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April 14, 2023

Pick your protagonists at the 2023 fest from local musicians, jazz drummers, folk rock duos, classical composers, and more.

10 music films to watch at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival

10 music films to watch at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival

Lianna Matt McLernon • Apr 14, 2023

Pick your protagonists at the 2023 fest from local musicians, jazz drummers, folk rock duos, classical composers, and more.

25 special releases to pick up on Record Store Day 2023

25 special releases to pick up on Record Store Day 2023

Erik Thompson • Apr 13, 2023

Keep an eye out for albums from Hüsker Dü, the Cactus Blossoms, and many more at Twin Cities record stores.

The Chart Show: Angel Olsen's "Nothing's Free" debuts at No. 7

The Chart Show: Angel Olsen's "Nothing's Free" debuts at No. 7

Apr 13, 2023

This week on The Current Chart Show, new songs debut from Jenny Lewis, Bully, The National, CHVRCHES, Samia, Gully Boys, and Angel Olsen with her new song “Nothing’s Free.”

Hear new songs by Wednesday, The Linda Lindas, The Japanese House, Hand Habits, Juice Lord, and CHAI

Hear new songs by Wednesday, The Linda Lindas, The Japanese House, Hand Habits, Juice Lord, and CHAI

Jade and Natalia Toledo • Apr 13, 2023

This week, hear the latest from Los Angeles artists The Linda Lindas and Hand Habits, from English artist Amber Mary Bain aka The Japanese House, from Minnesota hip-hop artist Juice Lord, and from Japanese band CHAI. Plus, discover the sounds of North Carolina five-piece Wednesday.

Coffee Break: National Recording Registry Inductions

Coffee Break: National Recording Registry Inductions

Jill Riley and Rachel Frances • Apr 13, 2023

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from this year’s list of music to be preserved in the National Recording Registry?

Feist holds a mirror up to her 'Multitudes'

Feist holds a mirror up to her 'Multitudes'

Grayson Haver Currin • Apr 13, 2023

On her best album to date, Feist mines age and experience, love and loss to shape 12 songs about the hard-earned insights of simply existing.

Interview: Ira Kaplan crafts Yo La Tengo setlists for the ultimate fan

Interview: Ira Kaplan crafts Yo La Tengo setlists for the ultimate fan

Reed Fischer • Apr 12, 2023

“To a preposterous degree, we act as if everybody in the audience has seen every one of our shows,“ he says in an interview discussing setlists, Robyn Hitchcock, Television’s Tom Verlaine, and more.  

We asked AI to write a Yo La Tengo setlist

We asked AI to write a Yo La Tengo setlist

Apr 12, 2023

Before Yo La Tengo performed in Minneapolis, we asked ChatGPT to predict the night’s songs. How well do you think that went?

Listen to Margo Price, Emmylou Harris & friends, 'I Shall Be Released'

Listen to Margo Price, Emmylou Harris & friends, 'I Shall Be Released'

Ann Powers • Apr 12, 2023

At the reinstatement of expelled Tennessee lawmaker Justin Jones, a small gathering of Nashville musicians opened up the People's Songbook for a musically imperfect yet unforgettable Bob Dylan cover.

Coffee Break: Go outside

Coffee Break: Go outside

Jill Riley and Rachel Frances • Apr 12, 2023

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

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