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.
Exploring Greater MinnesotaDiane • Apr 2, 2023Explore artists from Greater Minnesota, including Wild Horses from Grand Rapids, Owl City from Owatonna, Annie Mack from Rochester, White Iron Band from Ely, and Social Animals from Duluth, and much more.
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.
89 DaysInside Mpls couple's ‘Trans-Glam-Punk-Rock Love Story’Jill Riley • Mar 31, 2023Two local artists — author Lynette Reini-Grandell and musician Venus de Mars — share their story of transitioning, resilience, and advocacy, now captured in a new memoir.
News and InterviewsTwin Cities band Tacklebox are reeling in a new soundMacie Rasmussen and Jaida Grey Eagle • Mar 29, 2023Members of bands Remo Drive and Goodnight Gorillas came together to create their debut EP, ‘Sle(ep)’
Celebrating Women's History MonthDiane • Mar 26, 2023In honor of Women's History Month, tune in for an entire two-hour playlist of Minnesota music featuring all women's voices. Hear songs by Sophia Eris, Mimi Parker of Low, Ber, HALEY, Dessa, Monica LaPlante, Maria Isa, and more.
Local Current BlogFriday Five: Minnesota music videos to help assuage your March MadnessDiane • Mar 24, 2023Five new music videos by Minnesota artists, including Atmosphere, The Scarlet Goodbye, Ber, Beemer, and The Foxgloves.