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February 16, 2023

The Heavy Heavy hold on to the No. 1 spot for the third week in a row, while Belle and Sebastian and Minnesota artist Maria Isa each make Chart Show debuts.

The Chart Show: Maria Isa represents

The Chart Show: Maria Isa represents

Feb 16, 2023

The Heavy Heavy hold on to the No. 1 spot for the third week in a row, while Belle and Sebastian and Minnesota artist Maria Isa each make Chart Show debuts.

Polara's Interscope recordings are finally on streaming platforms

Polara's Interscope recordings are finally on streaming platforms

Erik Thompson • Feb 15, 2023

Here’s what to expect when listening to the Minneapolis alt-rockers’ Pantomime EP, C’est La Vie and Formless/Functional — now available for streaming for the first time.

If music is emotional, then Theo Langason probably loves it

If music is emotional, then Theo Langason probably loves it

Marla Khan-Schwartz • Feb 15, 2023

The Minneapolis-based multidisciplinary artist will perform with five other local creatives as part of the upcoming Cedar Commissions showcase on Feb. 17-18.

The Current's On-Air Fest 2023: Listen to live performances all day long

The Current's On-Air Fest 2023: Listen to live performances all day long

Feb 15, 2023

Tune in or stream The Current on Monday, Feb. 20, for On-Air Fest to hear some of the best Twin Cities live performances we’ve captured over the years.

Coffee Break: Music of the Civil Rights Movement / Funk & Soul

Coffee Break: Music of the Civil Rights Movement / Funk & Soul

Jill Riley and Rachel Frances • Feb 15, 2023

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs of the Civil Rights Movement do you want to hear?

Caroline Polachek ponders 'Desire' at pop's outer limits

Caroline Polachek ponders 'Desire' at pop's outer limits

Sophie Kemp • Feb 14, 2023

Desire, I Want to Turn Into You is a natural next step in the adventurous songwriter's series of evolutions, one that embraces ridiculousness and beckons pop towards a rigorous, maximalist sound.

Coffee Break: Songs of unrequited love

Coffee Break: Songs of unrequited love

Jill Riley and Rachel Frances • Feb 14, 2023

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

Why people keep on writing love songs

Why people keep on writing love songs

Natalia Mendez and Darby Ottoson • Feb 13, 2023

Four Minnesota musicians — Haley, Nur-D, Kiss the Tiger’s Meghan Kreidler, and Landon Conrath — delve into how they write and appreciate songs about that universal feeling.

David Jolicoeur, De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove, dies at 54

David Jolicoeur, De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove, dies at 54

Oliver Wang • Feb 13, 2023

Trugoy brought skill and care-free charisma to De La Soul's innovative music, which helped to usher in a new age of hip-hop. After years of legal disputes, that music will soon be available again.

Coffee Break: East Coast Hip-Hop for Trugoy the Dove

Coffee Break: East Coast Hip-Hop for Trugoy the Dove

Jill Riley and Rachel Frances • Feb 13, 2023

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what East Coast hip-hop songs do you want to hear in honor of Trugoy the Dove?

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