The Current Music NewsMusic News: Epic holiday lights display honors PrinceJay Gabler • Dec 5, 2016Today's top music news stories include an epic Prince lights display - and a potential (if unlikely) new heir.
Local Current BlogTake a bite off Prince’s plate: Paisley Park debuts weekly ‘brunch experience’Hanna Bubser • Dec 5, 2016One of the many things I learned during my Sunday at Paisley Park is that Prince never referred to his admirers as fans. To him, they were simply friends and family. My time at Prince’s famed facility felt nothing short of a family gathering — and a cool one at that. Staff guided my tour group…
Local Current BlogPrince fans have the best of “Times” at Paisley ParkCecilia Johnson • Dec 4, 2016Paisley Park is a glorious place to see a Prince movie. Last night, Prince’s former home kicked off the first of a series of Saturday night movie screenings. Along with Friday night dance parties and Sunday morning brunch, they’re all part of the revitalized Paisley Park After Dark (tickets available here). I got to Paisley…
Local Current BlogPaisley Park After Dark reopens with reverent, celebratory dance partyIbad Jafri • Dec 3, 2016At the time of his passing in April, Prince had plans to make the Paisley Park After Dark series more regular and accessible to the public. The Friday night dance party that kicked off the resurrected After Dark moniker went above and beyond that call in a unique fashion last night: it provided a warm…
Photographer Daniel Corrigan reflects on PrinceLuke Taylor • Dec 1, 2016Following the release of his recent book, 'Heyday: 35 Years of Music in Minneapolis,' photographer Daniel Corrigan shares memories of seeing Prince perform. 'When he was up there, I think he was connected with every single person in the audience,' Corrigan says in a video produced by the Minnesota Historical Society.
The Current Music NewsMusic News: Prince estate worth $200 millionJay Gabler • Nov 30, 2016Today's top music news stories include a valuation of Prince's estate, a Hamilton Drunk History with rock star cameos, and a forthcoming Marvin Gaye miniseries.
Discover MusicWhat's New on The Current: Prince, Rag'n'Bone Man, Alejandro EscovedoJade • Nov 30, 2016This week on What's New on The Current, Jade digs into 'Moonbeam Levels' from '1999' era Prince, an artist to watch in 2017 named Rag'n'Bone man and a new song from the legendary Alejandro Escovedo.
The Current Music NewsMusic News: Prince documentary to be released in 2017Jay Gabler • Nov 29, 2016Today's top music news stories include word of a forthcoming Prince documentary, a settlement in the Turtles suit, and controversial political comments by Kate Bush.
Local Current BlogPrince’s ‘Sign ‘O’ the Times’ among Grammy Hall of Fame inducteesJay Gabler • Nov 29, 2016Prince’s 1987 classic Sign “O” the Times is among this year’s inductees into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The album enters the hall alongside 24 additional titles including Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock,” David Bowie’s “Changes,” and N.W.A.’s Straight Outta Compton. “The Grammy Hall Of Fame was established by the Recording Academy’s National Trustees in 1973 to honor…
Local Current BlogPaisley Park announces Celebration 2017: Four-day gathering to mark anniversary of Prince’s deathJay Gabler • Nov 28, 2016Paisley Park has announced that will host a four-day gathering this spring to mark the first anniversary of Prince’s April 21 death. “Celebration 2017,” which will take place at the Chanhassen venue from April 20-23, is billed as an event “bringing together musicians, creative personnel, special guests and friends who worked closest with Prince and…