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April 22, 2024

Katie Crutchfield and band played to a sold-out St. Paul crowd. Australian band Good Morning opened up.

Waxahatchee bring serene power and sing-alongs to Palace Theatre

Waxahatchee bring serene power and sing-alongs to Palace Theatre

Natalia Mendez • Apr 22, 2024

Katie Crutchfield and band played to a sold-out St. Paul crowd. Australian band Good Morning opened up.

Coffee Break: Earth Day

Coffee Break: Earth Day

Jill Riley • Apr 22, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what environmentally conscious songs and/or artists would you like to hear?

Cher, Mary J. Blige and Ozzy Osbourne on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2024 list

Cher, Mary J. Blige and Ozzy Osbourne on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2024 list

Ayana Archie and Diane Webber • Apr 22, 2024

Half the inductees in the performer category were nominated for the first time this year. The ceremony will stream live on Disney+ in October.

Album of the Week: Pearl Jam, 'Dark Matter'

Album of the Week: Pearl Jam, 'Dark Matter'

Shane Kramer • Apr 22, 2024

The Album of The Week is Pearl Jam’s twelfth studio release, Dark Matter.

Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' is written in blood

Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' is written in blood

Ann Powers • Apr 19, 2024

With The Tortured Poets Department, the defining pop star of her era has made an album as messy and confrontational as any good girl's work can get.

Watch Anna Graves perform a three-song set in the Forum at MPR

Apr 19, 2024

Anna Graves, a singer-songwriter from Webster, Minnesota, performs set of original songs in the Forum at Minnesota Public Radio on April 10, henceforth known as Minnesota Music Day.

Coffee Break: record players

Coffee Break: record players

Jill Riley • Apr 19, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that refer to record players in some way would you like to hear?

Katie Crutchfield talks about "the new season" of Waxahatchee

Katie Crutchfield talks about "the new season" of Waxahatchee

Jill Riley • Apr 19, 2024

Ahead of her show Friday at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield spoke to The Current’s Jill Riley about the making of the acclaimed new album, “Tigers Blood.”

Classic Americana: Paul Davis

Classic Americana: Paul Davis

Mike Pengra and Luke Taylor • Apr 19, 2024

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 singer-songwriter Paul Davis, who enjoyed hits in pop, country and soul.

Nas' 'Illmatic' at 30: A classic album still in a class of its own

Nas' 'Illmatic' at 30: A classic album still in a class of its own

Chaz Kangas • Apr 19, 2024

Hear perspectives from Maria Isa and Christopher Michael Jensen about the legendary album, 30 years on.

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