January 02, 2024An impromptu jam of "Compared to What" gave McCann a career-defining moment at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival. Save This Story
Les McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88Nate Chinen • Jan 2, 2024An impromptu jam of "Compared to What" gave McCann a career-defining moment at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival.
10 Minnesota musicians with new sounds to kick off 2024Diane, Anna Devine, Natalia Toledo and Youa Vang • Jan 2, 2024New music from Creeping Charlie, Arcwelder, Basement Gang, Aiden Intro, and more.
Motion City Soundtrack ring in the new year at the Uptown TheaterJoel Swenson • Jan 2, 2024Local grunge-pop rising stars Gully Boys and new wave newcomers Toilet Rats opened the show.
Coffee Break: songs in the key of peachBill DeVille • Jan 2, 2024For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention peach do you want to hear?
Album of the Week: Sampha, 'Lahai'Ayisha Jaffer • Jan 1, 2024Our Album of the Week is Lahai by Sampha.
boygenius poignantly define ways of feeling powerless on “Not Strong Enough”Macie Rasmussen • Jan 1, 2024The song off ‘the record’ was voted No. 1 by listeners in The Current’s Top 89 Songs of 2023 countdown. In words that turn the personal to universal, it holds space for admitting uncertainty about one’s own life and the world at large.
Ring in 2024 at these Twin Cities New Year’s Eve partiesErik Thompson • Dec 29, 2023Here is a roundup of 15 of the biggest New Year’s Eve music events going on in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
2023 Remembered from The CurrentJill Riley, Derrick Stevens, Reed Fischer, Luke Taylor, Lindsay Kimball and David Safar • Dec 29, 2023Join The Current in honoring the life, music, and legacy of artists we lost this year with 2023 Remembered from The Current. This two-hour musical tribute is a celebration of all sounds — from indie to influential — and a way to unite in paying homage to the artists who have shaped music history.
Coffee Break: what song describes your 2023? Jill Riley • Dec 29, 2023For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what song (from any era) describes your 2023?
Classic Americana: Suzy BoggussMike Pengra and Luke Taylor • Dec 29, 2023In a new segment on Radio Heartland called Classic Americana, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we look at singer-songwriter Suzy Bogguss.
