From farmers markets to wildflowers, and bison to bands, there are tons of great outdoor events coming up in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota this spring.

Dave Simonett (Trampled by Turtles/Dead Man Winter) chats with Diane about the Palomino Grant, applicable to Duluth/Superior area musicians in need of funds to record, tour or perform. Hear new music from Night Moves, Lady Midnight, Moise, Scrunchies, Miloe, The SuperModels, and more.

35 years later, the album’s accompanying concert film is seeing a revival – but of what, exactly?

Tina and the B-Sides will open for Golden Smog on Saturday, April 2, at First Avenue.

Diane caught up with Craig Minowa around the time of band’s release of "Metamorphosis", Cloud Cult’s first LP in six years.

Frontman Craig Minowa says, “the intention was to try and create something where I could play the whole album, front to back, on an acoustic guitar in a cabin in the woods.”

This April, enjoy concerts by Hippo Campus, Lady Midnight, Golden Smog, Heart to Gold, and many more Minnesota artists.

It’s a special Linecheck edition of The Local Show. We’ll air clips from our LineCheck webinar on TikTok, a video-based social media platform that is helping musicians and artists make creative connections with folks across the entire globe. Hear popular Minnesota TikTok creators Mark Mallman, Xavier Goodman and Durry talk about their insights on how the platform is helping them bring value to their artistic lives. They also give profound advice for other artists in the industry looking to take advance of the platform. Diane also catches up with Tina Schlieske, a Minnesota music veteran who’s on the lineup for First Avenue’s 50th Anniversary celebration on April 2. We talk about her accomplishments, the various styles of music she performs, and we dive deep into the heart of her ambitions.

In this episode of LineCheck, Minnesota musicians Durry, Xavier Goodman, and Mark Mallman tell Diane how they’ve gained their TikTok followings.

Stream The New Thing, a special preview of what The Current has been working on. Keep an eye out for the official launch later this summer.