Divine Fits, the new project from Britt Daniel, Dan Boeckner, Sam Brown and Alex Fishel, caught out ears here at the Current for a few reasons. Not only do we have a lot of Spoon fans on staff, but one of their first singles, “Would That Not Be Nice,” contains an attention-grabbing shout-out to Minneapolis.…

  Minneapolis has had no shortage of electro-pop duos in recent years, especially since the popularity spike and subsequent dissolution of Lookbook. But if anything, our embarrassment of electro riches has shown us that the genre is not as narrow as its label might suggest; from Wiping Out Thousands to Weird Visions to Father You See…

Over the past year, we have looked to expand our local coverage in the community in ways that don’t exclusively involve the on-air or online methods. That’s why we launched Local Current Live in 2012: We had an aim to bring together three bands we believed were poised for a breakout to play a show…

Local Radar highlights bands that the local team at The Current is spinning heavily at their desks. You’ll be able to preview a track from each as well as hear them on The Local Show and Local Current.   The Ocean Blue The Ocean Blue were still in high-school when they signed a three-album deal in ’88 with…

  Over the past few months, Prince’s Paisley Park has been a beehive of activity, and he seems to be working in multiple dimensions—developing both a stripped down, rough and tumble live rock sound with 3rd Eye Girl while at the same time creating his own James Brown-style horn-driven revue with the 20-piece band he…

  One thing that is pretty evident about my work is that I’m very passionate about hip hop education. Well, education in general, but hip hop is most often the medium in which I personally explore the idea of education. Yet despite all the things I do in the role of educator, for lack of…

  Monday, April 1 Punk Rock Bowling with Buildings Memory Lanes, Minneapolis 10 p.m., free, 21+ Catch excellent power trio Buildings before they head out on tour at this unique show, which takes place directly on a few of the lanes at this South Minneapolis bowling alley. They’ll be joined by Miami Dolphins, Blackthorne, and…

  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…

  I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to finish up this work week and get outside. Whittle down the last few hours of your week with a handful of the best new videos from Minnesota artists, and catch up on the latest local news while you’re at it. Mark Andrew on The…

  It’s not often that a band comes along that hits me square in the gut, but that’s what happened the first time I saw Southwire perform last year at the Duluth Homegrown Festival. Their sound was so distinct, and their emotions so unadulterated that I had no choice but to stand on my tip-toes at the…