American folk band Joseph from Portland, Oregon visited The Current studios in June of 2023 during their stop in the Twin Cities, and played a sold out show at the Fitzgerald Theater. The three sisters released their latest album The Sun in April of 2023. Natalie, Allison and Meegan performed three songs from their most recent album and chatted with host Mac Wilson.

Downtown Minneapolis hosts a two-day music festival at the Minnesota Twins’ home stadium.

On Saturday, May 6, 2023, rising musician Genesis Owusu performed an electrifying eight song set at Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul.

Led by captivating vocalist Wes Leavins, Chicago-based Brigitte Calls Me Baby put on an energetic show at Surly Brewing Co. The performance on Thursday, July 13, and was part of The Current’s latest Happy Hour at breweries around the Twin Cities.

The career-spanning show, featuring a Prince cover, was a warm-up ahead of the Las Vegas band’s headlining performance at Target Field.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs by bands performing this weekend at music festivals in Minnesota do you want to hear?

New names are rocking the Current Chart Show this week with debuts from poet Kara Jackson, Chicago’s Brigitte Calls Me Baby, hard rocking King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and Killer Mike’s solo song “Don’t Let The Devil” cracks the top five.

This week hear new music from Metric, Yard Act, Jamila Woods, The Glorious Sons, Mayyadda and Cherry Glazerr.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, which songs with crooner-style vocals do you want to hear?

Each of 11 songs spanning a decade still feels relevant to the artist because of the album’s focal point: her children.