Minnesota Yacht Club Festival 2025 (Sunday, July 20) Jan 28, 2025Minnesota Yacht Club 2025: 3-Day Music Festival held at Harriet Island Regional Park on July 18-20.
Minnesota Yacht Club Festival 2025 (Saturday, July 19) Jan 28, 2025Minnesota Yacht Club 2025: 3-Day Music Festival held at Harriet Island Regional Park on July 18-20.
Minnesota Yacht Club Festival 2025 (Friday, July 18) Jan 28, 2025Minnesota Yacht Club 2025: 3-Day Music Festival held at Harriet Island Regional Park on July 18-20.
Coffee BreakCoffee Break: 2020Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Jan 28, 2025For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from The Current’s Top 89 Songs countdown from 2020 would you like to hear?
News and InterviewsMinneapolis Music Census seeks to understand needs of music community, identify opportunitiesJill Riley and Nilufer Arsala • Jan 28, 2025Ben Johnson, the director of Minneapolis' Arts and Cultural Affairs Department, talks about a recent survey of the city’s vibrant music scene.
Today In Music HistoryJan. 28 in Music History: Happy birthday, Rakim Jan 28, 2025Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell died at the age of 56; Jamaican electronics musician King Tubby was born today in 1941; and Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' went No. 1, Today in Music History.
News and InterviewsQuestlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)Terry Gross • Jan 27, 2025Questlove's documentary, Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music, highlights the show's most iconic musical performances and comedy sketches — and addresses the show's "unhummable" theme song.
News and Interviews8 revelations we learned from Questlove's new doc about SNL's musicEric Deggans • Jan 27, 2025Questlove's newest documentary features interviews and clips from 50 years of musical performances on Saturday Night Live.
The Current's AnniversaryPhotos: Beach Bunny stir crowd into a frenzy at First AvenueSara Fish • Jan 27, 2025The Chicago pop-punk band performed during night two of The Current’s 20th Anniversary at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 25. Twin Cities-based openers Bad Bad Hats and MAKR AN ERIS kicked off the evening.
The Current's AnniversaryPhotos: Frank Black revives 'Teenager of the Year' at First AvenueDarin Kamnetz • Jan 27, 2025Pixies frontman Black Francis took on his solo moniker for a 30th anniversary performance of his 1994 album, Teenager of the Year. The show was night one of The Current’s 20th Anniversary at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 24. Minneapolis shoegaze band she’s green opened up.