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IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2011

Posted at 12:52 PM on July 10, 2011 by Jade (0 Comments)
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This whole week has been about (belated) Spring cleaning and (unnessesary) nostalga. Looking through old letters, photos and records. It got me curious about the music library at the station.

So, I sat down and started looking through a lot of music that we rarely play from our in-studio stack. I'm aware that my job is wonderful and one of the rare treats is to just sit and listen to music for hours on end. So tonight I'm going to toss in a bunch of things I found that were fun suprises or just enjoyable sets that I haven't seen for a really long time. There's a full in-studio from Feist taken from our first year as a station and a full session from Sonic Youth (the only visit from them so far).

Hour One:

Girl in the War
Josh Ritter

Wild Young Hearts
Noisettes

I'll Be Your Bird
M. Ward

Pull My Heart Away
Jack Penate

Full In-studio Session with Feist

Werewolf Island
Pink Mink

Lazy Eye
Silversun Pickups

Champagne Downtown
Halloween, Alaska

You Are The Best Thing
Ray LaMontagne

Ain't No Friend Of Mine
Mason Jennings

Marrow
St. Vincent

Hour Two:

Beach Girls
Howler

Caldo
School of Seven Bells

Knocking On Heaven's Door
Roger McGuinn

Street Walkin'
Dan Auerbach

Full In-studio Session with Sonic Youth

Little Lovin'
Lissie

Sleepyhead
Passion Pit

Photobooth
Death Cab for Cutie

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IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2011

Posted at 6:18 PM on July 3, 2011 by Jade (0 Comments)
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There's been a lot of talk about people's favorite albums of the year, so far. So I thought I would start replaying some of our in-studio sessions from this year to help you start thinking about your favorite albums of the year so far. Or, songs for that matter. Feel free to share your opinion here.

I don't know about you, but I've been at a bbq just about everyday since it's started getting nice. I've probably eaten my weight in hotdogs, relish, mustard, burgers and chips. Yikes! But tis the season for bring out the grill and lighting some possibly legal fireworks. Tonight I've worked in a few in-studio tunes that have a patriotic theme of sorts, some summer inspired songs and dug threw the archive to pull up things you probably haven't checked out.


Hour One:

Drink Yourself To Even
Birds of Virginia

Fireball
Dosh

Great DJ
The Ting Tings

The Kids Are Alright
Of Montreal

Full In-studio Session with Rural Alberta Advantage

Don't Let Me Explode
The Hold Steady

Do The Pigeon
Pigeon John

Invisible Cities
Nomo

You Are Free
Mates of State

Out The Back Door
Jesca Hoop

Kissy Kissy
The Kills

The Pool
The Undertow Orchestra

Hour Two:

Nothing To Worry About
Peter Bjorn and John

By Cover of Night (Fire Fight)
Sebastien Grainger

I Just Wanna Make Out
Tulip Sweet and Her Trail of Tears

See Fernando
Jenny Lewis

Free Life
Dan Wilson

Full In-studio Session with James Vincent McMorrow

That Western Skyline
Dawes

Bright Bright Bright
Dark Dark Dark

Brand New Sun
Jason Lytle

I Burn Today
Black Francis

Spin Cycle
Eyedea and Abilities

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IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011

Posted at 2:20 PM on June 26, 2011 by Jade
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Tonight is a great night for live music fiends. We're replaying the highlights from this years Rock The Garden starting at 9pm. If you want to take it a step further you can check out the photos over on the website and please both your visual and aural senses.

We're going to be getting into the rest of In The Studio a bit later than usual, so I decided to pack the hour with song that haven't been played on the Current air waves in quite some time. Digging up The Rentals, Sonic Youth, Girls and Ben Kweller, there are some serious deep cuts going on tonight.

I'm also tossing in one of my favorite recent interview with up and coming band, Foster The People.

What was your favorite moment from Rock the Garden?

Hour One:

Adventures In Solitude
The New Pornographers

Almost Lover
A Fine Frenzy

We Could Walk Together
The Clientele

There's So Much Energy In Us
Cloud Cult

Street Politics
Maria Isa

Full In-studio Session with Foster The People

Sweetness and Tenderness
The Rentals

Antenna
Sonic Youth

Lauren Marie
Girls

Sunday Afternoon
Rachael Yamagata

Country Queen
Night Moves

Sawdust Man
Ben Kweller

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2011

Posted at 2:01 PM on June 19, 2011 by Jade
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Man, I don't know about you, but the live music was great this weekend and being able to bring you guys the entire Rock The Garden show live was a lot of work, but I think it came off beautifully. And for those of you who came out the the show, it was a blast meeting up and shaking hands and posing for pictures in the wet mucky rain. You guys rule.

If you weren't able to make it to the show, we're going to be replaying the entire Rock The Garden next Sunday starting at 9pm.

Tonight's In The Studio is a bit shorter than usual, so there's only one full in-studio session. I figured you may have been too busy to get out to the Stone Arch Festival and one of my favorite local acts, Rogue Valley, was headlining. So, I pulled out an in-studio with them taken nearly a year ago to spin later tonight.

Hour One:

Back Against The Wall
Cage The Elephant

An End Has A Start
Editors

Circles
Bob Mould

Night Nurse
Dean and Britta

We'll Get By
Gary Louris

Grounds For Divorce
Elbow

Your English Is Good
Tokyo Police Club

Virgin Wood
The Hopefuls

The Easy Way
Old 97's

Fire On The Water Mark
Doomtree

Arms Of Harm
Haley Bonar

Hour Two:

Last Page
Emily Haines

After Hours
We Are Scientists

The Bomb
Bitter:Sweet

We Walk
The Ting Tings

Dog In A Bag
The Fratellis

Full In-studio Session: Rogue Valley

Modern Machines
The Melismatics

Little Bit of Feel Good
Jamie Lidell

Midnight In The City of Destruction
Tom Morello

The Nun's Litany
The Magnetic Fields

Touched Something's Hollow
Of Montreal

Everybody Got Their Something
Nikka Costa

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011

Posted at 7:08 PM on June 12, 2011 by Jade
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It's Sunday and that means another edition of In The Studio. After a weekend of playing dress up for David Bowie, biking on open streets while listening to some local tunes and, maybe, comsuming a few too many adult beverages I think tonight we'll take it easy.

We'll toss in a couple Bowie covers, play some live tunes from bands that played around town over the weekend, play a couple of brand new in-studio cuts for you and chill out with a couple of full in-studio sessions.

This week saw The Head and The Heart, a motly crew of Seattle musicians that met up at an open mic night, stop by while in town opening for Iron and Wine. We also had Sloan stop by and play some tunes off of their new record and chat up Ms. Abney. David Bazan, Tommy Stinson and Sam Roberts all rounded out the week.

Hour One:

One Man Mutiny
Tommy Stinson

Virginia
David Bazan

All Those In Favor
The Owls

Let's Dance
M. Ward

Full In-studio Session with The Head and The Heart

Silent All These Years
Tori Amos

Again and Again
The Bird and The Bee

Bones
Editors

Real Savage
Pantom Tails

Runaway
Super Furry Animals

D.C. Blues
Gary Louris

Hour Two:

Twist The Knife
Sam Roberts

Diamonds
The Mekons

No Lucifer
British Sea Power

Who You Gonna Run To
Solid Gold

Full In-studio Session with Sloan

World of Vibrations
Blackalicious

Elmo Delmo
Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks

Juno
Tokyo Police Club

Fortune Teller
Clinic

Sirens
Dizzee Rascal

My Two Feet
Old 97's

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2011

Posted at 6:08 PM on June 5, 2011 by Jade
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Well, I'm have some pretty wicked watery eyes and sneezing like crazy, so it must be Spring. I also have my first sun burn of the year, so I guess I'm feeling pretty seasonal. Hopefully you have a bit of sun kiss and less of the histamine issues.

Did you get down to Austin, MN to check out Tapes n' Tapes with Mary Lucia? Were you at Grand Ol Day? Was it more of a Northern Spark hid-in-the-dark sort of a weekend? So much greatness in the live department this past week I was barely able to contain myself...ergo the sunburn, i suppose.

This week was packed in the studio, we had Sloan stop by, Thao and Mirah and Plan B. I'm going to play the last two of those in-studios in their entirety for you to enjoy.

Hour One:

The Mississippi and You
Rosanne Cash

You'll Be Bright
Cloud Cult

Major Label Debut
Broken Social Scene

Nothing To Worry About
Peter Bjorn and John

Full In-studio Session with Plan B

North Star
The Rural Alberta Advantage

All We Ask
Grizzly Bear

Hey Lays In The Rain
Iron and Wine

Forty Day Dream
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros

Northern Lights
Communist Daughter

VCR
The XX

Hour Two:

New Light of Tomorrow
Husky Rescue

100 Days, 100 Nights
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Sixteen
The Heavy

Lisztomaniz
Phoenix

Full In-studio Session with Thao and Mirah

Into The Dark
Amy Millan

You Were a Kindness
The National

Crown Victoria
Robbers On High Street

Fewer Broken Pieces
David Bazan

Darkmatter
Andrew Bird

To The Dogs Or Whoever
Josh Ritter

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2011

Posted at 1:17 PM on May 29, 2011 by Jade
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It's our Block Rockin' Weekend at the Current, one of my favorite weekends! It's really hard to pick a favorite in-studio song, let along 3 from some of my favorites. But somehow I managed to narrow it down.

As I went through re-listening to these sets it was like getting my own private concert. Hopefully you'll feel the same way.

Hour One:

Periodically Double or Triple
Yo La Tango

My Favourite Book
Stars

Calendar Girl
Stars

Take Me To The Riot
Stars

Made In The Dark
Hot Chip

Nothing Compares 2 U / In The Privacy Of Our Love
Hot Chip

Ready For The Floor
Hot Chip

The Ark
Dr. Dog

Ain't It Strange
Dr. Dog

The Beach
Dr. Dog

Dixon's Girl
Dessa

The Chaconne
Dessa

Seamstress
Dessa

Jakov's Suite
Tapes 'n Tapes

Cowbell
Tapes 'n Tapes

Hour Two:

Insistor
Tapes 'n Tapes

Moneygrabber
Fitz and The Tantrums

L.O.V
Fitz and The Tantrums

Don't Gotta Work It Out
Fitz and The Tantrums

Someone Like You
Adele

Chasing Pavements
Adele

Rolling In The Deep
Adele

Nobody Gets Me But You
Spoon

Someone Something
Spoon

Written In Reverse
Spoon

Fat Bottom Girl
Z-Trip

Zed Triplem
Z-Trip

Theme From Infamy
Z-Trip

Carpet Beggars
Jenny Lewis

See Fernando
Jenny Lewis

Just Like Zeus
Jenny Lewis

If You Can Save Me Now
Atmosphere

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2011

Posted at 12:07 PM on May 22, 2011 by Jade
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I don't know about you, but if the world is about to end I'm glad I'll go out listening to music. That being said, we had some pretty epic rain storms in the twin cities and it felt like perhapse the end was near. Even with all the splashing around there was still plenty of great music to see around town.

The art-a-whirl kept everything going even with the wicked storms and seeing the soggy people with smiles on their faces was more than enough to make me proud to live in this state. After seeing some serious rocking out happening over the weekend I decided that I would dig up some pretty rocking in-studios for you. I think people often think that in-studios at the station need to be acoustic or taken down a few notches, not true my friend, not true.

Also on the way, a full in-studio with up and coming British producer (slash angel voiced) James Blake and a hip shaking full in-studio with Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears.


Hour One:

Girl From The North County(Dylan cover)
Eels

Lump Sum
Bon Iver

Almost Rosey
Tori Amos

Adventures In Solitude
The New Pornographers

Full In-studio with James Blake

Guilt By Association
Louis XIV

Headshock
Tapes 'n Tapes
Lay Your Head Down
Keren Ann

Love Me Like The World Is Ending
Ben Lee

Soul Sucker
The Melismatics

Panic Attack
Atmosphere

Hour Two:

Say You'll Go
Janelle Monae

We Can't Help You
Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks

How Am I To Be
The Watson Twins

Open Doors
Josh Ritter

Full In-studio with Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears

Nag Nag Nag Nag
Art Brut

Grip Like A Vice
The Go! Team

Paris
Friendly Fires

Now I'm A Fool
Eagles Of Death Metal

My Favorite Book
Stars

Spider Silk
The Owls

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2011

Posted at 10:53 AM on May 15, 2011 by Jade
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First off, a HUGE thanks to everyone that either joined or renewed their membership to The Current, you rock! It's always good to know that you appreciate what we do here at the station.

Second, what a weekend for live music. There were so many shows to see that I was extremely over whelmed with the choices. For those of you that got to a lot of them what was your favorite show this weekend? For those who didn't, you're in luck. Most of the bands that were playing around town have stopped in our studio and brought their best live music with them. It's like you were at all the shows (minus someone accidentally elbowing your drink onto you, it's ok guy I'm not mad).

Plus, Sharon Jones is coming back to town on Tuesday so I dug up an in-studio performance from her that was taken in 2008 and we'll play that to pump you up for her show.

Let me know if there are any in-studios you want to hear again or a band that you loved live and I'll see if there's a track I can pull out for everyone else to check out.


Hour One:

Elyne Road
Toumani Diabate

Ex-Guru
The Fiery Furnaces

Can't Believe A Single Word
VHS or Beta

Eclipse
Brute Heart

Full In-studio Session with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Tesselate
Tokyo Police Club

Little Black Sandals
Sia

Pedigree
Brother Ali

Young Folks
Peter Bjorn and John

The Con
Tegan and Sara

The Breaks
The Shackeltons

Hour Two:

At The Great Lake
The Umbrella Sequence

Lantern
Meat Puppets

Here Comes The Rumor Mill
The Young Knives

Prescilla
Bat For Lashes

We Don't Break Bread
Brian Just Band

Telling The Truth and Going Away
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Room With A View
Imperial Teen

The Tower
John Vanderslice

Taught to Look Away
Matt Pond PA

Dressed To Kill A Mocking Bird
Black Blondie

Trouble
Of Montreal

Middle Distance Runner
Sea Wolf

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2011

Posted at 2:41 PM on May 8, 2011 by Jade (1 Comments)
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Happy Mother's day for those of you who are mothers. Happy rainy day for everyone here in Minnesota and happy May 8th for everyone else. It's the Spring Fund Drive here at the Current and everyone is losing their voices from all the chattering. And even though we're crazy busy dealing with that we haven't let the in-studios fall by the way side. Meat Puppets stopped by and we're very excited to be in Minnesota. I'll be bringing you their instudio very soon.

Tonight we've got some samplings from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and a new in-studio from G. Love. A classic in-studio from Rural Alberta Advantage is also on the docket. So sit back and cuddle up because it's time for some raw, live and unedited jams.

Hour One:

Sol Tapado
Thievery Corporation

Modern Diet
The Redwalls

Our Velocity
Maximo Park

Fluorescent Adolescent
Arctic Monkeys

Full In-studio Session with G. Love

Belong
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

More Than It Seems
Citizen Cope

Novocain
Jeremy Messersmith

Sangare
Vieux Farka Toure

Breaker
Low

Moon and Moon
Bat For Lashes

Hour Two:

Black Balloon
The Kills

Real Savage
Phantom Tails

Life Without A Brain
The Rentals

Pretty Voice
Cloud Cult

Full In-studio Session with Rural Alberta Advantage

Bring On The Comets
VHS or Beta

Close Call
Rilo Kiley

I'm Impressed
They Might Be Giants

As The Stars Fall
The Cinematic Orchestra

Apartment Story
The National

Civil Twilight
The Weakerthans

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IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2011

Posted at 1:35 PM on May 1, 2011 by Jade
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Happy May Day! Hopefully you're getting up to some May Day fun, checking out a parade, sitting and enjoying nature to one degree or another. I may be inside, but I'll be tossing some songs in the mix to keep tonights In The Studio a little outdoorsy.

G. Love stopped by the studios yesterday and hung out with Bill DeVille, I won't be playing the entire in-studio for you tonight, but I'll give you a sneak peak with a new song from is more Americana album. New in-studio music also in the mix from local band No Bird Sing, and someolder local music from Twilight Hours.

The full in-studios tonight will come from Sam Beam, of a little band called Iron and Wine, who's self-effacing humor and sly smile won over everyone in the room. Also on the way, a rare in-studio with the co-founder of Afrobeat and perhapse one of the greatest drummers ever, Tony Allen.

Hour One:

First Night
The Hold Steady

Sunshowers
M.I.A

River Blue Truth
No Bird Sing

Rollercoaster
M.Ward

Full In-studio Session with Iron and Wine's Sam Beam

Bird on a Wire
Rogue Wave

Walking Away
Brother Ali

Trippy Green Skull
Dan Deacon

Summertime
Jesca Hoop

Hand In Mouth
Nomo

Hour Two:

Just Fine
G. Love

The Littlest Birds
Jolie Holland

Marry Me
St. Vincent

Full In-studio Session with Tony Allen

Last Day of Magic
The Kills

Grateful
Patti Smith

Dreams
The Twilight Hours

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2011

Posted at 12:00 PM on April 24, 2011 by Jade
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Last week was a HUGE week for us here at the Current. We launched our 24/7 local music stream, sold out Rock the Garden in 2 days (!), and got some serious city love from City Pages "Best of" issue. It's truely humbling to be living in a city that loves music and it's local scene this much and it's awesome to be part of something that people all over the world appreciate. Simply put, you guys rule.

With that out of the way, this weeks in-studios will cover some rare local in-studios, toss some props to Rhymesayers with a full in-studio with their Ohio MC Blueprint, and hang out with Barb and Knoxville newcomers Royal Bangs.

Hour One:

Sister Lost Soul
Alejandro Escovedo

Wonderful Way feat. Ryan Paul, Aby Wolf and Grant Cutler
Southern Song Book

Welcome to My Room
Vietnam

Howl
Junip

Full In-studio Session with Royal Bangs

On Tuesdays
4onthefloor

Look At Me When I Rock With You
Black Kids

As Above Se Below
Klaxons

Witches
Low

Lay Me Down
The Frames

Blood, Sweat, and Fears
What Made Milwaukee Famous

Hour Two:

Gimme Some Lovin'
G. Love

Barebones
Total Babe

Untitled
White Rabbits

Rooks
Shearwater

Full In-studio Session with Blueprint

Them Kids
Sam Roberts

Springtime
The Annuals

Alone Again
Illinois

Mix Tapes / Cellmates
Rocky Votolato

Saturday
The Clientele

Don't Let Me Go
The Pines

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2011

Posted at 10:59 AM on April 17, 2011 by Jade
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The word for the week that past was "local." You may have heard it by now, you may have even checked it out already, but we've been working hard on a new project over at the Current. It's a 24/7 local music stream called Local Current. There's something for every local music fan to be heard, new, old, and every night at 6pm we play a full in-studio session with a local band.

In honor of the big debut I'm tossing in a bunch of local tunes into tonights playlist. Including two local in-studio sessions we had this week with Atmosphere and Low. What I love about having local peeps into the studio is that no matter how big they get elsewhere, they're always so humble and sweet when they come into the studio. Check out the action below and feel free to check out the Local Current stream.

Hour One:

Play The Game
Shout Out Louds

Rattling My Tin Cup
The Honeydogs

I Start To Run
White Denim

Not Enough
The 88

Full In-studio Session with Atmosphere

Wash The Day Away
TV on The Radio

Post Rock Defends The Nation
Bon Savants

Read Every Word
Gary Louris

Black Horse and the Cherry Tree
KT Tunstall

Whites Only Party
The Dears

Hour Two:

Country Hilt
Ol' Yeller

Ranson
Haley Bonar

Good
Earl Greyhound

Rolling Down With Me
Chooglin'

Full In-studio Session with Low

Counting On You
Dan Israel

Nerve Endings
Kristin Hersh

When You're Down and Out In Minneapolis
Superhopper

Dressed To Kill A Mockingbird
Black Blondie

Spirit Ditch
Sparklehorse

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2011

Posted at 11:17 AM on April 10, 2011 by Jade
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Things are melting, I had patio beer and from what I hear baseball is back in action. All good things my friends. It also marks the intense couple of months where Minnesota decides to host as many festivals, block parties, fairs,parades and concerts as possible! It's been crazy around The Current with so many bands making their way in and out of the studios.

So, while we had a TON of great bands stop by this week, I'll only be airing 2 of the sessions in their entirety tonight, but I'll be tossing in some of the latest in-studio tracks from bands that have visited in the past week or so.

As always there are always up for you to check out the full in-studio over in the archive.

Hour One:

You Gotta Dance (With Who You Came With)
The Hold Steady

Houdini
Foster The People

Not California
Hem

Senor(Tales of Yankee Power)
Calexico

Full In-studio Session with Two Door Cinema Club

On My Way
Ben Kweller

Plans
Grizzly Bear

Young Liars
TV on The Radio

Gold Coast
Grouplove

They Never Got You
Spoon

Cowbell
Tapes 'n Tapes

Hour Two:

Listen To Me
J Mascis

Alone, Jealous and Stoned
Secret Machines

My Life Is In Storage
Frank Black

Keleh Mani
Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars

Full In-studio Session with Sharon van Etten

Teenage Blood
Apex Manor

Blood Hounds On My Trail
The Black Angels

Whistle For Will
Hot Chip

What's The Use?
Jamie Lidell

Living Is So Easy
British Sea Power

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2011

Posted at 5:04 PM on April 3, 2011 by Jade
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It's the first Sunday in April, hopefully you had some fun pulling praks on Friday...and if the joke was on you....sorry. At least you have an entire year to plot out your revenge.

I'll keep things light and easy for tonights show. Bringing you two full in-studios from this past week with Brighton's British Sea Power and Cali band Apex Manor. If the lead vocals from Apex Manor sound familiar to you maybe you were a fan of their previous band The Broken West.

Listen

Hour One:

Cold Beer and Cigarettes
David Bazan

It's a Hit
We Are Scientists

Way of Life
The Concretes

It's Over
Earl Greyhound

Full In-studio Session with British Sea Power

Never Die
English Beat

The Stops
Elbow

Hold Tongue
Zoo Animal

Light A Smoke
The Alarmists

Flat-Pack Philosophy
Buzzcocks

Beautiful Mind
Golden Smog

Hour Two

Jakov's Suite
Tapes 'n Tapes

Skip to the End
The Futureheads

Give it Up
Haley Bonar

Do What I Can
Greg Laswell

Full In-studio Session with Apex Manor

Give Me One More Chance
Cracker

Work It Out
Jurassic 5

Magic Trick
M. Ward

Dreaming
Zero 7

Nobody Cares
The 88

Bisbee Blue
Calexico

In the Studio for Sunday, March 27, 2011

Posted at 11:59 AM on March 27, 2011 by Jade
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SxSW is over and the snow is still here. So, while April might not mean Spring has sprung for Minnesota, it does mean that a whole lot of bands are going to be coming through on tour.

It's going to be getting pretty busy around the Current studio for the next few months, so I'm going to try and pull out the best of the bunch to play for you every week. This week fresh from playing (and rocking out a church) at SxSW was Rural Alberta Advantage. This band has been in town just about every year and each time they play a bigger and bigger venue. This time in town the played a sold out show at First Ave. Nils Edenloff, the lead singer of the band, couldn't believe that they had actually sold out the show and Amy, keyboardist and backing vocals, admitted that she listened to The Current when they were on the road.

In fact, that's how they found the opener for their show, James Vicent McMorrow. The Irish singer-songwriter who reminded me a lot of Bon Iver, stopped by the Current studios as well to tell Mark Wheat all about making the record in a one bedroom house by the sea.

Listen

Hour One:

Slow Burner
Doomtree

Keep it Loose, Keep it Tight
Amos Lee

I Go To Sleep
Sia

Rhythum Sticks
Blackalicious

Full In-studio Session with Rural Alberta Advantage

Monster Hospital
Metric

girlshapedlovedrug
Gomez

Bullets
Editors

Down, Down, Down
The Presets

Shadows of the Jungle
Aaron and The Sea

Song Beneath the Song
Maria Taylor

Hour Two:

Waving Flags
British Sea Power

Easy On Yourself
Drive-By Truckers

Be Here Now
Mason Jennings

Father Song
Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles

Full In-studio session with James Vincent McMorrow

Price and Style
Robbers On High Street

Please Please Please
Shout Out Louds

Watch and Chain
James Hunter

Tell The Lie
The BellRays

Is It Like Today
World Party

She Will Love Again
The Alarmists

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2011

Posted at 3:15 PM on March 20, 2011 by Jade
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I don't know about you, but I am in need of some serious rehab. With SxSW, St. Patrick's day and a slight warm up in temperature I may have gone to far.

So tonight, let's all take a deep breath, close our eyes and drink some water. There'll be some reflective songs, some chill songs and songs that just make me feel like things are going to be better...despite tomorrow being Monday. Man, I need a vacation from my vacation.

Also up ahead, full in-studio sessions from Smith Westerns and Middle Brother, bands that killed it here in Minnesota and also at SxSW. Check out the full audio and the playlist below.

Listen:

Hour One:

Eve, The Apple of My Eye
Bell X1

What Can I Say
Brandi Carlile

Queen of the Surface Streets
DeVotchKa

Can't Help This Feeling
The Herbaliser

Full In-studio Session with Smith Westerns

Portions for Foxes
Rilo Kiley

A Whole Lot Better
Brendan Benson

Me and Mia
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists

Decent Days and Nights
The Futureheads

Revolution Solution
Thievery Corporation

Tony Hornes and Johnny Ace vs Elvis Presley
Valet

Hour Two:

Better
Regina Spektor

Hung Out
Red Pens

Photobooth
Death Cab for Cutie

The One to Save
Trampled By Turtles

Full In-studio Session with Middle Brother

Don't Ask Me to Dance
Arab Strap

Never Better
P.O.S

TV Show
Martha Wainwright

We Sleep in the Ocean
The Cloud Room

Drink Yourself To Even
Birds of Virginia

Get Better
Mates of State


In the Studio for Sunday, March 13, 2011

Posted at 6:24 PM on March 13, 2011 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

Barb's awesome Current Presents of cover tunes reminded me that we have so many great covers from bands that stop by the studio. Some are funny, some are completely redone and sound nothing remotely like the original and some are just plain good. So, tonight I'll be tossing some in the mix, let me know if you have a favorite from either tonights show or from an in-studio you heard on The Current before.

Also on the show tonight, a full in-studio from Cold War Kids where they talk making their new album with Mary. And a look back at the Blitzen Trapper in-studio.

Hour One:

Sweet Dreams
The Big Pink

Crazy
The Kills

Happiness
Curtiss A

Looking for Astronauts
The National

Awesome Rainbows!
Koo Koo Kangaroo

Full In-studio Session with Cold War Kids

Learned to Surf
Superchunk

Now We're Gone
Kings Go Forth

Graceland
Hot Chip

Larraine
Azure Ray

You Ain't Going Nowhere
The Dandy Warhols

Hoover Dam
Bob Mould

Hour Two:

Girl From The North Country
Eels

Clean The Clock
Blue Giant

Boyfriend
Best Coast

Infinity
Desdamona

Full In-studio Session with Blitzen Trapper

Last Lonesome Blues
Koerner and Glover

Washed Your Car
Cloud Cult

G.I.R.L.F.R.E.N. (You Know I've got a)
Everybody Was In The French Resistance...Now!

Astral Weeks
The Frames

A Little Bit of Everything
Dawes

Real Love
Beach House

In the Studio for Sunday, March 6, 2011

Posted at 11:00 AM on March 6, 2011 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

Fun fact you may not know about me, I love a good graph. Especially one that connects things together that are a bit intricate and muddled in every day life. Especially one that has to do with music and local musicians. Andrea Swensson, City Pages and Gimme Noise music editor and all around cool chick, put together a superb graph of Gayngs and their twisted family tree. I was so inspired by it and the huge show that is happening tonight at First Ave, that I decided to play 6 degrees of Gayngs (although there are really too many degrees to count for most of the artists in the band).

Also, some great in-studios last week from Nicole Atkins and Telekinesis. If you have any favorite in-studio sessions that you have heard and want to hear again or an in-studio song to request, lay it on me at jade@mpr.org.


Listen

Hour One:

Flume
Bon Iver

Bangin' J.A.
Digitata

I Know
Heiruspecs

Hold Hands and Fight
The Rosebuds

Full In-studio Session with Telekinesis

Eight Legs
Vampire Hands

Sovay
Andrew Bird

Revolver
Me and My Arrow

Lion
Peter Wolf Crier

Knowing and Losing
James Buckley Trio

Hour Two:

Neon Rose
Solid Gold

Hey You
Sims

So the Story Goes
Thunder in the Valley

Mars
Roma Di Luna

Full In-studio Session with Nicole Atkins

Seamstress
Dessa

Tall Boy
Har Mar Superstar

Diane
Private Dancer

Continental Dog
STNNG

De La Souls
P.O.S

Fireball
Dosh

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Posted at 10:18 AM on February 27, 2011 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

Another busy week here at the station. We lived through a crazy snow storm and over 7,000 kids and their parents hanging out at the MIA for Rock The Cradle. On top of that we've been compiling the greatest oscar soundtrack to play you this weekend with clips (some rediculous, yet unforgetable) mixed in.

To keep that ball rolling a bit into In The Studio, tonight I'll be tossing in some songs that are about movies, some movie titles or maybe just remind me of a movie. The full in-studios this week are from Alexi Murdoch, Bill DeVille got to hang out with him and he blew everyone away with his simple and beautiful songs.

I sat down with indie-adored Wild Nothing (Pitchfork gave them the coveted Best New Music icon the week their album Gemini came out) while they were in town to play a show at the Turf Club.


Listen

Hour One:

Forest Whitaker
Brother Ali

Movie Monster
Sound Team

Dad Said
Astrid Swan

Full In-studio Session: Alexi Murdoch

Black Like Me
Spoon

Life of Leisure
Rainer Maria

East To The West
Michael Franti

Activated
Film School

Automobile Blues
Justin Townes Earle

If I was Young
The Raveonettes

Hour Two:

Best Supporting Actress
One For The Team

The Kids Are Alright
Of Montreal

(Welcome To) America
Vampire Hands

And If It's True
Langhorne Slim

Full In-studio Session: Wild Nothing

Actor Out of Work
St. Vincent

Spangle
The Wedding Present

Cold Hands (Warm Heart)
Brendan Benson

For Guys Eyes Only
Hockey Night

Maybe Tonight
Nicole Atkins

Licorice
Love-Cars

In the Studio for Sunday, February 6, 2011

Posted at 8:05 AM on February 6, 2011 by Brett Baldwin
Filed under: In the Studio


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In the Studio for Sunday, February 20, 2011

Posted at 11:47 AM on February 20, 2011 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

It was a crazy hectic week with the member drive going on and prepping for Rock the Cradle. We still managed to squeeze in a couple of in-studios, just because we know you dig them.

Bill got to hang out with Justin Townes Earl, the full in-studio aired earlier today during United States of Americana. And Justin's opening act Jessica Lea Mayfield stopped in to chat with Mary Lucia about her worst breakup and what it was like working with Dan Auerbach. We'll take a listen to her in-studio during the first hour.

Also, the Doomtree crew stopped by to celebrate Sims' new album Bad Time Zoo and told Mark Wheat all about it. The second hour we'll listen to that in-studio and play some in-studios songs from the archive that haven't been spun in a very long time.

Listen


Hour One:

Fraud in the 80's
Mates of State

Dance With Me
Old 97's

Wait For The Summer
Yeasayer

Some From None
Heiruspecs

Full In-studio Session: Jessica Lea Mayfield

Fat Bottom Girl
Z-Trip

It's a Serious Thing
Vicious Vicious

Something Beautiful
Tracy Bonham

Say Hey There
Atmosphere

Between the Bars
Metric

What Does It Mean
World Party

Hour Two:

Belle Epoque
The Honeydogs

Living Like A Refugee
Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars

Exilio (Remix)
Thievery Corporation

Faded Lines
Secret Machines

Full In-studio Session: Sims

Coming Home
The 88

Changes
Tahiti 80

Shift
Grizzly Bear

Song For You
Alexi Murdoch

White As Diamonds
Alela Diane

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Posted at 11:21 AM on February 13, 2011 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

It's that time of year...chilly, frost bitten...and possibly love bitten. Valentine's day is tomorrow and whether you are feeling the love or feeling the loath there's something in the live archives for you. Not surprisingly there were a multitude of songs to pick from, so as always, feel free to hit up the Current in-studio archives to find more for your Valentine's playlist.

Also in the mix, a full in-studio from Fitz and the Tantrums that blew us all away here at the station. Jill Riley walked out of the room saying it might be her favorite of the year. And to keep the love-y feel going I thought a full session from Iron and Wine would be the perfect thing to put me in the mood for tomorrow.

Hour One:

Laughing Lover
Blitzen Trapper

Playground Love
Phoenix

Lonely
Bat For Lashes

Smart Went Crazy
Atmosphere

Full In-studio Session: Fitz and the Tantrums

The Book of Love
The Magnetic Fields

Wild At Heart
Lookbook

Careful
Hot Chip

Sing Theresa Says
Greg Laswell

I'm So Lonely
The Holmes Brothers

Hour Two:

Rocky Took A Lover
Bell X1

True Love Will Find You In The End
Mates of State

Sweet Disposition
The Temper Trap

Sell You Everything
Buzzcocks

Full In-studio Session: Iron and Wine

How Deep Is Your Love
The Bird and The Bee

Box Car
The Rosebuds

The Lonesome Death Song
Jolie Holland

Heart Skipped A Beat
The xx

Lord I'm Discouraged
The Hold Steady

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011

Posted at 5:47 PM on January 30, 2011 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

Maybe the winter is beginning to get to me a little bit. I don't know about you, but I'm day dreaming of a warm, sunny distant seeming time that can't come soon enough. While I'm battling ennui this weeks In The Studio is going to be dreaming of better times to come, maybe warmer, maybe just in our minds. Here's a little music therapy to make the day dreams seem a little more possible.


Hour One:

Life's Warm Sheets
Gary Louris and Mark Olson

You've Changed
Bettie Serveert

The Fabled City
Tom Morello
Chitarra Romana
Spaghetti Western String Co.

Full In-studio Session: Phantogram

Connjur
School of Seven Bells

Inspiracion
Calexico

Fight
Ben Kweller

Neon Rose
Solid Gold

Sister Lost Soul
Alejandro Escovedo

Satellites
Longwave

Hour Two:

Runnin
Heartless Bastards

Machines
Mason Jennings

Guns and Knives
Heiruspecs

Brighter Than Sunshine
Aqualung

Full In-studio Session: Villagers

Naked As We Came
Iron and WIne

The Ark
Dr.Dog

Sweetheart Hooligan
The Rumble Strips

Norway
Beach House

Whose Authority
Nada Surf

Last Day of Magic
The Kills

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 2011

Posted at 5:35 PM on January 23, 2011 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

Wow, what a week. We put out an album of local and live music called Local Current, Vol. 1. It rocks so hard that I had to put a couple of the songs into the mix for tonights In The Studio. The sold out birthday bash over at First Ave was great, although, my dance moves should probably never be reproduced on the First Ave stage...

In the studios this week, we were very lady power charged. We had the raw and ripped vocals of Illinois native Lissie right before her sold out show at the Cedar last Thursday. The '90's femme fatale Liz Phair also stopped by and talked about her latest album Funstyle and the coolness of being on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

Hour One:

It
Cloud Cult

Victory
Trampled by Turtles

Best Things
The Plastic Constellations

Street Walkin'
Dan Auerbach

Full In-studio Session: Liz Phair

Lookin' At Me Sideways
Brother Ali

For Guys Eyes Only
Hockey Night

Dixon's Girl
Dessa

Mary Lucia
The 757's

Miss You Too
Roma di Luna

Song Away
Hockey

Hour Two:

Organ Donor
Jeremy Messersmith

The Lonesome Death Song
Jolie Holland

Never Forget You
Noisettes

Even Heroes Have To Die
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists

Full In-studio Session: Lissie

Bang Pop
Free Energy

Civil Twilight
The Weakerthans

Busting Up a Starbucks
Mike Doughty

Between the Moon and The Ocean
Bon Savants

Party's Crashing Us
Of Montreal

Milk and Money
The Fratellis

In the Studio for Sunday, January 16, 2011

Posted at 4:47 PM on January 16, 2011 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

We're gearing up for the Current's 6th Birthday party at First Ave this coming Friday, but we still had time to fit in some in-studios. Local band Tapes N Tapes stopped by to talk to Ms Lucia about making their new record back in Minnesota. Eau Clair's latest breakout (and 2nd half of Bon Iver) S. Carey visited the studio and chatted up Barb, the full in-studio from that is found below. And with the passing of Trish Keenan of Broadcast we looked back at an in-studio we had with the band back in 2005.

Hour One:

Machines
Mason Jennings

Song For You
Alexi Murdoch

Breakable
Ingrid Michaelson

California Girls
The Magnetic Fields

Full In-studio Session: S. Carey

Mayday
Haley Bonar

Night Nurse
Dean and Britta

Drink the Night Away
Romantica

Sleepyhead
Passion Pit

Welcome to My Room
Vietnam

Watching Me Try
The Ashtray Hearts

Hour Two:

The Breaks
The Shackeltons

How Am I To Be
The Watson Twins

Spangle
The Wedding Present

A-Punk
Vampire Weekend

Full In-studio Session: Broadcast

Alive or Dead
Middle Class Rut

100 Days,100 Nights
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Fallout
The Futureheads

Pretty Girl at the Airport
The Avett Brothers

Again and Again
The Bird and The Bee

As The Stars Fall
The Cinematic ORchestra

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2010

Posted at 2:09 PM on January 8, 2011 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

Tonights show is all about happy memories. Brendan Benson and Looch bond over their intense love of animals--to the point of risking their live to save them. And in the 2nd hour Mac and the members of Grizzly Bear all arrive at the Current studio from across the country just in time.

Hour One:

Looking for Astronauts
The National

Leave No Gold
The Jayhawks

Out At Sea
Heartless Bastards

Healing Hands
Citizen Cope

Full In-studio Session: Brendan Benson

Two-Part Harmony
Robert Skoro

As Above So Below
Klaxons

All the Lost Souls Welcome You to San Francisco
American Music Club

Japanese Slippers
The Fiery Furnaces

Modern Diet
The Redwalls

Hour Two:

Black Forest (Lorelei)
Mercury Rev

Soul Sucker
The Melismatics

Waiting for You
Ben Harper

First of the Gang
Zee Avi

Full In-studio Session: Grizzly Bear

Nag Nag Nag Nag
Art Brut

Love You More
Buzzcocks

Easy Silence
Dan Wilson

Trouble
Of Montreal

Almost Rosey
Tori Amos

Suddenly I see
KT Tunstall

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2010

Posted at 2:04 PM on December 19, 2010 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

Hour One:

All The Old Show Stoppers
The New Pornographers

A Christmas Durge
Nellie MaKay

Rocky Raccoon
Pert Near Sandstone

Bonfires on the Heath
The Clientele

Full In-studio Session: Adele

Wolves
Josh Ritter

My Two Feet
Old 97's

Work It Out
Jurassic 5

Cold Beer and Cigarettes
David Bazan

Hour Two:

Happy Holidays
The New Standards

Sister Lost Soul
Alejandro Escovedo

Faster Than The Setting Sun
Fyfe Dangerfield

Miss You Too
Roma Di Luna

Full In-studio Session: Eels

Lay Me Down
The Frames

Modern Girl
Alec Ounsworth

Something for the Holidays
Broken Social Scene

Hold on to Your Money
Martin Devaney

Hawaii
Haley Bonar

Fourth Ward
Nomo

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2010

Posted at 1:57 PM on December 12, 2010 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

Hour One:

Somebody's Arms (Web Exclusive)
James Buckley Trio

Close Call
Rilo Kiley

Fake Empire
The National

Machine
Anni Rossi

Full In-studio Session: Free Energy

Let It Fly
Heiruspecs


I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes
Tom Vek

Goodbye California
Jolie Holland

Your Misfortune
Mike Doughty

Multiply
Jamie Lidell

Not California
Hem

Hour Two:

Savion Glover
P.O.S.

All Will Be Well
Dan Wilson

Decent Days and Nights
The Futureheads

Marrow
St. Vincent

Full In-studio Sessions: Jeremy Messersmith

Coming Home
The 88

Forever Lost
The Magic Numbers

Chicago Promenade
Jason Isbell

Don't Let Me Down
Vicious Vicious

Present Infant
Ani DiFranco

This Is Our Lot
Wild Beasts

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2010

Posted at 1:51 PM on December 5, 2010 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

Hour One:

Limitation
Red Pens

Tselane
BLK JKS

Never Go Away
Dan Israel

All The Old Show Stoppers
The New Pornographers

Full In-studio Session: Mason Jennings

Back II The Day
Doomtree

Gimme Sympathy
Metric

All Kinds
Dan Wilson

Turn The Dirt Over
Sea Wolf

Trouble
Bitter:Sweet

Hour Two:

Chasing Pavements
Adele

Ripe
Ben Lee

There's So Much Energy In Us
Cloud Cult

Nineteen
Tegan and Sara

Full In-studio Session: Superchunk

Sharing
Lou Barlow

Medicine Wheel
Aimee Mann

Nothing To Worry About
Peter Bjorn and John

We'll Get By
Gary Louris

So Begins Our Alabee
Of Montreal

Stacey
The Hopefuls

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Posted at 1:44 PM on November 28, 2010 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

Hour One:

This Land is Your Land
Sharon Jones and the Dap-KIngs

Edmund Street
The Rosebuds

Laser Beam
Super Furry Animals

Licorice
Love-Cars

Forest Whitaker
Brother Ali

Stormy Weather
Echo and the Bunnymen

Hollywood
West Indian Girl

Bad News
Pieta Brown

Bird on a Wire
Rogue Wave

It's a Serious Thing
Vicious Vicious

Since K Got Over Me
The Clientele

Calendar Girl
Stars

Can You Believe It?
Fog

Hour Two:

Golden Skans
Klaxons

Young Folks
Peter Bjorn and John

Tourist Trap
White Rabbits

You Best Believe Me?
Digitata

Sampson and Delila
Charlie Parr

Fluorescent Adolescent
Arctic Monkeys

Oh MJ?
The Little Ones

Guess Who Ran Off With The Milkman?
The Pipettes

The Story
Brandi Carlile

Falling Slowly
Glen Hansard

Anti-Anti
Snowden

Alabama
Birdmonster

Chinese Translation
M. Ward

One Step Closer to You
Michael Franti

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Posted at 1:25 PM on November 21, 2010 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

To prepare you for all the delectible goodies you're sure to devour in a few short days. Here's a hearty dose of live music recorded in the Current Studios.

Hour One:
Maybe Tonight
Nicole Atkins

Take Advantage
Lou Barlow

Chasing Pavements
Adele

I'm Falling
Robyn Hitchcock

Full In-studio Session: Cloud Cult

Auctioneer
The Broken West

The Bomb
Bitter:Sweet

Juno
Tokyo Police Club

That Kind of Man
The Heavy

Take Me Home
Brother Ali

Born in the UK
Badly Drawn Boy

Hour Two:
Beautiful
G. Love

I'm A Pilot
Fanfarlo

Virgin Wood
The Hopefuls

Red Dragon Tattoo
Fountains of Wayne

Full In-studio Session: Hollerado

Hey Me Hey Mama
Ray LaMontagne

Better
Regina Spektor

Evergreen
Ryan Adams and The Cardinals

I Go to Sleep
Sia

See Fernando
Jenny Lewis

Talking Bird
Death Cab for Cutie

IN THE STUDIO FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Posted at 1:11 PM on November 14, 2010 by Jade
Filed under: In the Studio

Peaking back at the archived in-studio performances for another week of In The Studio.

Tonight's playlist included:

Hour One:
She Took All the Money
Black Francis

Dance Little Liar
Arctic Monkeys

Girl from the North Country
Roseanne Cash

Don't Ask Me to Dance
Arab Strap

Full In-studio Session - Junip

Messages
Xavier Rudd

Last Call
Brazilian Girls

Note to Self
Dan Israel

Kings Get Deaded
Doomtree

Ballad of Joe Snowboard
Storyhill

Read Every Word
Gary Louris

Hour Two:
Pretty Voices
Cloud Cult

Where's the Gs
Dizzee Rascal

Middle Distance Runner
Sea Wolf

All Those In Favor
The Owls

Full In-studio Session: MC Rut

Um, Circle and Squares
Dosh

Girls Who Play Guitars
Maximo Park

Grip Like a Vice
The Go! Team

Waiting
Nomo

Bring What You Bring
The Plastic Constellations

Sweet Loving Man
Jolie Holland

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