Listen to Prince’s original recording of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U,’ and browse an annotated discography April 19, 2018 In a surprise that coincides with the kickoff of Celebration 2018 at Paisley Park — and as the world prepares to mark two years since Prince’s sudden death — the original studio recording of Prince’s song “Nothing Compares 2 U” has been released by the icon’s estate. “Nothing Compares 2 U” is best-known in the… Read More ›
Erik Brandt and the Urban Hillbilly Quartet perform in the Radio Heartland studio April 19, 2018 By day, Erik Brandt teaches high school English. But when he's not in front of the class, he's often performing music -- either as a solo act, or with his band, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet. Back with their first recording of original music in a decade, Erik Brandt and the Urban Hillbilly Quartet stopped in to our studio to play some of the new tunes. Read More ›
MPR News: Carver Co. prosecutors decline to press criminal charges in Prince's death April 19, 2018 Carver County attorney Mark Metz said Thursday his office won't file criminal charges relating to Prince's death following a two-year investigation. Read More ›
Rock the Garden tickets on sale! April 09, 2018 Get tickets to see Feist, Kamasi Washington, P.O.S, Chastity Brown, Shame, Low Cut Connie, Nikki Lane and headliner Father John Misty on June 16, 2018. Read More ›
Listen: Purple Current April 06, 2018 Purple Current is a stream of music exploring Prince's musical legacy. Read More ›
How to celebrate Prince this weekend in the Twin Cities April 19, 2018 This weekend marks two years since we lost Prince — and Minnesota is coming together to celebrate his life and the legacy that he left behind. Here is a list of some of the Prince-related events happening this weekend. While you’re cruising around town, listen to our new stream Purple Current, which will be all-Prince… Read More ›
Prince symposium explores identity, Paisley staff memories on day 2 April 19, 2018 Prince took us to Uptown. He took us to church. And yesterday, he took us to school, drawing several dozen fans and scholars to the University of Minnesota for the second day of their “Prince from Minneapolis” symposium. After a breakfast of starfish (cookies) and coffee, attendees watched a handful of panels, many of which featured… Read More ›
The Chart Show Hall of Fame April 18, 2018 When a song stays on The Chart Show's chart for more than 10 weeks, we retire it from the poll and it enters the very prestigious Chart Show Hall of Fame. Read More ›
Download The Current app January 29, 2018 Download The Current's app to hear a crisp, high-fidelity stream of our station (and our additional streams) wherever you go! Read More ›
Listen to The Current via Amazon Echo January 31, 2018 You can listen to The Current on Amazon’s Voice-on-demand Echo devices, and get enhanced functionality -- song names, requests, song of the day -- with our Alexa Skill. Read More ›
Record Store Day Giveaway: Record player and Flaming Lips vinyl April 17, 2018 Get primed for Record Store Day with our ultimate prize pack! Enter to win a turntable from Dogfish Head and some sweet vinyl, including the exclusive Music To Drink Beer and Make Love To compilation from Dogfish Head. Read More ›
Drunken chaos, pointless destruction, great music: The Replacements roadie talks April 16, 2018 "On the road," says Bill Sullivan, "somebody was always looking at your stuff and wanted to steal it." Read More ›
Durand Jones and the Indications bring their soulful sound to The Current studio April 12, 2018 Although the singing career of Durand Jones began somewhat reluctantly, soul-music outfit Durand Jones and the Indications are now in it for the long haul. 'It's been a pretty fun ride so far,' Jones says, 'and we've got a lot more work to do.' Durand Jones and the Indications recently visited The Current for a session hosted by Jade. Read More ›
Margaret Glaspy performs in The Current studio April 06, 2018 'Born Yesterday,' the new EP from Margaret Glaspy, was largely written while Glaspy was on tour. 'That's why it's only three songs!' Glaspy laughs. In town for a show at First Avenue, Glaspy, along with guitarist Julian Lage, stopped in The Current studio for a session hosted by Mary Lucia. Read More ›
The Decemberists in concert at the Palace Theatre April 04, 2018 On Saturday, April 7, The Current streamed live video of The Decemberists in concert at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul. Read More ›
Gang of Youths spread hope and joy in The Current studio April 02, 2018 'I think the whole point of our career was to bring a sense of hope and joy to the circumstances that are devoid of it,' says Gang of Youths frontman David Le'aupepe. 'I think every artist has their purpose, and I think in Gang of Youths, we've sort of found ours.' The Sydney-based band recently visited The Current, where they played their uplifting and empowering songs. Read More ›
L.A. Salami performs in The Current studio March 29, 2018 Is the artist L.A. Salami (whose full name is Lookman Adekunle Salami) a storyteller, a philosopher, a poet, or just a dude in a band? 'When arrogance possesses me, I would like to think of myself as one of those,' he says. 'It's whatever people make of it.' L.A. Salami visited The Current today to play three songs that showcase this music-making wordsmith. Read More ›
Coffee Break: Drummer singers April 19, 2018 Levon Helm, the drummer and one of the vocalists for The Band, passed away today in 2012. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what drummer singers do you want to hear? Read More ›
Today in Music History: Patti Smith released "Because The Night" April 19, 2018 Simon and Garfunkel reunited; Madison Square Garden didn't know Young from Dylan; Patti Smith put out her biggest hit; and Bernie Worrell was born, Today in Music History. Read More ›
Coffee Break Suggestions and Archive November 08, 2016 Got an idea for a Coffee Break? Want to see what we did a while back? Read More ›