Adrianne Lenker’s new solo album, Bright Future, releases Friday, March 22. Ahead of the album’s release, Lenker spent time chatting with The Current’s Ayisha Jaffer about the making of the album, as well as Lenker’s deep connections to nature and to Minnesota.

This week on the Chart Show, Waxahatchee and The Black Keys hold on to the Nos. 1 and 2 spots, respectively, while local artist LAAMAR’s latest, “Say My Name,” makes its Chart Show debut at No. 18.

Named for its location in Minneapolis at the corner of First Avenue and Seventh Street, First Avenue is a cornerstone of our local music community. Many incredible women have played key roles in making the venue a hub for cool music, including Chrissie Dunlap.  

Toronto band The Beaches were in town for a show at the Fine Line in Minneapolis when they visited The Current studio to perform a three-song acoustic set of music from their new album, Blame My Ex.

With less than 10 days until the release of her new album, Cowboy Carter, the multiple Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter discusses the moment that inspired her to delve into country music.

The 21-year-old stirred up cathartic sing-alongs during a sold-out Xcel Energy Center set.

Our Album of The Week is the self-titled album from Bleachers.  

Negishi was in his 40s when he came up with the idea of prototyping a mass-produced, coin-operated karaoke machine, branded "Sparko Box" in 1967.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs resulting from one-off collaborations do you want to hear?

Every Friday around 11 a.m. on Radio Heartland, we pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song. This week, we spotlight a groundbreaking Black artist in country music, Charley Pride.