From our ninth birthday party in January to a momentous two-day Rock the Garden all the way to December's final Doomtree blowout, 2014 was a banner year for The Current and for Minnesota's thriving music scene—and our photographers worked to capture it all. Here are some of the year's most memorable photos, with titles linking to each feature on our blog.

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• The Current's 9th Birthday Party (Friday)

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• The Current's 9th Birthday Party (Saturday)

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• Dr. Dog at First Avenue

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• St. Vincent at the State Theatre

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• Local Natives at First Avenue

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• Arcade Fire at Target Center

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• Chromeo at First Avenue

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• Angel Olsen at the Cedar Cultural Center

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Cage the Elephant at Myth (Photos by Nate Ryan)​

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• Nickel Creek at the State Theatre

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• First Aid Kit at the Varsity Theater

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• CHVRCHES at First Avenue

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• Tegan and Sara at First Avenue

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• Rock the Garden Day 1

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• Rock the Garden Day 2

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• Trampled by Turtles at the Cedar Cultural Center

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• Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden at the Midwest Music Museum

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• Paul McCartney at Target Field

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• Skyline Music Festival at Target Field

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• Square Lake Music and Film Festival

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• Jeremy Messersmith on Letterman

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• Going down the Minnesota State Fair's Giant Slide with Sims

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• The Cactus Blossoms and Dead Man Winter at the Turf Club's reopening

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• MN Music-on-a-stick

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• The Replacements at Midway Stadium

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• Festival Palomino

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• Fleetwood Mac at Target Center

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• 10th Winona Boats and Bluegrass Festival

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• Morris Day and The Time at the Hard Rock Cafe Mall of America

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• Milk Carton Kids and Sarah Jarosz at the Fitzgerald Theater

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• Thestand4rd at the Amsterdam Bar

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• United States of Americana's Fifth Birthday at the Turf Club

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• Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets at First Avenue

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• Paolo Nutini at the Turf Club

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• Doomtree's Last Blowout Ever

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• New Standards Holiday Show