On August 9, 2022, Sharon Van Etten performed at Surly Festival Field in Minneapolis. Watch Van Etten’s complete performance from that beautiful summer night.

Formed just before the COVID-19 pandemic began, Americana band Maygen and the Birdwatcher earned two Midwest Country Music Awards for their debut album, ‘Moonshine.’ Their latest release is ‘Bootleggin’ At The Flower Shoppe’; they visited Radio Heartland to talk about their trajectory so far.

Singer-songwriter David Huckfelt was the music curator for The Current’s Emerging Artists Showcase in Duluth, Minn., on Dec. 3, 2022. Watch his performance recorded live at the Sacred Heart Music Center.

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Stephen Sanchez has quickly taken the world by storm, and his much-anticipated full-length album is expected later this year. Sanchez visited The Current to play solo acoustic versions of two previously unreleased songs, and to talk with host Jill Riley of The Current’s Morning Show.

It's hard to overstate the kindness and good-natured humor the U2 singer and guitarist brought to this set, where they performed reimagined songs from All That You Can't Leave Behind.

Watch the restless singer-songwriter in a set of penetrating new tunes, capped with a breathtaking love song.

Oshkii Giizhik Singers (OGS) are a group of women from the Fond du Lac/Duluth area Native American community who sing traditional and contemporary Anishinaabe songs while hand drumming. Watch their performance recorded at The Current’s Emerging Artists Showcase.

Laura Hugo is an Indigenous singer-songwriter from the Navajo Nation. She moved to Minnesota in 2010 to pursue music and has since played all over the Midwest. Watch Hugo’s spellbinding solo set, recorded in Duluth, Minnesota.

Los Angeles band Starcrawler released their third full-length album, ‘She Said,’ on Sept. 16, 2022. While touring in support of the album, Starcrawler visited The Current studio to chat with host Ayisha Jaffer and to play songs from the new album.

TALK — the artist name of musician Nicholas Durocher — has captured the attention of most of the world with his hit single, “Run Away to Mars.” With a debut album expected later this year, TALK visited The Current studio for a session hosted by Ayisha Jaffer.