Legendary producers Jimmy “Jam” Harris and Terry Lewis returned to their hometown of Minneapolis today to reveal the first 19 confirmed acts to perform at Super Bowl Live, a 10-day series of free concerts in downtown Minneapolis that are part of a flood of activity surrounding the U.S. Bank Stadium-hosted Super Bowl. Among the headliners…

Nazeem & Spencer Joles, “Thug Tears” Nazeem & Spencer Joles call their new music video a “quirky swagged out Wes Anderson inspired visual,” and descriptions don’t get any better than that. Catch them at the Cabooze with Crunchy Kids and Velvet Negroni on Dec. 29. Fox & Coyote, “Deal” Jonathan Harms never meant to share…

First Avenue is celebrating some of the best new local bands of 2017 with their annual showcase in the Mainroom on Jan. 5. The lineup consists of seven acts: The Bad Man, BLAHA, Dwynell Roland, Early Eyes, Lady Lark, Sass, and Thomas Abban (five of whom were winners of City Pages’ Picked to Click poll this…

It’s been just over a week since the Triple Rock Social Club closed their doors, and now an integral part of the venue is up for sale. A Craigslist post went up yesterday selling the Triple Rock’s sound system. A former Triple Rock sound engineer tells us that the listing’s description of the sound system…

Hey all, Here at The Current, we’re introducing a new feature called If You Like. The gist: You tell us who you’re into, and we recommend a local artist you might enjoy. Nick from the Minneapolis metro wrote in with our first submission, saying he loves the Hold Steady because of their clever lyrics, good…

Just in time for holiday gift shopping, the Prince estate has launched a “Hit N Run” online store that it describes as a “pop-up store” that represents “the first offering of official and authorized merchandise from The Prince Estate.” The store, which will be active until Dec. 3 according to its header, features a dozen…

This morning the Grammy nominations were announced. This year’s award ceremony will be held Jan. 28. Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar, JAY-Z, and Childish Gambino lead the major categories: all four are nominated in the Album of the Year and Record of the Year categories. Lorde’s Melodrama rounds out the Album of the Year nominations, and…

When you imagine Minnesota in February, what comes to mind? Maybe live music isn’t the first thing to pop up, but a new music festival in Red Wing is hoping to change that. Big Turn Music Fest will take place in downtown Red Wing on Feb. 16 and 17, and will feature nearly 100 bands…

As the holiday season comes upon us, many ballet companies around the country are getting ready to present Tchaikovsky’s traditional Christmas classic, but The Hip Hop Nutcracker is mixing things up and changing the story to keep up with the times. When I walked into the historic State Theatre last night, it was clear that…

At Brickmania in northeast Minneapolis, the company’s “commander in chief” Dan Siskind is building a massive, incredibly detailed Lego model of the entire First Avenue and 7th St Entry complex. It’s a passion project for Siskind, who used to be in “a bunch of punk bands that you’ve probably never heard of.” Working to scale…