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November 13, 2024

On Nov. 11, 2024, Pitchfork announced that after running for 19 years the festival would not return in 2025. This decision, which was “not made lightly,” brought back memories of music discoveries galore, as well as some sobering realities of a world without this one-of-a-kind festival.

A farewell to Pitchfork Music Festival

A farewell to Pitchfork Music Festival

Ethan Ellis • Nov 13, 2024

On Nov. 11, 2024, Pitchfork announced that after running for 19 years the festival would not return in 2025. This decision, which was “not made lightly,” brought back memories of music discoveries galore, as well as some sobering realities of a world without this one-of-a-kind festival.

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings play songs from 'Woodland' at The Current for Radio Heartland

Mike Pengra • Nov 13, 2024

Welch and Rawlings played songs from their Grammy-nominated album.

Minneapolis punk show mass shooting victims react as teen takes plea deal

Minneapolis punk show mass shooting victims react as teen takes plea deal

Feven Gerezgiher and Nicole Ki • Nov 13, 2024

Cyrell Boyd is headed to treatment at the Red Wing juvenile facility for his role in the Nudieland shooting in August 2023. At a hearing Tuesday, victims spoke to him about the shooting’s impact.

Coffee Break: Bands in Films

Coffee Break: Bands in Films

Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Nov 13, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands that have been in a movie would you like to hear?

Roy Haynes, pioneering modern jazz drummer, has died at 99

Roy Haynes, pioneering modern jazz drummer, has died at 99

Ben Ratliff and Eric Westervelt • Nov 12, 2024

Haynes influenced generations of drummers and helped change the direction of jazz improvisation.

Photos: Billie Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft tour impacts St. Paul

Photos: Billie Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft tour impacts St. Paul

Nov 12, 2024

The acclaimed singer-songwriter performed to a packed Xcel Energy Center on back-to-back nights.

Coffee Break: National Book Award Week

Coffee Break: National Book Award Week

Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Nov 12, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mention books would you like to hear?

Coffee Break: Grammy Nominations

Coffee Break: Grammy Nominations

Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Nov 11, 2024

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what Grammy-nominated works from this year would you like to hear?

Craig Finn plays songs, talks about the nonfiction that feeds the fiction in songwriting

Jill Riley • Nov 11, 2024

On a visit to The Current, Craig Finn plays a solo acoustic set, then shares what informs his songwriting and what motivated his podcast, That’s How I Remember It.

Michael Kiwanuka visits The Current to talk about 'Small Changes'

Bill DeVille • Nov 10, 2024

Kiwanuka’s fourth full-length album drops Friday, Nov. 15, and it features a keyboardist who is very special to Twin Cities music fans: Jimmy Jam.

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