Ahead of Record Store Day 2023, we asked hosts from The Current put together a list of tips on how to purchase, take care, and enjoy your records. They even wanted to let you all know about what they have their eyes on for this year’s Record Store Day releases!

Freed from the limitations of time and bolstered by a bill all to themselves, Dawes took the evening to fully lean into their jam-band capabilities and embrace their musicality. 

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from influential singer-songwriters of the 1990s?

What choice do you make in the moment? And how will it define you? Discover your own Multitudes as we listen to Feist this week.

“We're 20 years as a band this year,” the Hold Steady’s frontman Craig Finn tells Mac Wilson, “so I’m excited to be celebrating that 20-year anniversary at such an iconic Minnesota venue — the State Fair, it's huge.”

‘Joy’All,’ Jenny Lewis’s first full-length album since 2019’s ‘On The Line,’ releases June 9, 2023. Ahead of the release, Lewis connected with The Current’s Ayisha Jaffer to talk about the importance of community, of choosing joy — and how a puppy can provide a beautiful new outlook.

Diona Johnson was just 35 when she died unexpectedly on Monday, April 10.

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

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

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