ReviewsDJs and revelers celebrate 50-plus years of First Ave dance partiesMichaelangelo Matos and Darin Kamnetz • Apr 3, 2023With Danceteria Through the Decades, First Avenue continued its 53rd-anniversary celebration and traced the progression of music and cultural styles in the process.
ReviewsBer gets personal during homecoming show at 7th St EntryShannon Brault and Sara Fish • Apr 3, 2023The rising singer-songwriter’s Minneapolis concert was an interactive affair, filled with bad Hinge date stories and music inspired by them.
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: Sire songs for Seymour SteinJill Riley and Rachel Frances • Apr 3, 2023For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from artists signed to Sire Records?
In MemoriamRecord executive Seymour Stein has died at age 80The Associated Press • Apr 3, 2023Seymour Stein, who helped found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and was himself inducted into the Rock Hall in 2005, died of cancer in Los Angeles, according to a statement by his family.
In MemoriamRyuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, has diedAnastasia Tsioulcas • Apr 2, 2023The influential Japanese composer died March 28 from cancer. A wide-ranging musician, the Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder was a synth-pop idol and the writer of sweeping movie scores.
WatchWatch David Huckfelt's performance recorded live in Duluth Apr 2, 2023Singer-songwriter David Huckfelt was the music curator for The Current’s Emerging Artists Showcase in Duluth, Minn., on Dec. 3, 2022. Watch his performance recorded live at the Sacred Heart Music Center.
Home Stories Inside the Electric Fetus boygenius listening partySam Stroozas • Mar 31, 2023Fans gathered at Electric Fetus Tuesday to soak in the first listen of boygenius’s highly anticipated album — “the record.” While the pandemic made in-person music gatherings nearly impossible, listening sessions are having a resurgence three years later.
The Morning Show - with Jill RileyCoffee Break: songs about love and acceptanceJill Riley and Luke Taylor • Mar 31, 2023For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear about love, acceptance, equality and support?
Discover MusicOn 'the record,' boygenius honors how friendship shapes our very sense of selfMarissa Lorusso • Mar 31, 2023The friendship shared by Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus isn't just the backdrop for their album as boygenius: It's the subject of many of these songs, built into their very structures.
Discover MusicHear new songs by Olivia Dean, Jenny Lewis, RVG, Jungle, Ana Macho, and Gully BoysJade • Mar 30, 2023This week, hear new music from U.K. acts Olivia Dean and Jungle, Australian post-punk outfit RVG, Boricua artist Ana Macho, and Minneapolis rock band Gully Boys. Plus, Jenny Lewis is back with another single from her forthcoming album Joy’All.