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Recent stories from The Current
October 27, 2022

This week on the Chart Show, it’s a great week to be a Minnesota artist, and it’s also great to be Sampa the Great.

The Chart Show: Sampa the Great debuts with 'Let Me Be Great'

The Chart Show: Sampa the Great debuts with 'Let Me Be Great'

Oct 27, 2022

This week on the Chart Show, it’s a great week to be a Minnesota artist, and it’s also great to be Sampa the Great.

Watch Miloe's full performance from MPR Day at the Minnesota State Fair

Oct 26, 2022

Minneapolis singer-songwriter Miloe and his band performed a set of songs on the Dan Patch Park stage at the Minnesota State Fair on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, as part of MPR Day. Watch the complete performance.

The Current celebrates Public Radio Music Day

The Current celebrates Public Radio Music Day

Oct 26, 2022

Listen all day long to special sets featuring live performances by Angel Olson, Wet Leg, Brandi Carlile, Mumford & Sons, and more!

S.G. Goodman: Tiny Desk Concert

Ann Powers • Oct 26, 2022

In Goodman's songs, music is a route to both survival and transcendence. Watch her perform three powerful tracks that confront grief and stump for understanding.

Coffee Break: The Current In-studio performances

Coffee Break: The Current In-studio performances

Jill Riley and Rachel Frances • Oct 26, 2022

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what are some of your favorite performances from The Current’s studio sessions?

Neal Francis performs in The Current studio

Bill DeVille • Oct 25, 2022

Citing influences ranging from Allen Toussaint, Muddy Waters and the Beatles, to Broadway musicals and Georges Bizet, Chicago musician Neal Francis and his band visited The Current for a session hosted by Bill DeVille.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras make LGBTQ history on Billboard's Hot 100 chart

Sam Smith and Kim Petras make LGBTQ history on Billboard's Hot 100 chart

Ashley Ahn • Oct 25, 2022

"Unholy" earned both artists their first No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100, making them the first openly non-binary solo artist and first openly transgender solo artist to hit the top of the chart.

Coffee Break: Music memoirs

Coffee Break: Music memoirs

Jill Riley and Rachel Frances • Oct 25, 2022

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, who are some artists whose memoirs you’d recommend?

On 'Blue Rev,' Alvvays finds euphoria in noise

On 'Blue Rev,' Alvvays finds euphoria in noise

Jacob Ganz • Oct 25, 2022

The third album from the Canadian noise pop purveyors feels like a conversation between clarity and cacophony, creating an exhilarating tension.

Halloween 2022: Spooky Twin Cities concerts, parties, and more

Halloween 2022: Spooky Twin Cities concerts, parties, and more

Lydia Moran • Oct 24, 2022

There’s Jeremy Messersmith’s All Hallow’s Eve, Haunted Disco, Haunted Basement, Twin Cities Horror Festival, and lots more.

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