Local Current BlogSt. Paul’s KayCyy tapped gospel roots to work on Kanye West’s ‘Donda’Jeffrey Bissoy-Mattis • Sep 22, 2021The local rapper's contributions show up on Kanye's 10th studio album.
Local Current BlogFugees announce reunion tour (but it’s going to mean a road trip for Minnesotans)Jay Gabler • Sep 21, 2021Yes, you read that right: the Fugees are getting back together. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Pras Michel have announced a world tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their hit album The Score. The news comes 15 years after the band’s breakup. “The Fugees have a complex but impactful history,” said Hill in a statement.…
Local Current BlogQuestlove visits Paisley Park for ‘Summer of Soul’ screening, Q&A, and DJ setCecilia Johnson • Sep 20, 2021“This is the first time I’ve been here in daylight,” Questlove said, reclining in the middle of a purple couch on Paisley Park’s soundstage. Fair enough: Since Prince passed in 2016, Paisley parties have started and ended much earlier than they used to. But they’re still worth the hike out to Chanhassen, especially when they…
Local Current BlogBandwidth: Minnesota music is all over Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs listReed Fischer • Sep 17, 2021The Current digital team's weekly roundup of news, music we like, and concerts.
Local Current BlogDid Prince pick the best place in America to settle down?Jay Gabler • Sep 16, 2021No, not Minneapolis. Yes, Prince was born and raised in the Mill City, but in the early ’80s he bought a lakeside house in Chanhassen, the Carver County suburb that would remain Prince’s primary home (aside from stints in Los Angeles and Toronto) for the remainder of his life. “Chanhassen offers more than a chance…
Local Current BlogTake it from Bob Mould: Vaccination and masking are no jokeJay Gabler • Sep 16, 2021“You’ve got to follow house rules,” says Bob Mould in a new video announcement. His former band Hüsker Dü were always better at that than, say, the Replacements — but back in the ’80s, the stakes around concert comportment were never as high as they are today. In plain language, Mould tells fans that they…
Local Current BlogCrooners to remember Rondo as Fridley supper club branches into musical revuesJay Gabler • Sep 14, 2021After adapting to welcome Covid-era audiences with drive-in concerts and other innovations, Crooners Supper Club is expanding its live music programming to include musical revues. A venerable tradition, revues incorporate songs into story-oriented frameworks that draw on performers’ acting skills as well as their musical chops. With that in mind, Crooners could hardly have a…
ReviewsPhotos: Low debut ‘Hey What’ at Square Lake FestivalCecilia Johnson and Emmet Kowler • Sep 13, 2021Have you ever laid on the ground and felt guitar buzz through you? Maybe you’ve attended a 28-hour Drone Not Drones show at the Cedar. Maybe you’ve taken a nap in a tour van’s backseat. Maybe you attended Square Lake Festival in Stillwater this year, soaking up Low’s heavenly new album Hey What through earthly…
Local Current BlogMeet Joe Rainey Sr.Cecilia Johnson • Sep 11, 2021Get to know the powwow singer with credits on Bon Iver and Portugal. The Man songs.
DuluthBandwidth: New stuff from Gully Boys, the Replacements, Low, and moreReed Fischer • Sep 10, 2021The Current digital team's weekly roundup of news, music we like, and concerts.
