Welcome to our new site! We are so happy you are here. We have the same great content, with a new feel and more opportunities to discover music and stay connected with our great music community. We’ve got a summary of the changes below as well as some FAQs if you need a little help finding your way around.
So what’s new?
New Look and Feel: The new sleek design of The Current’s website makes surfing our pages easier than ever. Listen to The Current and its streams, get to know our hosts, check out music news, and more!
Create An Account with Us: By creating an account with The Current, you’ll be able to personalize your online experience to YOU, making it easier to discover new music, events, stories, and more. With an account you can:
Favorite Songs, Events, and Stories:
Favoriting Songs: Favorite a song to build a full list of the songs that you liked hearing on-air, so that you don’t forget them when you’re building your next playlist, or your Top 89 of the year.
Favoriting Events: See an event that you like on The Current’s Gig List page? You can now favorite that event so that you don’t forget to go or purchase tickets!
Favoriting Stories: Love our in depth profile of Lady Midnight? Or maybe you want to listen to Jill’s full interview with Killer Mike, but don’t have time right now? Favorite the article so you can come back to it, and keep coming back to it whenever!
9:30 Coffee Break Discussion: Create an account with The Current to participate in The Morning Shows 9:30 Coffee Break Discussion! Request songs for each day’s respective theme, connect with other listeners, share memes, and more!
Use Your Voice: Vote for YOUR favorite tunes every week on The Current’s Chart Show and our seasonal round-ups like the Top 89 of the year and 893 Essentials all in one place!
Giveaways: The Current does TONS of giveaways online for upcoming events and shows and you don’t want to miss out on these! Through creating an account with us, you’ll get access to all our online giveaways where you can enter for your chance to win.
FAQs
Account Creation:
I created an account, but didn’t get the authentication code.
Please check your spam and junk folders! The email will come from no-reply@americanpublicmedia.org and is titled “Thanks for signing up!”
It says I already have an account, but I don’t remember signing up
Is it possible you already have an account at yourclassical.org? If so, great news! That same account will work on thecurrent.org! Otherwise, your username may already be taken by another user and you may need to select a different username.
Why do I need an account? I never needed an account before!
Creating an account helps us create a more meaningful experience for you and our whole music community. By logging in, you can save content, let us know what kinds of content you want more of, and easily enter giveaways and vote for some of our favorite music moments (like March Madness, Top 89, and the Weekly Chart Show).
If you are still having difficulty setting up or accessing your account, please reach out via our contact form or by calling 651-290-1212 | 1-800-228-7123. (Phones open 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT Monday through Thursday, open 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. CT Fridays.)
General Site Updates
I have feedback on the site! Who can I reach out to?
We’d love to hear what you think! Please submit your feedback via our contact form.
I can’t find a specific piece of content that I am looking for!
All of our content is still here! It just might be under a new label. If you’re really having trouble finding something, feel free to reach out to us on our social channels or via the contact form.