Gang of Youths spread hope and joy in The Current studio April 2, 2018 'I think the whole point of our career was to bring a sense of hope and joy to the circumstances that are devoid of it,' says Gang of Youths frontman David Le'aupepe. 'I think every artist has their purpose, and I think in Gang of Youths, we've sort of found ours.' The Sydney-based band recently visited The Current, where they played their uplifting and empowering songs.
L.A. Salami performs in The Current studio March 29, 2018 Is the artist L.A. Salami (whose full name is Lookman Adekunle Salami) a storyteller, a philosopher, a poet, or just a dude in a band? 'When arrogance possesses me, I would like to think of myself as one of those,' he says. 'It's whatever people make of it.' L.A. Salami visited The Current today to play three songs that showcase this music-making wordsmith.
Superorganism perform in The Current studio March 28, 2018 Comprising band members from England, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, Superorganism are a musical collective now based in the East End of London. 'I was actually surprised that people find it surprising that we're an internet band,' says Superorganism lead vocalist Orono Noguchi. Superorganism recently visited The Current for a session hosted by Oake & Riley.
Wolf Alice perform a coffeehouse-style set in The Current studio March 27, 2018 In the Twin Cities for a couple of engagements -- including an in-store session at the Electric Fetus and a show at First Avenue -- Wolf Alice stopped by The Current studio for a stripped-down set hosted by Mary Lucia.
jeremy messersmith performs in The Current's studio March 27, 2018 jeremy messersmith is hosting his Late Stage Capitalism release show at First Avenue on Friday, March 30. The week beforehand, he visited the Local Show to talk with Andrea Swensson and perform four songs from the album.
Video: Naked Giants bring fun, catchy rock to their SXSW performance March 19, 2018 Naked Giants, a Seattle trio, brought a little fun and a lot of rock and roll to the PledgeHouse day stage.
Watch Dessa convert new fans at SXSW with 4 songs from 'Chime' March 16, 2018 The voice of Dessa, as fluent at rap as at song and spoken word, is back and stronger than ever with 'Chime.'
Watch Lukas Nelson captivate a SXSW crowd March 16, 2018 Watch Lukas Nelson's entire set from our PledgeHouse day party during SXSW.
Video: Stella Donnelly wins over the SXSW crowd March 16, 2018 Watch Stella Donnelly's entire set from the PledgeHouse stage at our day party during SXSW.
Frank Turner performs show 2,141 for the PledgeHouse crowd during SXSW March 16, 2018 Frank Turner decided to do five songs instead of four, because that's how many songs you need to have a proper show. So we let him.