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December 28, 2023

Hometown heroes Durry enter the Chart Show Hall of Fame with “Coming of Age” — their third song to be inducted — along with Londoners Blur, who end their 10-week run with “Barbaric.”

The Chart Show: Durry come of age with third Chart Show Hall of Fame induction

The Chart Show: Durry come of age with third Chart Show Hall of Fame induction

Dec 28, 2023

Hometown heroes Durry enter the Chart Show Hall of Fame with “Coming of Age” — their third song to be inducted — along with Londoners Blur, who end their 10-week run with “Barbaric.”

Top 89 of 2023: Best albums

Top 89 of 2023: Best albums

Dec 28, 2023

The Current's Top 89 Songs of 2023 will air on New Year’s Eve. We'll count down your Top 89 of 2023 at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, and at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1.

Comedian, writer and activist Lizz Winstead looks back at the year 2023

Comedian, writer and activist Lizz Winstead looks back at the year 2023

Jill Riley • Dec 28, 2023

Lizz Winstead, a Minneapolis-originated writer, comedian and activist, stopped at The Current Morning Show ahead of her two-night engagement at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis that looks back on the year that was.

Coffee Break: your favorite albums of 2023

Coffee Break: your favorite albums of 2023

Jill Riley • Dec 28, 2023

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what were your favorite albums of 2023?

Top 89 of 2023: Best new artists

Top 89 of 2023: Best new artists

Dec 27, 2023

The Current's Top 89 Songs of 2023 will air on New Year’s Eve. We'll count down your Top 89 of 2023 at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, and at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1.

Coffee Break: in between

Coffee Break: in between

Jill Riley • Dec 27, 2023

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that convey the idea of being between?

Cat Power talks about the power of singing Bob Dylan's 1966 concert today

Cat Power talks about the power of singing Bob Dylan's 1966 concert today

Jill Riley • Dec 27, 2023

In 2022, Chan Marshall — best known by her artistic name Cat Power — walked onto the stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London where she gave a song-by-song performance of Bob Dylan’s original 1966 Manchester concert. The recording is now the album Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert. Cat Power talks with The Current’s Jill Riley about the experience.

Top 89 of 2023: Top Minnesota songs

Top 89 of 2023: Top Minnesota songs

Dec 26, 2023

The Current's Top 89 Songs of 2023 will air on New Year’s Eve. We'll count down your Top 89 of 2023 at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, and at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1.

Top 15 Minnesota Songs of 2023

Top 15 Minnesota Songs of 2023

Diane and Staff • Dec 26, 2023

The Current’s top Minnesota singles of 2023

Coffee Break: From jingle bells to cowbells

Coffee Break: From jingle bells to cowbells

Bill DeVille • Dec 26, 2023

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

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