The Current's Guitar Collection: Black Joe Lewis, custom Squier Telecaster October 09, 2013 The Current's Guitar Collection is a look at some of the instruments that have been played in The Current's studios. This week, Black Joe Lewis tells us about his custom-built, bright red guitar. Read More ›
Interview: Chris Ryding, founder, Minneapolis Underground 'zine October 09, 2013 Chris Ryding, founder of Minneapolis Underground 'zine and Compilation Volume One, talks to Steve Seel and Jill Riley about launching a fanzine and digital album in support of local bands known for playing smaller venues. Minneapolis Underground has its release party planned for Thursday, Oct. 10, at Lee's Liquor Lounge in Minneapolis. Read More ›
9:30 Coffee Break: Unity Day October 09, 2013 We can do our part with today's 9:30 Coffee Break: songs that convey the message of National Bullying Prevention Month. Read More ›
Eating and Drinking with Rachel Hutton: Torpedo Room October 09, 2013 Today on The Current's Eating and Drinking with the Morning Show's Steve Seel, Rachel Hutton spoke about the new tiki bar at Eat Street Social called The Torpedo Room. Read More ›
Polica perform an intimate live show in the UBS Forum October 09, 2013 Before heading out on an extensive tour in support of their second record Shulamith, Polica stopped by The Current to perform before a small live audience in Minnesota Public Radio's UBS Forum. Between songs, frontwoman Channy Leaneagh talked to Jill Riley and Steve Seel from The Current's Morning Show about the new album, the story behind its album art and how it relates to the cycle of a woman. Read More ›
First Listen: The Avett Brothers, 'Magpie And The Dandelion' October 08, 2013 The Avett Brothers' music is, as always, too warm to be simply maudlin: Even at its most low-key, 'Magpie and the Dandelion' (out Oct. 15) conveys kindly rendered intimacy in every note. Read More ›
Information Society remixes Strange Names, reunites to record new album October 08, 2013 It’s been quite a while since we’ve heard anything from the Information Society camp. The genre-breaking, experimental new wave and synthpop band broke out of the Twin Cities back in 1983 and had a successful run on Warner Bros. offshoot Tommy Boy Records throughout the ’80s. But by the mid-’90s the band’s three founding members… Read More ›
9:30 Coffee Break: Robots October 08, 2013 We have robots on our mind, so we are throwing the theme to you. What songs about robots should we play for the 9:30 Coffee Break? Read More ›
The Throbbing Hive with John Moe: The Silk Road and Wildcat Robots October 08, 2013 Today John Moe chatted with The Morning Show's Jill Riley and Steve Seel about the Silk Road and lack of anonymity online, and they discussed the new Wildcat robot. Read More ›
The Artists’ Quarter will close at the end of 2013 October 07, 2013 Downtown St. Paul mainstay the Artists’ Quarter is shuttering its doors at the end of the year, the Star Tribune reported today, ending its three-decade-long run of supporting jazz music in the Twin Cities. Since its inception the club has been a nerve center for the local jazz scene and hosted respected acts from around the world.… Read More ›
Radio Heartland Giveaway: Frances Luke Accord and Syvers at The Warming House January 10, 2019 Enter for a chance to win tickets to the Warming House to see Frances Luke Accord on January 31, 2019. Read More ›
Music News: The story of Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' MLK tribute January 18, 2019 Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! In honor of the civil rights icon, we're dedicating today's episode to the story of 'Happy Birthday,' the Stevie Wonder song indelibly associated with the push to designate a national holiday in MLK's honor. Read More ›
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Listen to The Current via Smart Speakers July 23, 2018 Listen to The Current on Google Home and Amazon's Echo devices, and get enhanced functionality -- song names, requests, song of the day -- with our Alexa Skill. Read More ›
Watch Pedro the Lion's #Microshow performance, featuring new songs from 'Phoenix' January 11, 2019 Pedro the Lion's new album 'Phoenix' is out January 18 on Polyvinyl Records, but we're giving you a special live performance preview of their new material. Watch live January 11 at 4 p.m. CST. Read More ›
Larkin Poe perform in The Current studio December 30, 2018 Sisters Megan and Rebecca Lovell are the nucleus of Larkin Poe. They perform powerful songs with a rootsy Southern underpinning. Their latest album, 'Venom & Faith,' was released on Nov. 9, 2018, and was self-produced. Larkin Poe stopped at The Current to talk about their songwriting process and to perform a couple tracks from the album, as well as one of their favorite Lead Belly tunes. Read More ›
Kurt Vile performs a solo acoustic set at The Current December 19, 2018 Ahead of a show with his band the Violators in the First Avenue Mainroom, Kurt Vile stopped at The Current for a session hosted by Mary Lucia. Vile played solo acoustic versions of a couple songs from his latest album, 'Bottle It In,' and one from his 2011 release, 'Smoke Ring for My Halo.' Read More ›
John Grant performs in The Current studio December 07, 2018 Michigan-born, Reykjavik-based musician John Grant is a fascinating individual even before he starts performing songs. Ahead of a show at the Fine Line in Minneapolis, Grant stopped at The Current studio to play songs and to engage in lively and thoughtful conversation with host Mac Wilson. Read More ›
Haley performs instrumentals from 'Pleasureland' in The Current studio December 06, 2018 Although Haley has composed instrumental music before, her 2018 release 'Pleasureland' is her first all-instrumental full-length. 'This was so much more satisfying when I wasn't trying to say something with words,' Haley says. 'It was how I felt and what I connected to.' Haley, along with Jeremy Ylvisaker, visited The Current studio to play music from 'Pleasureland.' Read More ›
Coffee Break: Songs your dad hates January 18, 2019 In 1987, Jill Riley's childhood home was filled with the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, and her dad thus retreated to the garage for about a year. Whether it's punk rock, novelty soundtracks, kiddie bop, or screamo, surely we all played something that irked our dads. So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that your dad hated? Read More ›
Today in Music History: Stevie Wonder was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame January 18, 2019 Glenn Frey passed away, Stevie Wonder became the youngest inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Rolling Stones hung out with Phil Spector and The Beatles put out a hand. 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 ›