I grew up in Chanhassen, Minn., a small, ordinary suburb of the Twin Cities that also happened to be the part-time home of Prince Rogers Nelson. Prince, in all his expressive, eccentric, flamboyant glory, was everything that Chanhassen was not. His presence and everything he stood for was starkly juxtaposed against this white backdrop. As…

Read this article in Spanish here. As I write in English, I tend to feel a sentence’s rhythm. Even if I don’t have the most precise words for what I want to communicate, I keep going, writing “word?” where I’m uncertain. Later, I fill in the gaps. That’s what I do in English. But last Friday, when…

Cuando escribo rápidamente en inglés, suelo saber con sentido intuitivo el ritmo de una frase. Aunque el significado de lo que quiero comunicar aún no esté bien realizado, sigo escribiendo la frase. Simplemente pongo, “word?” y luego vuelvo para completar la idea. Así escribo en inglés. Pero el viernes pasado, cuando fui al teatro Park…

With children brought to center stage, Ipso Facto led a crowd through a performance of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” Sunday on the Minnesota State Capitol Mall. The performance was part of the “Support at the Capitol” event, organized by Isaac Peterson and Pierre Glass of 10-K Kollective. Over a dozen local acts performed, including members…

Chaka Khan says that Prince’s death has caused her to start “rethinking and reevaluating” her “life and priorities.” Both Khan and her sister Yvonne Stevens (Taka Boom) have both entered rehab for addiction to prescription medication — fentanyl, in Khan’s case, the same drug that took Prince’s life. “My sister and I would like to thank everyone…

One of my favorite things about hosting and producing The Local Show each week is that it’s helped me to discover so many new artists. If you listen to the show, you’ll know there’s often so much high-quality new work to get to that the playlist can vary wildly from week to week. In an effort to introduce…

Desdamona, PaviElle, and members of Doomtree are among many local musicians who will perform on Sunday on the lawn of the Minnesota State Capitol, at a free community gathering convened in cooperation with the City of Saint Paul. Community leaders will also speak at the event, which is meant to provide a positive environment for people to gather…

Allan Kingdom, “Fables (feat. Chronixx)” Allan Kingdom‘s “Fables” moved listeners as a song, but as a video, it brings them all the way to Jamaica. The air sags with moisture, and the light catches the actors’ skin perfectly. One of the most popular songs from Kingdom’s Northern Lights mixtape gets a beautiful treatment from director Martin C. Pariseau, Chronixx,…

Now in its second year, Local Current’s DJ in Residence program is an opportunity for The Current to invite local musicians to take over our all-Minnesota music stream and share their favorite stories and music from the local music scene. So far, Local Current’s DJ in Residence roster has included Eric Mayson, Reina del Cid,…

Musicians around the world are sharing sadness and outrage in the wake of two recent fatal police shootings: the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, La. and the death of Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minn. Beyoncé made a statement on her website, saying, “We are sick and tired of the killings of young men and…