As we close the book on 2022, here are 10 music events throughout the Twin Cities to celebrate the start of 2023.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about Santa do you want to hear?

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that became popular again in 2022?

The last official Current Chart Show of 2022 sees LCD Soundsystem dancing their way into the No. 1 spot with ‘new body rhumba.’ Meanwhile, songs by Phoenix and Arctic Monkeys enter the Chart Show Hall of Fame.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about winter do you want to hear?

Raffaella performed music from her recent EP, Live, Raff, Love (Act 1) and spoke with The Current's Local Show host Diane about integrating into the Twin Cities music scene and incorporating humor into serious subject matter.  

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what ska songs do you want to hear?

Terry Hall, lead singer of The Specials, has died. With its mix of Black and white members and Jamaica-influenced fashion style, the band became leaders of the anti-racist 2 Tone ska revival movement.

Touring in support of her latest album, ‘Oh To Be That Free,’ Nashville-based singer-songwriter Michaela Anne stopped at the Radio Heartland studio to perform a mini-concert of songs from the album — and a track off her new holiday EP.

The Emerging Artists Showcase at Duluth’s Sacred Heart Music Center spotlighted up-and-coming regional songwriters and performers. This showcase included stunning performances from Minneapolis-based Laura Hugo (Diné [Navajo]) and the Oshkii Giizhik Singers (Fond du Lac Anishinaabe) from Cloquet, Minnesota.