'Dropout Boogie,' jamming with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, and the band's shared love of Captain Beefheart.

Gang of Youths' David Le'aupepe on family history, and going maximalist on 'Angel In Real Time'

Mary Lucia • Mar 10, 2022

On their new record, ‘Angel In Real Time,’ Gang of Youths' frontman David Le'aupepe took a maximalist approach to the release, "... it needed to be offensive to taste making sensibilities. It needed to be a complete violation of all those things. It needed to not be a downtempo miserable, sad, sodden record that everyone expects. There's this weird idea that somehow you can only convey true emotion with sad quiet intimacies and I resent that.”

All three major music labels have now suspended operations in Russia

All three major music labels have now suspended operations in Russia

Wynne Davis • Mar 10, 2022

The entertainment exodus from Russia is continuing. Both Sony Music and the Warner Music Group announced Thursday that they would be suspending operations in Russia.

Hear new songs from Pixies, Superorganism, John Doe, Belle and Sebastian, The Black Keys and the Muatas

Hear new songs from Pixies, Superorganism, John Doe, Belle and Sebastian, The Black Keys and the Muatas

Jade • Mar 10, 2022

This week brings new releases from established artists Pixies, John Doe, Belle and Sebastian, and the Black Keys, plus the latest from London collective Superorganism and from Minneapolis duo the Muatas.

Coffee Break: songs produced by Rick Rubin

Coffee Break: songs produced by Rick Rubin

Jill Riley and Luke Taylor • Mar 10, 2022

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs produced by Rick Rubin do you want to hear?

Valerie June is putting positivity into the world, and hitting the road with Chastity Brown

Valerie June is putting positivity into the world, and hitting the road with Chastity Brown

Jill Riley • Mar 10, 2022

“The only way I really knew that I could help … is by putting out songs that have messages that make you focus on the positivity within each and every one of us, and the joy that we hold within each and every one of us—because we have that.”

The Chart Show: Lucius and Japanese Breakfast Debut

The Chart Show: Lucius and Japanese Breakfast Debut

Mar 10, 2022

New music on the chart this week from SASAMI, Japanese Breakfast, Liam Gallagher, Lucius, and Muse with their rocking “Won’t Stand Down.”

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