Prince proved once again Saturday night that the best purple parties are the last-minute purple parties. He united his power trio 3rdEyeGirl and his sprawling NPG for a punchy, potent set that kept Paisley Park packed until 2:00 in the morning. Word of the show got out just days beforehand, and fans started lining up…

Are people starting to line up for tomorrow night’s Prince show at Paisley Park yet? You’ve heard it’s supposed to rain and thunderstorm all day tomorrow, right? This could get interesting… In the meantime, let’s stay dry indoors and sample a handful of the freshest videos to emerge from the Minnesota music scene. Happy Friday!…

Martin Devaney has a made a career out of championing the underdogs of the world. Looking back on his 12 years of songwriting, some of his most memorable songs are also the most heartbreaking; from “Bowling on Valentine’s Day” to “Outside Looking In” to “Flowers on the Doorstep,” his protagonists are constantly being put through…

Thursday, October 3 Umami, Sean Anonymous, and Speed’s the Name Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis 9 p.m., $5, 21+ This slam-dunk local lineup is solid from start to finish. Frenetic party-rockers Umami will kick off the night, followed by energetic MC Sean Anonymous and ending with metallic pop band Speed’s the Name, who just released…

This year, we’ll be spotlighting a prominent Minnesota musician or band each month with our new Artist of the Month feature. You’ll be able to hear a variety of songs from throughout the artists’ career on both the Local Current stream and the Local Show, and you can read more about the artists’ history and their role in…

Friday night was a big one for Caroline Smith, who brought her much-anticipated new soul band to First Avenue’s stage to play to her largest hometown crowd of the year. With her new album, Half About Being a Woman, out on the same day, the show symbolized the last step in her transition from cute…

Mason Jennings stopped by the Current this morning to premiere three new songs off his forthcoming Always Been, which is due out November 12. The album is his 10th studio release, and finds him exploring a rootsier, fuller sound. “I think I wanted to make the warmest possible acoustic-based record,” he told The Morning Show…

It’s Friday afternoon, and a weekend packed with shows is just around the corner… Let’s slip on our headphones and help these final few hours of the day tick by with some great Minnesota-made videos. Ok? Ok. Meet them tonight in Atlantic City A few weeks back in an undisclosed location, four of the Twin…

Thursday, September 26 The 757s Turf Club, St. Paul 9 p.m., $5, 21+ The 757s are back! It’s about to get loud, loud, loud again for Paul Pirner, Jimmy Peterson, Seth Zimmerman, and Steve Sutherland, who have a new album in the works now. Catch ’em back in action at the Turf with openers Buffalo…

Here we go again. For the fourth straight season, at least one Minnesota native will compete on NBC’s talent show The Voice—and this time the frontrunner is a relative unknown in the local scene, 19-year-old Hopkins native Holly Henry. Ms. Henry, known to her friends and family here in Minnesota as 2012 Hopkins High grad…