February 27, 2024For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what disco-influenced dance tunes do you want to hear? Save This Story
Coffee Break: morning dance partyJill Riley • Feb 27, 2024For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what disco-influenced dance tunes do you want to hear?
Beck's 'Loser' at 30 and the golden age of slacker rockCheryl Waters, Stephen Thompson and Robin Hilton • Feb 27, 2024Nothing on mainstream radio sounded like Beck's "Loser" when it dropped in 1994. Thirty years later, we explain why, look at its impact on the rise of slacker rock and how we still hear it today.
Photos: Scenes from The Current's Winter Dig Out 2024Sara Fish • Feb 26, 2024The party at Hook & Ladder in Minneapolis on Saturday evening featured performances by Brigitte Calls Me Baby, Kiss the Tiger, and Friko.
Coffee Break: musicians as producersJill Riley • Feb 26, 2024For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that were produced by record producers who are active recording and touring musicians themselves?
Jaime Wyatt plays songs from 'Feel Good' in The Current studio Jill Riley • Feb 26, 2024Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jaime Wyatt visited The Current to play songs from her third full-length album, Feel Good.
Album of the Week: The Last Dinner Party, 'Prelude to Ecstasy'Jill Riley • Feb 26, 2024Our Album of the Week is Prelude to Ecstasy by The Last Dinner Party.
Duluth music community loses inspirational musician Ben LarsonMark Nicklawske • Feb 23, 2024The fiery member of Crew Jones and Southwire died in his sleep on Feb. 15 in Duluth.
Jon Batiste manifests collective euphoria at First AvenueMacie Rasmussen and Steven Cohen • Feb 23, 2024The New Orleans entertainer played a sold-out Minneapolis show brimming with fist-pumping optimism.
Coffee Break: film references in music Jill Riley • Feb 23, 2024For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that reference movies do you want to hear?
Hurray for the Riff Raff, the rail-riding teen poet who lived to sing the talePhil Harrell and Steve Inskeep • Feb 23, 2024On The Past Is Still Alive, Alynda Segarra's latest album as Hurray for the Riff Raff, the shapeshifting folk artist dives into deeply personal stories from their own vagabond youth.
