If there were a Mount Rushmore of Minnesota music, Prince and Dylan would be on it, without a doubt. But when you look at just the lyrics, how well can you tell them apart?

Bob Dylan had already moved to New York by the time he released his debut album in 1962, but he spent his entire childhood and youth in his native state of Minnesota. That’s more connection than most places have to the most influential songwriter of the rock era, and the first rocker ever to win…

Conor McPherson's play 'Girl from the North Country,' now published in book form, tells the story of a desperate group of characters in a Duluth guesthouse during the Great Depression. It incorporates 17 songs by Bob Dylan.

The Xcel Energy Center audience were firmly asked not to use phones — at all — so it was a darkened mass of fans who surrounded the simply lit stage at one end of the arena. There were also no video screens, so all faces were turned directly towards the man at the piano, testing…

In 'Why Bob Dylan Matters,' Harvard professor Richard F. Thomas dives deep into the Bard of Duluth's capacious songbook.

Greil Marcus is one of the most storied names in music journalism, and last week we were honored to have him stop by our studios for a quick conversation. With Bob Dylan coming to town on Wednesday, that’s naturally where the conversation headed. Marcus picked a few songs to talk about, and he’ll be saying…

Today's top music news items include Bob Dylan making the cover of the last-ever print edition of the Village Voice, New Order making peace (well, in legal terms) with Peter Hook, and Yoko Ono putting the smack down on 'John Lemon' soda.

Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples have announced a show on Oct. 25 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. In the wake of this announcement, Mary Lucia reflects on these iconic artists.

Having released 38 studio albums and dozens of other projects (live albums, singles, box sets, etc.), Bob Dylan doesn’t make it easy on the casual listener. Like Prince and Neil Young, he maintains an oeuvre so dense newcomers hardly know where to start. It’s worth trying to scratch the surface, though, especially if you’d like to…

Bob Dylan has just announced a show at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center on Oct. 25, with Mavis Staples. When Dylan last came to town, in 2014, The Current’s staff set out to review every one of Bob Dylan’s studio albums since his 1962 debut. Freshly updated with coverage of Dylan’s newest releases, written by…