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August 31, 2024

Multi-disciplinary artist XINA performed at Carbon Sound Presents: Minnesota Music Month showcase at Amsterdam Bar & Hall in April, featuring MMYYKK, Zora, and REIKI.

XINA performs at Carbon Sound Presents: Minnesota Music Month showcase

Aug 31, 2024

Multi-disciplinary artist XINA performed at Carbon Sound Presents: Minnesota Music Month showcase at Amsterdam Bar & Hall in April, featuring MMYYKK, Zora, and REIKI.

Coffee Break: YOUR Songs of Summer

Coffee Break: YOUR Songs of Summer

Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Aug 30, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what favorite songs from this summer would you like to hear?

Classic Americana: Don Schlitz

Classic Americana: Don Schlitz

Mike Pengra and Luke Taylor • Aug 30, 2024

This week, we celebrate the birthday of hit-making songwriter Don Schlitz — whose name you may not know, but whose songs you definitely will.

The Chart Show: St. Vincent's latest is canonized in the Chart Show Hall of Fame

The Chart Show: St. Vincent's latest is canonized in the Chart Show Hall of Fame

Aug 29, 2024

“Flea” by St. Vincent lands in the Chart Show Hall of Fame after 10 weeks of votes. Meanwhile, The Heavy Heavy leapfrog 11 spaces in the chart, and Chappell Roan holds on to the top spot.

Coffee Break: Britpop

Coffee Break: Britpop

Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Aug 29, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from artists considered Britpop would you like to hear?

Watch Jana Mila perform songs from 'Chameleon' at The Current

Aug 28, 2024

Amsterdam-based singer-songwriter Jana Mila visited The Current in July to play songs from her upcoming album, “Chameleon,” out on Friday, Aug. 30, on New West Records.

Coffee Break: Midway Jams

Coffee Break: Midway Jams

Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Aug 28, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that evoke the images, sounds, and fun of the fair would you like to hear?

Lainey Wilson: Tiny Desk Concert

Stephen Thompson • Aug 27, 2024

The whole deeply charming set announced Wilson as a star with staying power.

Coffee Break: Tug Of War

Coffee Break: Tug Of War

Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Aug 27, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from bands with a tug-of-war or “push-pull” dynamic would you like to hear?

Marky Ramone says the Ramones' sound is "just as vibrant as ever"

Marky Ramone says the Ramones' sound is "just as vibrant as ever"

Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Aug 27, 2024

Ahead of two nights of shows at the Leinie Lodge at the Minnesota State Fair, drummer Marky Ramone spoke to The Current’s Jill Riley about the great music of the New York punk scene and its relevance today.

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