The Chart Show: HAVE SOLD OUT CHVRCHES SOLD OUT?! September 19, 2018 Bad Bad Hats have been written into our hearts and are inducted into the Hall of Fame this week, and Jade Bird cracks into the Top 20 ahead of her upcoming show at The Fine Line. Read More ›
Music News: Maroon 5 rumored for Super Bowl LIII halftime September 19, 2018 Us Weekly has a history of picking the right horse in the Super Bowl halftime race, and this year they're saying it's going to be Maroon 5. Also today, the Music Modernization Act has passed the U.S. Senate, Spotify is being sued over gender discrimination, Kesha is back with a new single, and rappers get tiny in a cute video. Plus, Jay and Jade puzzle over why musicians are increasingly denying requests for extended interviews. Read More ›
The Chart Show Ballot September 19, 2018 Vote every week for your top five tracks (and enter our weekly ticket giveaway while you're at it), then tune in Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. CT to see if your favorites make the Chart Show, hosted by Mark Wheat! Read More ›
Remembering Charles Bradley: 'I miss the guy like crazy' September 19, 2018 Charles Bradley, aka 'the Screaming Eagle of Soul,' passed away in September 2017. One year on, The Current's Production Manager, Derrick Stevens, reflects on the life and music of the late soul singer and remembers the friendship he and Bradley shared. Read More ›
Rock and Roll Book Club: Jessica Hopper's 'Night Moves' September 19, 2018 Jessica Hopper's 'Night Moves' is as much a book of prose poetry as a memoir, about the texture of being in love with a city (Chicago) and its music scene in the first decade of this century. Read More ›
Morris Hayes on 'Musicology' September 19, 2018 Morris Hayes has it all: candor, a sense of humor, and musical chops that earned him the title of keyboardist, then musical director in Prince's band. He sat down with Purple Current host Sean McPherson for a marathon interview about Prince albums from 1995-2010, plus miscellaneous other stories he remembered as they went. Due to overwhelming demand, we're publishing the full interview album by album. Read More ›
Music News: Prince fans go crazy (not in a good way) over Capital One ad September 18, 2018 Capital One used 'Let's Go Crazy' in an ad that aired during the Emmys, and fans were not thrilled about it. Also today: a member of Pussy Riot may have been poisoned, Kanye's playing SNL, Bob Seger's hitting the road one last time, musicians are boycotting SiriusXM, and we remember 'King of the Honkers' Big Jay McNeely. Read More ›
23 Prince albums from 1995-2010 now available on streaming services August 16, 2018 As the result of a distribution deal with Sony, 23 Prince albums originally released from 1995 to 2010 are now available on major streaming services. Some were previously available on Tidal, but the widespread availability of these albums — some of which were originally released only to members of Prince’s NPG Music Club — will… Read More ›
Prince's 12 Essential Funk Jams (1995-2010) August 24, 2018 If you are looking for a place to start on the funk, look no further. Read More ›
Music News: 'Tis the season for Christmas album announcements September 20, 2018 The Monkees, Eric Clapton, and William Shatner (!) are among several artists who have announced new Christmas albums for this holiday season. Also, Spotify is letting artists directly upload music; KISS are calling it quits (again); Noah Cyrus is literally selling her tears; and Dickey Betts is in critical condition. For today's viral clip, we enjoy Topaz Jones's throwback 'Toothache' video. Read More ›
The Current Music News podcast August 10, 2018 In about ten minutes a day, hosts Jay Gabler and Jade put music industry headlines in context, share breaking news about upcoming releases, and surprise listeners with strange-but-true stories. Entertaining, conversational, and informative, The Current Music News is an essential daily listen for fans of all genres of music to catch up on the news that matters about today’s most essential artists. 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 July 23, 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 ›
Leon Bridges plays solo acoustic songs at The Current September 20, 2018 In town for two nights of shows at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Leon Bridges walked over to The Current for an in-studio session hosted by Jade. Performing solo and with an acoustic guitar, Bridges played a couple songs off his latest album, 'Good Thing.' Bridges also pulled back the curtain on his songwriting process. Read More ›
Superorganism perform a #MicroShow at Can Can Wonderland September 17, 2018 Within the whimsical surrounds of Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul, Minn., Superorganism perform a MicroShow for The Current before an all-ages audience. Read More ›
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats perform a #MicroShow at the Turf Club September 10, 2018 On Monday, Aug. 6, a select group of The Current's listeners were treated to a #MicroShow with Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, who performed at the Turf Club (capacity 350) in St. Paul. The band's generous set includes seven songs from their latest release, 'Tearing at the Seams,' plus a favorite from their breakout self-titled album from 2015. Read More ›
Dawes perform an acoustic set in The Current studio September 07, 2018 Ahead of their big 'an evening with Dawes' concert at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Dawes stopped in The Current's studio to play an acoustic set and to chat with Mark Wheat. Read More ›
Watch Neko Case live in concert at the Palace Theatre September 06, 2018 Neko Case played the second show on her fall tour supporting the album, 'Hell-On,' on Thursday, Sept. 6, in Saint Paul, Minn. We streamed live video of her entire set at The Palace Theatre. Read More ›
Coffee Break: Rain September 20, 2018 It's been raining all week and the rain doesn't look like it's going to let up for another day or two, so for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what rain songs do you want to hear? Read More ›
Today in Music History: Happy Birthday, Ben Shepherd September 20, 2018 Ben Shepherd was born; AC/DC got cheap and dirty; Queen went to No. 1; David Bowie hit No. 1 for the first time in the U.S.; and Kate Bush scored her first U.K. hit album, 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 ›