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        <title>The Current: Live Performances from Minnesota Public Radio</title>
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			<title>Brother Ali performs live in The Current studios</title>
			<description><![CDATA[With lyrics that showcase his lyrical prowess and a personal story that&#039;s as interesting to hear as to read, local hip-hop virtuoso Brother Ali has made an unparalleled mark on the world of independent hip hop.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Lou Barlow performs in The Current studio</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Few people in the indie-rock world have had three separate successful careers. Lou Barlow is known as much for his solo work as his tenure as the bassist in Dinosaur Jr. and as the founder of the alt-country/folk supergroup Sebadoh.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:55:17 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Cory Chisel performs in The Current studios</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Growing up in an Appleton, Wis., household separated from pop music, Cory Chisel had to turn to other musical sources for inspiration. Gospel, blues, and Americana all played an important part in shaping his musical voice.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/18/corey_chisel/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:56:58 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Brendan Benson performs live in The Current studios</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Four albums into his solo career, Brendan Benson has made a name for himself as one of the music world&#039;s premier collaborators. As part of the Raconteurs, he&#039;s played an instrumental part in shaping the sound of garage-inspired indie rock.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:25:38 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Girls perform in The Current studios</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A brand new band from San Francisco, Girls specialize in always-sunny California pop -- jangling guitars, beautiful harmonies and flawless hooks. Frontman Christopher Owens layers this sunny backdrop with darker lyrics reminiscent of more introverted artists.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Lissie performs live in The Current studios</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Illinois-born Lissie offers some of the best Americana music to come out of the Midwest in recent decades. Now living in California, the musician -- Lissie Maurus by birth -- examines life in small-town America and growing up in a rural area.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/13/lissie/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:02:36 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Fanfarlo performs in The Current studios</title>
			<description><![CDATA[After many independent labels and attempts to break into the international music scene, Fanfarlo took things into their own hands and released their album for $1 on their Web site.
The result? A national tour of the United States and plenty of international dates as well.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/12/fanfarlo/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Rosanne Cash performs live in The Current studios</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Children of famous parents sometimes have a hard time adjusting to life in their parents&#039; shadow. Not so for Rosanne Cash, the daughter of the late Johnny Cash. Throughout her thirty-year career, Cash has been a vibrant and engaging force in the country music world.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:12:25 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>The Mountain Goats perform live in The Current studios</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Mountain Goats leader John Darnielle has earned plenty of critical and popular acclaim for his literate lyrics and homages to American music of ages past. Now, as a trio, the Mountain Goats have returned with their 17th album in 18 years as a band, &quot;The Life of the World to Come.&quot;]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/07/mountain_goats/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:13:54 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>Har Mar Superstar performs in The Current studios</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Owatonna, Minn. isn&#039;t nationally recognized for a lot of things, but it can be proud of its most famous native son - Sean Tillman, a.k.a. Har Mar Superstar. After stints in the noise band Calvin Krime and his own Sean Na Na project, Har Mar&#039;s exploration of R&amp;B and raw sexuality has found him international fame.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/05/har_mar_superstar/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:23:02 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>White Denim perform live in The Current studios</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Melding their specific combination of punk, garage rock, and even pop and soul, the Austin, TX trio known as White Denim formed about three and a half years ago when members of two bands, Parque Touch and Peach Train, met and decided to start playing together in 2005.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/05/white_denim/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:20:39 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>They Might Be Giants perform in The Current Studios</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Nearly 30 years into their career together, the Johns of They Might Be Giants - Flansburgh and Linnell - have just released their 14th studio album, the entertaining and educational &quot;Here Comes Science.&quot;
Continuing in their recent vein of children&#039;s music, the album touches on plenty of scientific topics, like paleontology, astronomy and chemistry.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/03/they_might_be_giants-live-performance/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:03:11 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title>David Bazan performs live in The Current studios</title>
			<description><![CDATA[After nearly 15 years as a band member and side-project collaborator, David Bazan has finally released his debut solo album, &quot;Curse Your Branches&quot;, on Barsuk Records. Bazan began his songwriting career as a member of Pedro the Lion in 1995, and has since collaborated with Vic Chesnutt, Micah P. Hinson, and many others.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/10/28/david_bazan/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:37:57 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Birds of Virginia performs in The Current studios</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Birds of Virginia celebrated the release of their debut album &quot;Trees at Dusk&quot; in October, 2009.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/10/22/birds_of_virginia/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:35:35 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Zoo Animal performs in The Current studios</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A product of rural Minnesota, Holly Newsom leads Zoo Animal with her smooth, alto vocals reminiscent of Cat Power. Joined by Tim Abramson on bass and Thom Burton on drums, Zoo Animal constructs clean rifts and catchy rock.]]></description>
			<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/10/15/zoo_animal/?refid=0</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:20:01 -0500</pubDate>
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