JOSEPH, comprised of Natalie and Meegan Closner, will perform at The Current’s 21st Anniversary with Brigitte Calls Me Baby and Colin Bracewell at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. They stopped by the The Current’s Morning Show to speak with host Jill Riley.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs with the number one in the title would you like to hear?

Bill Haley enjoyed his first top-10 single; Elvis played his last gig before a two-year layoff for the army; the Velvet Underground played their first gig; Donna Summer had a hit with a cover tune; Smashing Pumpkins had a hit album; and Phil Taylor passed away, Today in Music History.

Amid a 24-hour news cycle and personalized algorithms, a wave of young artists are reviving bold, plainspoken protest music that cuts through the noise.

Anderson .Paak brought out his alter ego, DJ Pee .Wee, for an interactive Red Bull Directions set at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Saturday, Nov. 8.

The multidisciplinary performer, artist, and musician made a triumphant return to Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis for two concerts with the Minnesota Orchestra.

Friday night, Icelandic indie-folk rockers Of Monsters and Men played the first of two shows at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul. Fellow Icelandic artist Arny Margret opened the show.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what Grammy-nominated songs or artists would you like to hear?

Sam Cooke was injured in a car crash; the Eagles had their final No. 1 single; Billy Idol released 'Rebel Yell'; Bowie had a spot of laryngitis; and Elton John went to the top of the album charts with his double album, 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'; and The Clash released their second album, Today in Music History.

Miriam Makeba passed away; The Everly Brothers recorded their first studio tracks; Brian Epstein saw the Beatles perform for the first time; 'Rolling Stone' magazine made its debut; Winnipeg's Bachman-Turner Overdrive hit No. 1 with 'You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet'; and Pepa was born, Today in Music History.