Join the Grammy-winning English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello as he takes us through a few of his favorite tracks, and what they mean to him—for the The Current's Theft of the Dial.
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When U.K. band Metronomy visited the Twin Cities for a show at the Varsity Theater, band members Joe Mount and Oscar Cash stopped at The Current to host a Theft of the Dial, playing some of their favorite songs and telling their story.
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Bill DeVille welcomes English singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka for a Theft of the Dial, where we'll get to hear some of Michael Kiwanuka's favorite music, and also about Michael's growth as a musician and his influences.
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While in the Twin Cities for a show in Minneapolis, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes stopped at The Current to host an hour of tunes with Sean McPherson.
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While Foals were in town for a show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, drummer Jack Bevan and guitarist Jimmy Smith stopped at The Current for a Theft of the Dial hosted by Jade. Bevan and Smith play some of their favorite songs and talk about some of their adventures on the road -- including a fortuitous musical discovery in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis.
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I'm With Her -- a band composed of Aoife O'Donovan, Sarah Jarosz and Sara Watkins -- stopped at The Current to record a special Theft of the Dial for International Women's Day. O'Donovan, Jarosz and Watkins each picked a favorite song and described what they find inspiring about it.
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Mark Wheat welcomes Interpol frontman Paul Banks into the studio to play songs that inspire him. Something that may not be readily evident to Interpol fans is Banks's deep love of hip hop, which is reflected in his playlist.
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Kerry Alexander of Bad Bad Hats 'steals' the Local Show from Andrea Swensson for a Theft of the Dial. Bad Bad Hats are playing The Current's 14th Birthday Party on Friday, Jan. 18 at First Avenue
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When DeVotchKa's Nick Urata stopped by The Current's studio, he wanted to play a set that would help listeners escape from many of the world's issues.
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When indie rocker Liz Phair stopped at The Current for a Theft of the Dial, she had something special in mind. 'I picked a bunch of my favorite songs that I thought made a nice little collection,' she says, 'but then I thought, 'Why not search for remixes of those songs?'' Listen to this memorable set of remixed tunes, hosted by Liz Phair.
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