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Bill DeVille

Bill DeVille

Host, The Current
Minnesota Public Radio
bdeville@mpr.org

Bill DeVille's deep musical knowledge is a huge asset to 89.3 The Current, both as a DJ and as the host of "Musicheads," a weekly conversation about new releases. DeVille has worked in radio for more than 20 years. You might remember him from his 12-year stint as the overnight host and music programmer on Cities 97. While there, he also hosted Minnesota Music, where he interviewed a number of local music legends: the Jayhawks, Semisonic, Mason Jennings and Soul Asylum. DeVille started his radio career in Sioux Falls, S.D., and also spent some time at KABL (a Minneapolis-based, cable-radio station).

Bill DeVille Feature Archive

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The Lonely Wild

Eclectic, cinematic country/folk-rockers the Lonely Wild perform at The Current

Silverlake, Los Angeles-based quintet The Lonely Wild aim to conjure the mythic Old West, decorating their supple, beautifully textured indie folk-rock with flourishes straight out of Ennio Morricone's classic film scores for 1960s and '70s Westerns like <em>The Good, The Bad and the Ugly</em>. (05/11/2013)
The Black Angels

Texas psych-rockers The Black Angels perform at The Current

In town for a show at the Fine Line Music Cafe, the Black Angels stopped by The Current studios to play a few songs and talk to host Bill DeVille about some very special audience members spotted at their Minneapolis show, their work running and curating the Austin Psych Fest, the affinity between their sound and artists like Ty Segall, and how the ensured the hard-rocking sound of their new record. (04/22/2013)
Phosphorescent

Compelling, melancholy indie-folk artist Phosphorescent performs at The Current

Phosphorescent is the stage name of singer-songwriter Matthew Houck. An Alabama native who cut his teeth on the famed Athens, Ga. music scene, Houck plays melancholy and beautiful indie-folk in the same vein as Bonnie Prince Billie and others. (04/16/2013)

Win a copy of the new 7-CD Duane Allman box set

<em>Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective</em> includes 7 CDs, a 72-page book and a good chunk of his session work, his early recordings with the Allman Joys & Hour Glass, a bunch of unreleased & live music, and many Allman Brothers classics. Enter for your chance to win! (03/29/2013)

Album Review: Gary Clark Jr. - Blak and Blu

By the end of this album, you won't forget the name Gary Clark, Jr. (11/12/2012)

Daughter performs in The Current studio

While in town to play at the 7th St. Entry, London-based indie folk band Daughter stopped by The Current studio to chat with Bill DeVille and perform a few songs. (10/28/2012)

Theft of the Dial: The Wombats

What would The Current sound like if it were run by the Liverpudlians from The Wombats? We find out in this edition of Theft of the Dial. (10/18/2012)

Zoo Animal performs in Fergus Falls for Caravan Du Nord

Caravan Du Nord hit the road again to Fergus Falls with host Bill DeVille and Tapes 'N Tapes, Zoo Animal and local opener Satin Strides providing the musical entertainment. (10/16/2012)

Tapes 'N Tapes performs in Fergus Falls for Caravan Du Nord

Caravan Du Nord hit the road again to Fergus Falls with host Bill DeVille and Tapes 'N Tapes, Zoo Animal and local opener Satin Strides providing the musical entertainment. (10/14/2012)

Album Review: Bob Dylan - Tempest

On his 35th studio album, Dylan sounds like the old bluesman that perhaps he has always wanted to be. (10/01/2012)

Alt-J performs in The Current studio

Britain's Alt-J burst onto the scene earlier this year on the strength of their single "Fitzpleasure." (09/23/2012)

Bloc Party perform in The Current studios

There ain't no party like a Bloc Party because a Bloc Party melds the stuttering guitar work of post punk with the strident dance beats of the new century. (09/23/2012)

Musicheads Essentials: Stax Records

Bill DeVille takes you through the history of one of rock & roll, soul and R&B's most quintessential labels, Stax Records. (08/08/2012)

John Fullbright performs in The Current studio

From the Ground Up: That's the title of Americana singer-songwriter John Fullbright's debut studio album, but it is also a fitting description of the path Fullbright's career has followed. (08/05/2012)

Best Coast perform in The Current studios

The sunny, surf rock band Best Coast burst onto the scene with a straightforward sound and simple lyrics. Their new album is a step-forward for the band's maturation - both in sound and perspective. (07/27/2012)