Pop/Rock from Minnesota Public Radio

Charlie Parr performs live at the Minnesota State Fair

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:43:43 -0500

After stopping by the Local Show earlier this August, Charlie Parr returns to the Twin Cities to perform live on The Current at the MPR booth at the Minnesota State Fair.

Me and My Arrow perform in The Current studio

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500

With an ever fluctuating number of members Me and My Arrow, currently 9 members, layer the sounds of strings, guitars, keyboards and dream like vocals to create a new and distinct sound for themselves within the local scene.

Tokyo Police Club performs in The Current studios

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:59:44 -0500

After non-stop touring due to the release of several EPs and their debut album, the Newmarket, Ontario quartet Tokyo Police Club took nine months off to work on the second full-length, "Champ," full of the infectious, emotional rock that their audience has grown to love.

Rufus Wainwright performs in The Current studios

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:04:26 -0500

Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright may have been born to folk music royalty, but over the last decade and a half of recording and performing, he's managed to carve out a musical niche all his own.

The National perform in The Current studios

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:09:31 -0500

Brooklyn-via-Ohio quintet The National have been peddling their slow-burning, epically emotional brand of indie-rock to growing acclaim for the last decade.

Kings Go Forth perform live in The Current studios

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:38:42 -0500

Whether it's the fact that they are a ten-piece band or it's their distinctive blend of neo-soul and funk, the '70s-influenced style of Milwaukee's Kings Go Forth hits you like a wall of sound.

Rogue Valley performs in The Current studio

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:09:25 -0500

Chris Koza has collaborated with fellow Twin Cities musicians Peter Sieve, Luke Anderson, and Linnea Mohn to create the new four-piece Rogue Valley.

An unconventional path to a charming life

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Joan Armatrading has collected honorary degrees and even accolades from Queen Elizabeth for her eclectic music spanning folk, blues, and rock. And yet she feels her character hasn't changed at all over her prolific 40-year career.

Band of Horses perform in The Current studios

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:03:22 -0500

Band of Horses latest album, Infinite Arms carries a cohesive blend of indie-rock with some alternative country.

Fort Wilson Riot performs in The Current Studio

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

How do you follow up writing a rock opera for your first album? And not just a rock opera that existed solely as a recording, but one that you spent countless hours over three years in taking from just an idea to an album and then finally to a fully realized stage show incorporating puppetry, film, dance and a cast of 15.

A visit with Prince at Paisley Park

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:20:03 -0500

Jim McGuinn, program director for 89.3 The Current, was invited recently to visit Prince at his Paisley Park studio complex in Chanhassen. He recalls his meeting with the man behind the music, and reviews Prince's newest album, 20TEN.

Special preview of Prince's new album

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:54:33 -0500

Prince's new album is called 20TEN and it comes on the heels of his triple album last year.

A rock and roll retreat, just for girls

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:18:51 -0500

Being a rock star is every kid's dream, isn't it? The dream is real for several dozen kids this summer, thanks to Minnesota's first rock and roll camp for girls only.

Paper Tiger performs in The Current studios

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Paper Tiger's new album Made Like Us marks the second time that the producer has released something under his own name.

The Heavy perform in The Current Studio

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:23:30 -0500

The Heavy's first single - "That Kind of Man" - from their 2007 debut album "Great Vengeance and Furious Fire" was an instant hit around The Current. So much so that we invited the band to play The Current's stage at the 2008 South By Southwest Musical Festival.