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Welcome to Seven in Seven, where each Thursday in this space we would typically take a look at concerts coming to the region over the next week. With most shows on hold due to the pandemic, here’s a look at seven of the best albums being released Feb. 5: Foo Fighters — "Medicine at Midnight" It's been quite the journey for the Foo Fighters from a completely solo mid-’90s project from ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl to one of the most popular rock bands in music. They’ve gotten to the point on album number 10, "Medicine at Midnight," to be able to do whatever the hell they...

Singer-songwriter-player-of-many-instruments Dinty Child has a new single out. “Incident at the Border” tells the true tale of a musician, a waywardly tossed Frisbee, and a resulting broken window at the Border Café in Harvard Square. It was recorded by Child and some friends in 2018 as part of a batch of 17 songs, 11 of which ended up on his 2020 album “Lucky Ones.” But it didn’t make the final cut, and is now seeing the light of day by its lonesome. Child has carved out a colorful career on the local music scene since getting his first guitar about a half-century ago while growin...

(#28). This year, guest bloggers played a particularly important role in advancing conversations about evangelicalism. Abram Van Engen warned about those Christians’ uses of American national mythology (#9), then published a follow-up dialogue with one of the people he’d criticized: Os Guinness (#19). Peter Choi, meanwhile, was not convinced that evangelicalism was actually addressing the problems brought to light by the Trump years (#15 — see that post’s comments section for Peter’s back-and-forth with one of the famous pastors he mentioned). Other visiting writers went beyond ev...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to distribute $95 million to 23 community health centers in South Carolina as part of the American Rescue Plan. This program aims to provide funding for health organizations to expand COVID-19 related services for vulnerable populations. Money can be used for services including vaccinations, testings, […] State coffers could get $2.5 billion in new federal funding over two years if lawmakers get over longstanding political objections to expand Medicaid to cover about 200,000 residents without health insurance.  At present, many a...

December 21, 2020 Happy Holidays from The Current (MPR graphic) The Current and our related streams have your holiday soundtrack. Here's where you can find festive tunes this week. Ongoing ● Purple Current - soulful holidays, streaming now through Friday, Dec. 25 ● Rock the Cradle Radio - wall-to-wall holiday music for kids and their grownups, now through Friday, Dec. 25 ● Radio Heartland - a hearty helping of Americana-tinged holiday music throughout the week Monday, Dec. 21 - Winter Solstice 10 a.m. Radio Heartland's Winter Solstice special with music by Mandolin Orange,...