A lot has changed in Haley Bonar’s world since she released her full-length Golder last year. Namely, she has welcomed her first child, Clementine, into the world, and transitioned from a busy touring artist into a stay-at-home mom. But her songwriting has never slowed, and if anything she says becoming a mom has only served…

It’s a busy week for a lot of Twin Cities bands who are making the journey to New York for CMJ, including those who are playing the big Radio K/Gimme Noise showcase on the Lower East Side of Manhattan tonight. Even with a portion of our music community gigging on the East Coast, there are…

Grand Rapids native Actual Wolf has been omnipresent in the Twin Cities these past few months, playing a well-received month-long residency at Amsterdam Bar & Hall last month amid a smattering of other area dates. On Friday night, at one of his biggest Twin Cities shows to date, Actual Wolf’s summer of hustle paid off…

Local music notes from the week of September 3-7

It’s been a spell since we’ve rounded up some of the Twin Cities’ best all-ages venues, and with last weekend’s “Back to School” edition of the Local Show still fresh in our minds it seems like a good time to revisit the topic and a few more venues to the list. What young music lover…

With so much of the media’s attention focused on the State Fair this week, it can feel like there isn’t much else going on. But that’s far from the case, especially as far as the local concert calendar is concerned. For help with your planning, here’s a list of our top picks for gigs this…

Local music notes from the week of August 20-24

Each week on The Current’s Local Show, we pick out a handful of promising Twin Cities shows to recommend to our listeners. For your convenience, we thought we’d starting rounding up all this concert info into an easy-to-read list and adding in a few other must-see events that are coming up this week. Behold: Our…

Our directory of major fireworks displays throughout the state

Duluth-based punk-bluegrass juggernauts Trampled by Turtles have long been a Current fan favorite, and their superb set at Rock the Garden provided the perfect soundtrack as the day slid into the sun-kissed early evening hours. Enjoy this slideshow from the quintet’s performance! All photos by Nate Ryan.