The Current Rewind

By: Minnesota Public Radio
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  • Summary

  • In The Current Rewind’s second season, we’re tracing the 50-year history of Minneapolis club First Avenue, using 10 pivotal dates to explore how a city, a scene, and popular music have evolved since the dawn of the ’70s. The Current’s Cecilia Johnson and Mark Wheat — along with special guest hosts like Craig Finn, Jay Smooth, and Sun Yung Shin — will meet you at the barricades for opening night, drop in on life-changing shows, and take an inside look at the present-day #SaveOurStages campaign.
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Episodes
  • Bonus: Seeing stars

    Bonus: Seeing stars
    Dec 1 2020

    Before we wrap up our First Avenue season, we have to pay homage to its famous painted stars.
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    11 mins
  • April 21, 2016: The day the streets turned purple

    April 21, 2016: The day the streets turned purple
    Nov 17 2020

    The day Prince passed away, thousands of Minnesotans congregated outside First Avenue to dance and cry. Although the street party might've seemed like magic, of course real people made it happen - and we talked to a few of them for this episode. It's the last full installment of our season, and it celebrates Prince, parties, and Minnesota music. [Songs sampled: Prince - "Sometimes It Snows In April," Cameron Kinghorn - "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore," Lizzo - "The Beautiful Ones"]
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    36 mins
  • Aug. 12, 2015: The day the sky fell

    Aug. 12, 2015: The day the sky fell
    Nov 10 2020

    A piece of First Avenue's ceiling fell to the ground during a concert in August 2015. Thankfully, no one was seriously hurt. But throughout the music industry, concert safety has been a huge issue during the last decade. How can we keep each other safe? [Songs sampled: Icetep - "Hive Sound," Stereo Confession - "Tonight," Theory of a Deadman - "Angel"]
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    29 mins

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