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March 8 is International Women's Day; here's how we're celebrating

Women in Music
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March 06, 2018

International Women's Day is March 8, a global day celebrating the achievements of women.

From midnight to midnight on March 8, The Current will play nothing but music fronted by musicians who identify as women across genres and eras, presented by the women of The Current.

You'll hear Patsy Cline, Patti Smith and PaviElle. Laura Marling and Lauryn Hill. Sleater-Kinney, Sharon Jones and St. Vincent. Feist and Fiona Apple. Kate Bush and Kate Nash. Bjork and Billie Holiday, and so much more.

DJ Schedule


Midnight - 2 a.m.: Lindsay Kimball
2 - 5 a.m.: Jesse Wiza
5 - 10 a.m.: Jill Riley
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Jade
2 - 6 p.m.: Mary Lucia
6 - 10 p.m.: Andrea Swensson
10 p.m. - Midnight: DJ Shannon Blowtorch's Mixtape

Special features


8:00 a.m. Kare 11's Jana Shortal talks with Jill Riley about Kate Bush
8:30 a.m.: Studio session with Brandi Carlile
Noon: Dessa - The Making of Chime
8 p.m.: First Aid Kit live from the Palace Theater (recorded Jan. 30, 2018)