How does one recognize Bob Dylan for his prolific music career that has endured for more than 50 years? Certainly Dylan has received his share of accolades, but the people at ClickHole (a website owned and operated by The Onion) have decided Dylan needs a good night’s sleep. As such, the site has launched a…

It’s a tricky thing, following up a breakout album with new material. How will the band respond to the hype surrounding their sound? And can they capture the same energy that made their fans fall in love with them in the first place? For Twin Cities quartet Hippo Campus, things have changed dramatically for them since they…

Lately, I’ve learned a lesson. That pack of singer-songwriters I heard on the radio as a kid? There’s so much more to them than I thought. At Eaux Claires, Indigo Girls charmed me, skipping familiar hit “Closer To Fine” and playing their 1994 album Swamp Ophelia with verve and heart. Alanis Morissette may have been…

The city of Cesena in Italy recently staged a 1,000-member band playing a cover of the Foo Fighters’ “Learn to Fly.” A video of the performance was uploaded to YouTube and quickly went viral, garnering more than 15 million views in three days. Among the viewers was Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl, who was so…

Sarah White: “Create Found” Sarah White and a group of dancers float against a white background in a video that, like her song “Create Found,” seems to suspend time. (Jay Gabler) Tickle Torture: Paint It Gold A new short documentary goes behind the scenes of one the most eye-popping stage shows to be found in Minnesota—or anywhere.…

I’ve been to The Current several times in the past few years, whether for an in-studio session or to drop off a new project at the front desk in the hope that it gets to the right people and, if I’m lucky, on the air. This time, it was different. The studio doors were open…

An opener’s task is not easy. To impress a crowd with unfamiliar material, trusting a crowd of strangers to open their ears your hard work—it seems like a formidable task. Therefore, it’s understandable when a night’s first set doesn’t catch fire. Last night found electronic/experimental trio RONiiA playing a pleasant but uninspiring set ahead of TV…

Video has emerged of Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith leading an all-star group of musicians in a Bob Dylan tribute jam this past Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Dylan famously “going electric” at the festival. Among those joining Goldsmith were Robyn Hitchcock, Hozier, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, and members of First Aid Kit and the Preservation…

Local indie-rockers Carroll premiered “Alligator,” the latest single from their self-titled debut album, last week on their label’s SoundCloud page. The moody party reflection “Alligator” comes more than a year after “Bad Water,” which the band released in May 2014. Both singles, as well as “Boxing Day,” will be on the self-titled debut, out Sept. 18 on Entertainment One Music—a…

With news confirmed that Prince has a new album coming out sometime this year, he’s just dropped a new track—on Spotify, of all places, despite having removed all his other music from the service just a month ago. Is he taking the advice of a Fox 9 digital producer to heart? Only Prince knows, but…