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Recent stories from The Current
March 06, 2024

The DJs host Y2K: That's What I Call 2000s at the restaurant and bar in northeast Minneapolis that opened in 2023.

Photos: DJs Shannon Blowtorch and Sophia Eris at Zhora Darling

Photos: DJs Shannon Blowtorch and Sophia Eris at Zhora Darling

Darin Kamnetz • Mar 6, 2024

The DJs host Y2K: That's What I Call 2000s at the restaurant and bar in northeast Minneapolis that opened in 2023.

Coffee Break: Slacker Rock

Coffee Break: Slacker Rock

Jill Riley • Mar 6, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what slacker-rock songs past or present do you want to hear?

The 2024 Oscars' best original song nominees, cruelly ranked

The 2024 Oscars' best original song nominees, cruelly ranked

Stephen Thompson • Mar 5, 2024

If there's any justice in the world, a Barbie songwriter will take home this statue.

10 Minnesota musicians to discover this March

10 Minnesota musicians to discover this March

Diane, Anna Devine, Natalia Toledo and Youa Vang • Mar 5, 2024

New tracks from Goon Tribune, HEYARLO, Paper Tiger, Ruby, and more.

Coffee Break: Super Tuesday

Coffee Break: Super Tuesday

Bill DeVille • Mar 5, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature the word “super”?

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit stage two powerful shows at the Palace

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit stage two powerful shows at the Palace

Luke Taylor • Mar 4, 2024

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit’s spectacular shows in St. Paul on Saturday and Sunday suggested a lyric in their song, “If You Insist,” the swirling combination of music and lights tearing through the Palace “like a category five” hurricane.

Coffee Break: Do Something Day

Coffee Break: Do Something Day

Jill Riley • Mar 4, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that inspire action, and provide encouragement and motivation?

Album of the Week: IDLES, 'TANGK'

Album of the Week: IDLES, 'TANGK'

Bill DeVille • Mar 4, 2024

Our Album of the Week is TANGK by IDLES.

Sarah Jarosz plays songs from "Polaroid Lovers" at The Current

Mike Pengra • Mar 3, 2024

On her latest album, “Polaroid Lovers,” Sarah Jarosz broke new ground in terms of her sound and her collaborations. On tour in support of the album, Jarosz visited The Current for a session hosted by Radio Heartland’s Mike Pengra.

Jazz pianist and singer Nettie Hayes Sherman was a Minnesota music legend

Jazz pianist and singer Nettie Hayes Sherman was a Minnesota music legend

Mar 1, 2024

Sherman later performed with Fats Waller, Pearl Bailey, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington.

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