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March 28, 2024

Songs by Waxahatchee, The Black Keys, and Jon Batiste all enter the Chart Show Hall of Fame after 10 weeks apiece in the chart. Meanwhile, Minnesota artists Laamar and Ber each make moves up the table.

The Chart Show: three songs enter the Chart Show Hall of Fame

The Chart Show: three songs enter the Chart Show Hall of Fame

Mar 28, 2024

Songs by Waxahatchee, The Black Keys, and Jon Batiste all enter the Chart Show Hall of Fame after 10 weeks apiece in the chart. Meanwhile, Minnesota artists Laamar and Ber each make moves up the table.

Remembering Têtes Noires, a pioneering all-femme punk band

Remembering Têtes Noires, a pioneering all-femme punk band

Mar 28, 2024

Although there were plenty of other all-girl, politically minded bands that came up in the scene in the '80s and early '90s, there has never been another Twin Cities band quite like the Tétes. 

Photos: Lola Young makes powerful debut at 7th St Entry

Photos: Lola Young makes powerful debut at 7th St Entry

Bump Opera • Mar 28, 2024

The hotly anticipated London singer-songwriter performed for a sold-out Minneapolis crowd on Wednesday evening. North Carolina singer chlothegod opened up.

Coffee Break: your karaoke jams

Coffee Break: your karaoke jams

Jill Riley • Mar 28, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what song that is your karaoke jam do you want to hear?

Tyla is the new face of African pop. She's aiming to take over the whole world

Tyla is the new face of African pop. She's aiming to take over the whole world

Sidney Madden • Mar 28, 2024

The South African singer brought a homegrown genre, amapiano, to new ears with a viral hit and a Grammy. With her debut album, she wants to prove the world is ready for a full-blown African pop star.

Coffee Break: quirky song titles

Coffee Break: quirky song titles

Jill Riley • Mar 27, 2024

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs with quirky titles do you want to hear?

Coffee Break: Mid West Music Fest artists

Coffee Break: Mid West Music Fest artists

Jill Riley • Mar 26, 2024

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs by artists playing the 2024 Mid West Music Fest do you want to hear?

Sleater-Kinney stage their beautifully dark dystopia in St. Paul

Sleater-Kinney stage their beautifully dark dystopia in St. Paul

Natalia Mendez • Mar 25, 2024

On tour with their expansive, grief-laden 11th album, Little Rope, the band brought out a performance that was anything but subtle.

On 'Tigers Blood,' Waxahatchee is in her anti-eras era

On 'Tigers Blood,' Waxahatchee is in her anti-eras era

Laura Snapes • Mar 25, 2024

Katie Crutchfield's gorgeous sixth album affirms that real lives are lived not in clear chapters, but as a zig-zag of pitfalls and revelations one can only hope to learn from.

The Current’s new midday host is local radio veteran Zach McCormick

The Current’s new midday host is local radio veteran Zach McCormick

Margaret Johnson • Mar 25, 2024

McCormick was previously an on-call host for The Current and has been on the radio since high school.

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