The Current from Minnesota Public Radio

Local Music Exchange: KXT (Dallas, TX) - The Ericksons & Oil Boom Discover music

We've partnered with KXT in Dallas, Texas, to swap five of each city's favorite bands, play them on the air, and offer free streams and downloads. Today, hear tracks from Minneapolis' The Ericksons and Dallas' Oil Boom.

British experimental rock quintet Foals perform at The Current Live Performances

Oxford-based quintet Foals make willfully out-there and original indie-rock that varies from spastic dance-rock to angular post-punk sounds to intricate experimental passages.

Inspiring Lakeland teen Zach Sobiech passes away Local Blog

While most high school seniors have spent the school year looking ahead to the future, terminally ill Lakeland, Minnesota teenager Zach Sobiech has spent his time staring down the unimaginable. As his classmates made plans for prom and filled out college applications, Sobiech and his family juggled two unexpected, alternate realities: Zach’s bone cancer [...]

Vampire Weekend to play the Orpheum Theatre on August 5 News & Interviews

Vampire Weekend has just announced they will perform live at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis on August 5 in support of their just released, critically acclaimed third album, Modern Vampires of the City. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 24 at 10 a.m.