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Tricky performs live in The Current studios
Seemingly thrashing through hip-hop, soul, pop, rock, and everything in between, the music of English born musician Tricky thrives on the unexpected.March 14, 2009
Raphael Saadiq performs in The Current studio
Raphael Saddiq has kept soul music alive and well in the 21st century, both as solo artist and producer.March 13, 2009
The hazards of being The Decemberists' Colin Meloy
Colin Meloy - singer and lyricist of The Decemberists - joined Steve Seel to discuss the band's new record, The Hazards Of Love.March 12, 2009
Dan Auerbach performs in The Current studio
Dan Auerbach wants to make records like RZA of the Wu Tang Clan. Like RZA, Auerbach takes his influences and feeds them into music except he takes it into another direction to make his gritty, soulful blues on his new solo album "Keep it Hid."March 10, 2009
Anni Rossi performs in The Current studio
To say that Anni Rossi has given new life to the viola is an understatement. Together with her alternative folk style and lilting vocals, Rossi has reinvented the way this classical instrument is typically used and given new light to how Americana music is structured and presented.March 6, 2009
The Submarines perform in The Current studio
The Submarines, the indie pop duo of John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard, has gone through several incarnations since first meeting in Boston.March 4, 2009
All The Saints perform in The Current studios
The music of All the Saints, a three-piece rock band, seems to tie together loose ends of rock eras past and future. The driving sound of these Atlanta natives crashes metal into grunge into fuzz, creating a dark, pulsing sound that demands attention.March 4, 2009
Antony and the Johnsons perform in The Current studio
The dynamic musical careers of Antony and the Johnsons has already accelerated into 2009 with their new CD, "The Crying Light." With a voice that has been described as both haunting and inspiring, Antony has crossed boundaries through his music both artistically and socially since the band's first release in 1998.February 19, 2009
Alela Diane performs in The Current studios
Growing her sounds out of her native California, Alena Diane has grown her sound from the West Coast through Europe since emerging on the music scene. In her sophomore album, "To Be Still," Alena further demonstrates her purposeful, penetrating sound.February 19, 2009
Ben Kweller performs in The Current studios
He's been called everything from balladeer to punk rocker, anti-folker to indie-popper. On his twelfth birthday, he received his first electric guitar and in 1993 started his first punk band, Radish. They broke up in 1999 and Ben Kweller moved to Brooklyn, New York to embark on a solo career.February 18, 2009
School Of Seven Bells perform in The Current studio
While Benjamin Curtis' band Secret Machines and twin sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza's band On-Air Library! were touring together in 2004, they decided to connect on a music project. By the end of 2006, Curtis and the Deheza sisters had completely disappeared into the band School of Seven Bells.February 10, 2009
Lykke Li performs in The Current studios
From Stockholm, Lykke Li is the latest rising star in Swedish pop music. After appearing on Swedish MTV and winning a Swedish Grammy, Lykke Li landed a deal with Atlantic Records. Her debut full-length album, "Youth Novels," was produced with help from Bjorn Yttling, of Peter, Bjorn and John.February 9, 2009
Gary Louris and Mark Olson perform in The UBS Forum at Minnesota Public Radio
After releasing seven albums under several incarnations of their band, The Jayhawks, the duo reunited in 2008 to record the heavily acoustic album, "Ready For The Flood."February 5, 2009
P.O.S. performs in the Current Studio
P.O.S., the versatile, genre shattering, locally-based musician, otherwise known as Stef Alexander, is once again taking the hip-hop world by storm with his latest release, "Never Better."February 3, 2009
Anya Marina performs in The Current studios
Anya Marina has been on the radio for years. Except she was the one playing the music rather than creating it. The former San Diego DJ is on the other side of the microphone now with her delicate song-writing.February 2, 2009