Live Performance Archive
Tori Amos is an outspoken and creative pianist, singer/songwriter and has sold over 12 million records worldwide. Her latest CD, entitled "American Doll Posse" is her ninth studio album and some are calling this her most ambitious work.
(11/07/2007)
Barely out of his teens, Michael Feerick, the brainchild of UK-based Amusement Parks on Fire wrote and played all the instruments on his new album. Backed by a band, he joined Mary Lucia in the Current studios during their first tour of the U.S. to perform songs from their self-titled debut album.
(06/02/2005)
Keren Ann released her full-length debut, "La Biographie de Luka Philipsen," in 2000. La Biographie was received well in Europe and earned several nominations for the Victoires - the French equivalent of the Grammy - for Best New Discovery (Artist and Album) and Best Song of the Year.
(02/11/2008)
North Carolina's Annuals have been credited with taking down the three major music labels in six months. Ok, maybe that was that was a spoofed album review in Paste Magazine written as if it were 2050. Who says it can't happen?
(10/15/2008)
Nigerian musician Fela Kuti invented Afro-beat, the blend of jazz, funk and traditional African music that was the introduction to "world" music for many Americans. Antibalas, a Brooklyn-based collective of about 17 musicians, carry on Fela's legacy of making danceable, politically aware songs.
(03/16/2007)
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.
(02/19/2009)
Self-describing their music as "spacey electro lounge exotica music," the Los Angeles trio joined Tony Lopez in the Current studios ahead of their Bastille Day performance to perform a few songs.
(07/16/2005)
Matt Hales has come a long way from playing in a London-based Police cover band in the late 80s. He now leads Aqualung, a project he says isn't a band, but rather the name he's decided to give the music he's been making since 2002.
(03/02/2007)
Aqualung perform "Can't Get You Out of My Mind," "Left Behind," and "Don't Talk"
(12/01/2005)
Matt Hales may be the face and brainchild of Aqualung, but a lot forget that his brother, Ben, accompanies him on stage for every show. The brothers join Thorn in the Current studios as they clear up the some common misconceptions about the group and perform songs from their latest album.
(05/02/2005)
Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem are Signature Sounds recording artists from the east coast who have molded their sound from years of experience in different musical genres including swing, bluegrass, rock and blues.
(06/12/2006)
The Arctic Monkeys won the Mercury Prize in 2006 for their album, "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" and have continued to rise in popularity ever since.
(09/25/2009)
After Alex Turner and Jamie Cook received guitars for Christmas, they made practicing a full time obsession. All of that practicing paid off when the band inked their first recording deal with the label Domino in the spring of 2004.
(05/08/2007)
Art Brut's first full-length CD was "Bang Bang Rock and Roll" released in May 2005. Since that time, the band has been out touring making even better music and they released their second full length project entitled, "It's A Bit Complicated" in June 2007.
(11/01/2007)
Joseph Arthur has released two albums in quick succession. In 2006, he released "Nuclear Daydream," and "Let's Just Be" hit stores in April 2007. After years as a solo artist, he's now recording and touring with his band, the Lonely Astronauts.
(04/27/2007)