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Hi Jim, Hi David, Hi Lindsay,

Thanks for doing this AMA! I want to preface by saying I hope my comment comes off as more of a concern than a criticism, as that’s the way I feel about it. I also want to say that I feel the Current has had a pivotal role in improving the quality of social life in the Twin Cities, and for that I am grateful, but I feel as if the Current isn’t what it once was.

I’ve listened since 2005 and have been a member since 2009 or 2010 but recently I have found that my listening time has shifted more to Radio K, and I fear that my membership may soon make the same move. I feel as if the Current has lost its sense of adventure; it is no longer the advocate for new and unheard music that it once was.

That’s not to say the Current doesn’t play new music – New Hot (great program) is dedicated almost entirely to this idea. But that is once per week and late in the evening; there was a time when I would hear a song I’d never heard before every hour, if not more often. Over the past few years I feel like this has occurred less and less frequently. Now I tune to the Current expecting to hear indie megahits or Doomtree. Most new music that gets played is new music from established artists – Weezer, Sleater-Kinney, OK GO, Robert Plant – artists that don’t NEED exposure from the Current like a new artist does. Doomtree doesn’t need the Current anymore.

I don’t mean to say don’t play this music, obviously it’s very popular. But it feels as if these musical plants have grown so large they’re absorbing all of the sunlight and suffocating smaller plants trying to grow. As our musical gardeners, perhaps you ought to trim the big guys to let the little ones grow more?

So my question is: what plans do you have to continue/renew the spirit of musical adventure and exploration upon which the Current was founded?

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Thanks for the reply! I just want to say, I could (and regularly do) say a million wonderful things about the Current. I just wanted to use this opportunity to express this one idea. Thanks for all you do, truly.