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New Hot: three distinguished musical acts look for their big break Discover music

This week on New Hot, read about a new album from two of James Blake's best friends, plus one of the UK's youngest and most successful songwriters. These are our three recommended releases for Tuesday, May 28.

Block Rockin' Weekend returns!

Starting this Friday at 4 p.m. and continuing through Memorial Day, The Current will bring you another installment of our Block Rockin' Weekend festivities. We'll be playing three-song sets of your (and our) favorite artists all weekend—from Dessa to David Bowie, Spoon to Stevie Wonder.

With musicians facing health care uncertainty, benefit concerts are on the rise Local Blog

Scan the listings of the Twin Cities concert calendar each week, and chances are you’ll notice a pair of familiar words popping up time and time again: “Benefit concert.” The age-old practice of offering up a few sets of live music in exchange for donations from attendees has become something of a tradition in [...]