The Current’s music director and midday host, Jade, recently attended the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas. After seeing countless performances, here are 10 artists you’ve got to check out.

U.K. duo The Heavy Heavy boomerang back into the No. 1 spot for The Current Chart Show, pushing Janelle Monáe back to the No. 3. Meanwhile, Sampa The Great enters the Chart Show Hall of Fame, and Margo Price’s latest debuts at No. 20.

Ever since frontman Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct by several people in 2022, Arcade Fire's hometown scene has struggled with how to respond.

Steve Lukather is a studio musician, solo artist, author — and he’s probably best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. Ahead of Toto’s show at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, Lukather took time for conversation with The Current’s Jill Riley.

The acoustic Americana trio — comprising mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins — with Aoife O’Donovan will play the Palace Theatre in St. Paul on Saturday, July 15.

The show comes after Bully (aka Alicia Bognanno) releases Lucky For You, her new full-length album, on June 2.

After the weather snowballed a date earlier this year, the Beths made the most of a Monday night in Minneapolis.

Gabriel will bring i/o The Tour to the Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday, Oct. 3.

The pop star has always been an uneasy match for the demands of touring. In the controlled stillness of a Las Vegas theater, she may have finally found her place.

The influential vocalist played a key role in shaping the funk and R&B sound of the 1970s.